Can the preview show leather as well as fabric?

Yes. The AI renders leather grain, sheen, and stitching detail as well as woven and printed fabric — full-grain, top-grain, and faux leather all render with distinct surface qualities so the customer isn't guessing at the difference from a swatch alone.

Does it work on pieces with tufting, nailhead trim, or channel-back detailing?

The AI preserves the structural details visible in the source photo — button tufting, nailhead trim rows, channel-back seaming, welting — and applies the new material over that existing construction rather than smoothing it into a generic cushion shape.

Can I preview a customer's own fabric they're supplying (COM), not just fabrics from our sample books?

Yes. Photograph the COM swatch alongside the piece, or describe the pattern and colorway, and the AI applies that specific material to the frame. This matters most for customers matching a fabric to existing drapery or a room scheme.

How does this compare to just showing a bigger fabric memo sample?

A memo sample shows color and texture in isolation — it doesn't show how a large-scale pattern repeats across a sofa back and cushions, or how a fabric drapes over rolled arms versus a memo lying flat on a table. The preview shows the actual repeat and drape on the customer's own frame, which is what memo samples can't do.

Can it show different finish options on the exposed wood frame at the same time as the fabric?

For pieces with exposed wood legs, arms, or trim, the AI can render a new stain or paint finish on the wood alongside the new upholstery fabric in the same preview — useful for pieces where the customer is deciding on both at once.

Is the preview accurate enough to catch pattern placement issues before we cut yardage?

The preview is a photorealistic visualization for customer approval, not a cutting layout. Use it to confirm the customer's material and color decision; your cutter still handles pattern matching, railroading, and seam placement against the actual bolt during production.

Are customer photos and fabric selections stored anywhere?

That's your call, not ours — it's your software. We build the storage and retention policy around what your business needs and make sure it meets HIPAA, GDPR, or any other regulation that applies. No training on your data, ever.

What does it cost to set this up for our shop?

There's no off-the-shelf plan, so there's no published price list. Share your details and we'll discuss project scope and pricing on a free consultation call — see /pricing for details.

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Show clients their reupholstered piece before you cut a single yard of fabric

Photograph the customer's actual sofa, chair, or sectional. Makeover generates a photorealistic preview in their chosen fabric or leather in seconds — their own furniture, not a swatch card or a stock photo of a different frame.

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What is a upholstery recolor preview preview?

An upholstery recolor preview tool uses AI to generate a photorealistic image of a customer's existing furniture reupholstered in a new fabric, leather, or color. The upholsterer or furniture retailer photographs the piece as-is, and the tool renders the same frame, arm style, and cushion profile wrapped in the selected material. Upholstery shops, furniture restorers, and interior designers use this at the point of quote to help customers commit to a fabric before cutting into yardage that cannot be returned.

Why it matters

Reupholstery jobs run from a couple hundred dollars for a single dining chair seat to $2,000–$6,000 or more for a sectional or a fine antique piece once frame repair, new foam, and COM (customer's own material) yardage are priced in — and fabric is the line item customers stall on longest. A swatch card under showroom fluorescents looks nothing like that same fabric wrapped around a full sofa arm sitting in a client's actual living room, and once a bolt is cut to yardage, most shops cannot return it or resell the remnant. That gap between "I like this swatch" and "I'm ready to sign off on $3,000 of COM" is where estimates sit unsigned for weeks while the customer looks at a few more options. A preview built on the customer's own piece, not a generic frame pulled from a fabric house catalog, turns that swatch-book indecision into a same-visit approval.

Who uses this

Upholstery shop owners and estimators who build the quote during an in-home or in-shop consultation and need the customer to approve a fabric before ordering. Furniture restorers presenting fabric, leather, and finish options alongside frame and spring repair estimates on heirloom and antique pieces. Interior designers and home stagers who spec reupholstery as part of a room plan and need client sign-off before committing to COM yardage. Furniture retailers offering custom upholstery programs on floor models, where the customer wants to see their exact frame choice in a fabric that isn't in stock on the showroom floor.

Heard this from a customer?

They hold a 4-inch swatch up against the old cushion and say "I can't picture this covering the whole sofa."

You show them a photo of a similar sofa a past client had reupholstered. They say "that's a different arm style than mine, it won't look the same."

They take the swatch book home to "live with it for a week" and the estimate goes cold before you ever cut fabric.

How upholstery recolor preview previews work

Three steps. Under 10 seconds. No design skills needed.

Photograph the piece as-is

Any angle, shop lighting or the customer's living room. The frame, arm style, tufting, and cushion profile the AI needs are already in that one photo.

AI generates the reupholstered preview

The model wraps the selected fabric, leather, or color onto the actual frame in the photo — preserving arm shape, welting, tufting, and nailhead detail rather than dropping the piece onto a generic silhouette.

Present it at the estimate

Their own chair or sofa, in the fabric they're deciding on, before you write the COM yardage into the invoice. Fabric indecision stops being the reason the quote sits unsigned.

Common questions about upholstery recolor preview

Straight answers. No jargon.

Let's build the version made for your business

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