The headliner in my Aston Martin Vanquish started to sag and just had it redone by Bob Arkus Upholstery. The result exceeded expectations. Their craftsmanship is top-tier! Fit, finish, and attention to detail are better than factory! What stood out just as much as the quality of the work was how they handled the entire process. Clear communication, honest timeline, and they took care of the car like it was their own. Solid work done right. If you're particular about your vehicles and expect high standards, this is the shop to trust. I don't hand out recommendations lightly, but Bob and his team earned it. Highly recommend!!! read more

Bob Arkus Custom Upholstery - Furniture Reupholstery Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Had a super great experience with Val and Bob Arkus. Our interior designer recommended them. They came out the next day, gave a quote, we approved, and the they came to pick it up once the material came in and had it back to us a few days later. Super easy to deal with, beautiful work, made it like brand new again! Make the whole process super streamlined for us with a perfect outcome! We will definitely use them again! read more

Bob Arkus Custom Upholstery - Before and after of our custom color leather chair - Furniture Reupholstery Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

The owners are really friendly and professional... you can tell they care about their business and their customers.

We bought a used folding rocking chair that was showing signs of age. We really liked the chair because it's compact and doesn't take up a lot of space. We took it to Bob Arkus and asked what he could recommend. He happened to have some sample fabrics around that he showed us and we chose one--very nice and high quality. He also said he knew someone who could sand and refinish the wood before he redid the upholstery. He gave us an estimate and when we went to pick up the chair when he called in a few weeks, it was about the price he had estimated. The chair is now perfect for our home--built in cushions are comfortable and fabric is plush and new. Wood looks new! We are very pleased as it's hard to find a folding rocking chair of this size (which perfectly fits all the members of our family). I figured if Iolani Palace trusts this place to do their restoration work, I know the quality is excellent and I was correct! read more

The best part of my experience and purchase was with John. He was polite, professional and did great work. The worst part of my experience was dealing with the owner Bob. He was curt on the phone and curt in person. Not a guy that wants new business. read more

Absolutely top quality service from seasoned professionals, effective communication, a high-quality job done in a timely fashion. Bob and Val we're so helpful with my project. Got it done ahead of schedule and with PRECISION. read more

Bob Arkus is renown for his craftsmanship, excellence, and restoration of furniture, car seats, and commercial reupholstering. If you want to see some of his work in Hawaii? You should see it in Iolani Palace or hotels or restaurants. He comes highly recommended, five star rating. When you go there, his showroom is upstairs while the workshop is downstairs. They practice COVID19 guidelines throughout his establishment and take it seriously. You have wear mask like other businesses when you arrive. However, I stopped by his office for a visit and saw this child's chair someone left behind. He didn't know what to do with it, but caught my eye. It was vintage, not your usual chair. I asked for it and had him fix and upholster it. Knowing his craftsmanship, I was delighted and not disappointed! I am so thankful and have a place for it at home. Thank you Bob!!!! read more

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I have a cast iron bed from Sicily that will probably last forever, now that Bob and his team replaced the cheap particle board on the headboard with real plywood. I got this bed over 20 years ago, but after my first move, the cheap headboard already broke. I'm glad I saved it all these years, because now that I'm finally settled and not moving around so much, I found Bob Arkus, and they were able to fix it. He gave me a discount for me getting my own material at Walmart (he has a lot of fabrics, but I couldn't find one that quite matched my original). And he was able to save/reuse the buttons. This headboard completes the whole look of my bed, and now it's like new again, but better and stronger! Once I got it back and was about to put my bed together a couple weeks later, I found something not quite right (understandably, with this being a unique headboard/bed). I was able to bring it back. The guy who originally helped me remembered me right away and was happy to get the issue resolved. I stepped out, did some errands, came back, and it was done. This team really cares about the quality of their work and making their customers happy. I'll go back to them in the future with any upholstery needs I might have. read more

