E C Robinson Upholstery & Antiques

EC Robinson is the absolute best in Virginia. They upholstered our Business Chairs for our dental office here in Old Town, and we couldn’t be more pleased with the professionalism and turnaround of the Job. We will definitely use them in the future and will recommend them to friends and Colleagues.

E C Robinson just reupholstered our sofa and we absolutely love it. They were very prompt with responding to all of our inquiries, timely with getting the work done, the pricing was fair, and the workmanship was top-​notch. I was so happy with the outcome, I couldn’t help but ask myself why we had not done this sooner!

I am updating my review. EC Robinson Upholstery redid my armchairs and they look decent. I must admit that their customer service has been great, and they turned out both orders quickly. Overall, I would recommend upholstery only if you have an antique piece or something that is unique and dear to you for emotional reasons, i.e. as a memory of your grandmother. Taking into account the high costs of this kind of services, it makes more sense to shop when designer outlets have sales.

I recently had a chair reupholstered at E.C. Robinson’s and it turned out great! I brought in my own fabric but they have an overwhelmingly huge selection to choose from should you want to get it right there. The turn around time was about two weeks and everyone was friendly and nice. As someone else mentioned, it’s not cheap…
So why the four stars rather than five? It has to do with the glueing of a loose chair leg. The leg was a bit wobbly and I was charged an additional $ 65 to glue it. A clear glue was used but when you are glueing furniture, you should actually NOT see the glue in the corners of the joints. Not only was there a huge glob of glue coming from the joint but there were two major glue drips on the legs, which when I removed them, also took off the paint. It was a bit disappointing and gives me pause to have them work on a few other pieces that are truly antiques. Other than that, it was a good experience.

We had a few tables to get recovered with a vinyl for a medical office. Mr. Robinson is pretty much one of my favorite people after working with him. He turned the tables around overnight. It’s important for you to know that we didn’t ask him to do quick work… that’s just what he does. He’s friendly, honest, and hard working. I wish everyone I did business with was as good.

This is a family owned business. Handed down through generations. They are realible, and do great quality work. I definitely recommend this place for upholstery and furniture re-​hab.

EC is awesome. I had a nice oak dining room table that belonged to my grandparents, and in one of our moves, a leg broke, creating an unstable corner. I used a ton of wood glue on it and for about a year we had to prop it up against a wall to keep it stable, until we found EC.
I took the leg in for him to look at, and he furrowed his brow, thought about it for a minute, and said «I’m gonna have to make some wood to fix this one.» I don’t know what the hell that means, but he did it, and the leg came back strong as ever and looking good as new.
It was very affordable, and I enjoyed dealing with him. The only thing I would say is it might take a week or two to get the repair done, but I’m sure he would get it done quicker if there was some kind of emergency.
Highly recommend this local craftsman.

Mr. Robinson and his staff are fantastic — you will not find a better, more professional upholsterer anywhere. The work they do is top-​notch. I’ve had half-​a-​dozen pieces redone in the past six months, including some really tricky/​fussy antiques, and all look better than I could have hoped.
With so few truly good folks left in this business, Mr. Robinson’s always got a lot of work, but he’ll do his best to work with your (reasonable) schedule, and for the quality you’re getting, his prices are extremely fair. He’s got a good selection of fabric books on site, but is also happy to work with what you bring in.
It’s a real pleasure to help support this kind of vanishing local business, one that offers genuine craftsmanship and pride in their work.

Oh yeah these guys are great. Reupholstered a chair for me, using Knoll fabric I purchased elsewhere. Looks awesome! Really quality work. Nice people at the shop. Quick turn around. Not terribly cheap (chair was ~$ 350?) but worth it.

Great place to go to get knicks and scratches buffed off from your precious furniture! The do an excellent job in restoring the look of the furniture and also repair and re-​upholster furniture too. Dont have to break the bank in getting your furniture fixed and that makes this place that much better.

I have had Robinson reupholster two of my sofas, one an antique and the other vintage. I was thrilled each time with the results and the repairs that were made.
The frame of each sofa was repaired, cushions were redone. Fantastic craftsmanship!!!

Recently took in two very old craftsman chairs to be reupholstered and, well, basically completely rebuilt. (There was straw and horsehair falling out of the cushions, and the springs we exposed.)
E.C. was fantastic. He worked with us to find the right fabric. Totally restructured the chairs and covered them. They look like totally new chairs (basically because now they are). And they were ready for pickup 8 days after we dropped them off.
I was really impressed and would recommend E.C. Robinson to anybody in the DC area.
One heads up – he only accepts cash. I had to run to two different ATMs to withdraw enough to pay for the chairs. My mistake.

How much do I really need to say? The fixed my couch pillow cover. Did it inexpensively, had it done in 24 hours. Perfect. No more, no less. As advertised. No guys, funny, customer service oriented.

If I could vote 10 stars, I would.
I brought my dining chair in to see if they could fix the arm: the arm had split lengthwise and had basically detached from the frame. I was really nervous it couldn’t be fixed properly.
After a week, I got my chair back, and I was seriously, seriously amazed. You couldn’t tell where the split was unless you were looking with a magnifying glass and under bright light. My chair looked brand new! At first I thought he’d replaced the arm itself, but no, the repair job was just so flawless. Also, I think he’d oiled the entire chair so that the wood was well conditioned and gleaming.
I’m bringing all my furniture repair here: the price is more than reasonable for this kind of work. Freaking fantastic!
Note: checks or cash only, no credit cards! Parking is also a bear, especially on weekends.