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Thank you, Bob Arkus! Our reupholstered leather chairs look brand new and feel amazing. We totally enjoy relaxing in them. Bob Arkus is an experienced upholsterer. His workspace in Iwilei is large, well-organized, and clean. He and his staff are knowledgeable and courteous. He uses high-quality materials and the workmanship is top-notch. We were especially pleased that the turnaround time for 2 chairs and 2 footstools was about a week. We asked about the care of the leather and he followed up with a prompt reply. It's a pleasure to recommend him without hesitation! read more

Okay so after. 2 year odyssey repairing my car after a theft it finally came time to do the interior. After asking around as I knew very little about whom to reach out to for this unique and complicated job. Fortunately the people who I talked to and respect their opinion all unanimously said Bob Arkus without a doubt. Met him and instantly knew that this man and his shop were the right people for this job. I picked my car up today and can't lie I had tears in my eyes at what he had managed to do. The level of craftsmanship and attention to details were simply awe inspiring. I can not more powerfully recommend Bob and his employees for anyone that wants literally world class upholstery work done. It literally is artwork and I am happy that Bob was able to bring a sad chapter after having it stolen to a bright new day with that unbelievable interior . An absolute masterpiece. Thank you Bob and staff. You are all amazing ! read more

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Super professional, old school service. I could not be happier and am going to take everything else I own that's upholstered and get it recovered! The quality of work is 100/10- beyond perfect. read more

Great upholstery work on my Lexus LS400 by Bob. Great service and quality work with reasonable prices. See my photos and judge. read more

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We just received our two curvilinear iconic living room couches n stools, kitchen stools, and chair cushion seat for our living room today. Simply fabulous job!!! From pick up to delivery, to fabric selection, fabrication and execution, Bob Arkus's fabricators were very courteous and professional. Great workmanship. Smiling personalities. Excellent craftsmanship w pride in their skills. Bob has the coolest personality, able to work w wife's requisite for ease of cleaning n husband's desire for good looking. Highly recommended! read more

Bob Arkus Custom Upholstery - Furniture Reupholstery Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Great service and an excellent job. Bob also helped us pick out the material for reupholstering our chair. He has a myriad of choices. It seems like he has every fabric known to man. read more

Bob Arkus Custom Upholstery - Furniture Reupholstery Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Our 'old' couch is now a new work of art. Great workmanship and service. Very pleased with our experience with Arkus Custom Upholstery. read more

Bob Arkus Custom Upholstery - Furniture Reupholstery Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

We had 5 barstools re upholstered and learned all about cheap quality foam from off shore furniture and good quality foam. Now we have what look like brand new barstools and they are comfortable! Not cheap, but quality never is. I highly this place for your needs read more

Bob Arkus Custom Upholstery - The newly covered bar stools! - Furniture Reupholstery Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

We have an amazing lanai furnished with some great outdoor furniture. The picnic table has 2 long benches, but they were hard to sit on. I contacted Bob and he and his team made custom cushions to fit the benches. I've never had to order cushions before, but they walked me through the process and delivered high-quality, perfect-fitting cushions. The benches are exterior and sort of odd shaped, but they figured out how to tie the cushions in place and what was needed to keep them weatherproof. It's like the cushions were always there. Anyone who sits on the benches now sits in a soft happy way. read more

We thought we needed a new sofa. Had a very hard time finding one we liked as much as the sofa we have been using for 10 years. Finally we decided to look for someone to redo the one we already have and contacted Bob Arkus Custom Upholstery. It was a real pleasure working with Bob and his staff. From the original contact through picking out the material, the staff coming to pick up the sofa, fixing it up, and returning it to our home, Bob and his staff were pleasant and professional the whole way. Thank you Bob! read more

Bob Arkus Custom Upholstery - Furniture Reupholstery Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I own Hawaii Modern here on Oahu. I restore collect and Sell quality Mid Century/ Post War Modern furniture in Honolulu. In doing so I have pieces upholstered a LOT. I had a job I needed done right for a vip client and didn't want to take any chances so I dropped off to BAC. I just wanted to take a minute to thank the Arkus team for doing an excellent job, faster than I could've expected and came in at the exact price quoted. Zero surprises other that lightening fast and I very much appreciate that. You can certainly find a less expensive place to go but if your upholstering a quality piece you care about, I would not look any further. Thanks guys and gals ! read more

Bob Arkus Custom Upholstery - 1960'sDanish teak rocker upholstered in a pink Linen - Furniture Reupholstery Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Bob Arkus is a real leather professional. They do all kinds of work. I originally took in my husband's Cartier briefcase that looked hopeless and Bob's crew fixed it up so he now has a good number of years use. I recently called Bob to ask about leather furniture. He was so nice in answering my questions and helping me understand what I need to know to take care of my new leather furniture. When you go to Bob's shop it is full of very cool things. Old furniture that he is refurbishing and of course lots of cars where he is doing the upholstery work for. Professional and so very nice, Bob Arkus is the leather guy! read more

Quality craftsmanship and exceptional service. Brought my antique Hawaiian sofa cushions for reupholstering. They have a wide selection of fabrics to choose from and they are very accommodating. Service was fast but don't expect it within a 24 hour window. Quality does not come with speed. Prices are reasonable but it can add up. If the prices seem too high don't hesitate to inform them of your displeasure. They will try to accommodate most any reasonable request. The end product was beautifully reupholstered cushions making my grandmother's 100 year old antique sofa set come back to life. read more

Bob did an amazing job and faster than quoted! Upholstery is pricey but you get what you pay for. I had purchased a love seat that needed A LOT of love with great bones and he brought it back to life! He even coordinated with Gilbert's to refinish the wood. SO happy with the quality of work, service and everyone I interacted with was so lovely. Will definitely recommend and bring back other projects. read more

As good as new! We inherited a dining room set that is over 50 years old. The foam in the seats was disintegrating and falling out of the bottom like sand. Bob took one look and knew exactly what needed to be done. Upon opening one chair up, he said that the webbing inside was still in good shape so it didn't need replacing. It took us about a month to decide on a fabric that we liked and Bob was very patient and helpful along the way. We settled on a trim similar to the original and he reupholstered all eight chairs. They also did some refinishing on the woodwork which had been chewed by a small dog. Very professional and knowledgeable, we had total confidence in Bob and his crew. We are very happy customers! Excellent work! read more

Bob Arkus Custom Upholstery - Reupholstered dining chair - Furniture Reupholstery Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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I love the breakfast nook Bob built for us! I am obsessed with it! The quality and craftsmanship is so well done. John was so pleasant to work with too when he came out to measure the area. Bob is also a wealth of knowledge in the industry. Very happy! read more

I called a couple upholstery shops but got such good customer service on the phone from Valerie, I decided to go with Bob Arkus. I took an old cushion set from my vintage Hawaiian furniture for sizing to replace the foam cushions inside as the covers were still good. Bob immediately helped me, quoted price and said it should take 5 days. Three days later they were ready. My furniture feels 2" higher and so comfortable and I'm thrilled. It so worth the money getting quality foam & wrapped, not to mention friendly but professional service. read more

Bob was great to work with. I told him I had relatives coming, and he turned my project around really quickly. He has a showroom above his nice shop where you can search through a huge variety of fabric swatches, and he encourages you to borrow them to see what works best in the piece's environment. He is very knowledgeable and helpful about the process. They did a fantastic job reupholstering my favorite chair, which my dog had done a number on (see pic), as well as some couch cushions. They picked the chair up & delivered when it was done. No small feat - we have lots of stairs and the guys were great about it. Definitely recommend! read more

Bob Arkus Custom Upholstery - Furniture Reupholstery Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

BAD BUSINESS!! STAY FAR AWAY! Don't be fooled by the name, Bob Arkus is a Total Scammer, Extortionist and has NO Integrity as a business owner. No room for slimy scoundrels such as this on Oahu! I first emailed Bob some pictures of car seats that I had interest in having recovered. I didn't get a response within a couple business days so gave him a call. Bob answered the phone and was agreeable in recovering my seats. He seemed excited about the job and stated: "I got my start doing custom auto interiors, sounds like a fun job". Without any demands or constraints from me, he offered a timeline of 2-3 weeks and a quotation which was $1000 higher than his competitors for the labor of recovering my seats (I had already purchased the materials to recover the seats which he approved of), and I agreed to the higher price without negotiating a more reasonable price. He asked me to bring everything to him "sooner than later" so that he could get started. My wife and I took time off from work a few days later to bring him the seats and fabrics to allow him to start the job. Bob seemed like a friendly guy and seemed pleasant to me and my wife at that time. We spent about an hour going over the job: stitching for the seats, pattern choice and he made several recommendations that I accepted. After we had concluded our discussion on the project and were on the same page, we shook hands in agreement on terms and conditions of the job. I asked him if I needed to leave a deposit or any payment. He stated "no, I like to have the carrot at the end of the job". He then said, I'll text you progress pictures in a weeks time. Three days later, Bob emails me and states he is raising the price of the labor by $1500 when no terms or conditions had been changed since we last shook hands and parted ways. I had not at any time requested a short timeline or patterns other than what we discussed in person and was okayed by him before shaking hands. The last event that had taken place is when my and my wife spent an hour discussing the job, him shaking my hand and said that everything was good move forward as agreed. Despite this blatant offense of him choosing to discard his word as a business owner, his handshake and attempted extortion, I responded in a calm professional manner asking him to reconsider our visit three days earlier and reminded him that we spent an hour going over the job, and ultimately, he okayed everything prior us shaking hands and me and my wife leaving his business that day. I informed him that I was unable to increase my budget an additional $1500 for labor, especially since I had asked no more of the job than when we had last met and shook on the job. In a most childlike and bullyish manner, Bob responded with the message "Sorry, cannot. Seeya!!" I chose to respond in a more mature manner and decided to take the high road. As by his actions, I could clearly see his endorsement of corrupt business practice and did NOT want or trust him doing ANY job for me. I simply told him no worries and that I would be by in the next couple days to pick everything up-which I humbly and quietly did. Needless to say, I was most disappointed to realize that not only is Bob Arkus not a man of his word, a man of no integrity but furthermore that Bob Arkus practice of extortion and corruption is deemed acceptable and commonplace in running his upholstery business on Oahu. Do the honest upholstery business owners on Oahu a favor and use their services. DO NOT PATRONIZE THIS SLIMY AND CORRUPT scoundrel BOB ARKUS, WE MUST RUN HIM OFF THE ISLAND!! This review letter is also going to the Governor, Better Business Bureau and Oahu Business Licensing and Registration Division. A couple more experiences such as this sent to these officials will be sufficient to have the business license of Bob Arkus revoked permanently. If you have had a similar experience, I urge you do send your honest and factual review to these same officials immediately. Always Aloha! read more

Did not respond back after I sent him photos. Been over a month. Spend your money elsewhere

We have a very nice queen-size sofa sleeper in our rental condo in Waikiki and it is getting old and the foam seat cushions were breaking down and getting flat. I googled where to take foam cushions for re-stuffing and made a few calls. It seemed like most places focused on vehicles and boats. Bob Arkus looked like he worked on vehicles, boats, and furniture. Finding his shop on Sumner St near the K-Mart on Nimitz was a little difficult. It's in the very back of a business complex, and the signage isn't very clear. You just have to go all the way to the very back and it's back there. The Costco parking lot is over the back wall. We brought in the two bottom seat cushions to be re-stuffed with new foam. We were advised on the correct foam combination to use, given an estimate of $600, and given a finish date in 2 days. Sure enough, right on target, we got a call that the cushions were done. They are AMAZING, and just like new. It's given our sofa a whole new life and it was absolutely worth it. If you need any kind of high-quality, professional foam or upholstery work done, I can highly recommend Bob Arkus. He really knows upholstery. read more

This is the third time I've used Bob and his team - first time to recover and firm my 1/4 circle cushions. He took the time to find a solid fabric to match the existing printed fabric on my curved sofa. The second time was to firm a set of seat cushions. This third time was to repad my leather power loveseat. His and the team's workmanship is impeccable and I'm so happy I've found him. I would recommend him to anyone as the service is always quick and very professional. read more

No. Quote given was highest of everyone. Found Romeo in Kalihi. Go to VRS Upholstery instead. Great work and inexpensive!

I'd been wanting to get my Lazy Boy recliner reupholstered for a about a year and finally settled on Bob Argus after much consideration and I couldn't be happier. I did provide my own material and ended up getting a chair cushion and 4 pillows made also. The chair is beautiful and comfortable, he did an excellent job. I'd highly recommend them for your upholstery needs. read more

Was looking for a quality upholsterer for my Cadillac project. Read the STAY FAR AWAY review on Bob Arkus. The review intrigued me. Could this customer be ranting because he was having a bad day? Bob's been in business for a LONG time. Decided to check it out and decide for myself. Bob is a knowledgeable skilled craftsman. That's what I'm looking for. Hardworking local small business owner. He employs skilled humble craftsmen AND craftswomen. His shop is what I expected to find - craftsmen/women working hard for their clients. My impression is that he can accomplish your simple and custom upholstery needs. Quality is first. Yes quality costs more. Didn't give me the STAY FAR AWAY feeling. I see the projects they are working on. Looks great to me. I believe in the handshake and a "written estimate" signed and all - then we can remain professional friends and have HAPPY things to say on YELP. I will return to review the work Bob will do on my Cadillac project. read more

We couldn't be more happy with the work of Bob and his company! They go out of their way to please their customers and their quality is is second to none! They turned our vintage sofas into an updated masterpiece! read more

we've had several pieces of furniture reupholstered by bob arkus over many years. most recently, he redid a 20+ year old recliner for us. as always, the work done exceeded our expectations. his recommendation for the material to use was not what i had originally thought of using but turned out really well. the job was completed faster than we expected. his crew picked up and delivered the recliner exactly at the times indicated - no waiting around for a two-hour window. in addition, he changed the backings of four years-old handmade needlepoint pillows. fabric he chose were perfect matches for the stitching. i wouldn't hesitate to recommend bob arkus to any one. read more

We have a classic sofa and chair that we purchased in 1972 (47 years!!) that needed upholstery. The pieces truly are classic and needed an expert to do the job right. Arkus was right for the job. Bob researched fabric (to be expected) but he also found replacements for the metal legs which had corroded badly. He even was able to salvage a little wood piece that was part of the original legs and insert them on the replacements. The pieces look fantastic ... just as they did in 1972. If you have upholstery that needs to be done with care, Bob is a great choice. read more

Bob expertly fixed a 47 year old bucket seat for my classic car. It was completed when he said it would be completed and the price was very reasonable, in fact, he saved me hundreds of dollars by skillfully applying years of experience to the job instead of blindly replacing worn out parts. read more

Bob did a fantastic job reupholstering our 21-year old Ethan Allen sofa and club chair that my jumbotron cat had been using as his scratching posts. Bob deserves all the five star reviews! I highly recommend him if you need to have your cat's treasured piece of furniture "reconditioned". Big Mahalo, Bob! See ya! read more

Definitely 5 stars! My mom just had a living room furniture set reupholstered by Bob Arkus. We have had the set for many years, and due to a cleaning accident the upholstery was ruined. Bob did a full reupholster with fabric we selected, and the set looks and feels brand new. More importantly Bob was a pleasure to work with, worked with her travel schedule, and finished way before time. Bob was completely trustworthy from the beginning, as were his staff members. We definitely recommend Bob for your upholstery needs! read more

Good service. Bob helped us decide on a great fabric and got the work done really fast. I would recommend him to anyone. :-)