Mr. Soam changed the upholstery on a set of dining room chairs that were in my late parents' home. The workmanship was second to none. I was very pleased that I had him to make cushions for our dining room chairs. Although it took awhile because of illness, he did an outstanding job. read more

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About one month ago, I needed custom upholstery for my van project. I called Soam and set up an appointment to get an estimate, pick a fabric, and type of cushion from his store. Soam only sees customers by appointment so it's necessary to speak with him. When I came to the store, he showed me a variety of fabrics as well as cushion firmness options. After choosing, he gave me an estimate of how much and how long it would take. For those that have never had upholstery done, it's not cheap. I was a little surprised by the estimate but I wanted good quality work as opposed to cushions on Amazon or something like that. Long story short, my cushions came out great. Soam did/does excellent work and I would definitely get more upholstery work done by him. read more

Soam helped me refurbish a mid-century chair with detached cushions that belonged to my grandfather. I'm leaving a 2 star review primarily because the quote I originally received was incomplete and the final project turned out almost double what I thought when I agreed to move forward. Had I known the final price, I likely would would have looked for another solution as the price is not worth the value. First, the good: - Soam is friendly, was on time for appointments, and helped me pick out a good fabric and color for the cushions. We discussed how to preserve the integrity of the chair while making it usable again. What led to my two star review: - Price: when I decided to move forward with the project I thought the cost would be $650, inclusive of the fabric/foam. Later I was told fabric and foam were extra, plus shipping (for the fabric?), and sales tax, which made the total $1105. I would not have moved forward with this if I had known the price would be this high. So for anyone looking to get work here, I strongly recommend you get a complete estimate with all the lines on his invoice form filled out even if it says they are estimates subject to revision. - Communication: to my surprise, I was informed when I picked up the chair that the original cushions had been thrown away. I was not asked whether this was my preference, and indeed it was not as they had sentimental value for me given that this was my grandfather's chair. He suggested that I should have informed him of this preference (!!). I'm still shocked. Also despite having discussed not wanting to make any new holes in the chair frame, I discovered two new hooks drilled into inside corners to which a protective cover was attached over the chair slats. I don't think the placement of them did any serious damage to the frame, but again I wish he had discussed it with me first. - Design choices: I think the cushion are well made, but the design is not ideal. The shape and thickness deviated from the original cushions (thickness we discussed, shape we did not - again with assumptions), and ultimately it doesn't work as well as the original design, both for how they lock into the chair, and for the overall aesthetic. So you should be very specific with him about what you want, and also trust your own sense of design rather than placing complete trust in his opinion. Ideally you go to an expert to get advice and years of experience to inform your choices, but it doesn't always work out. read more

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I cannot say enough about Soam and his business. I needed to repair and reupholster an 80 year old family heirloom sofa. I was hesitant to trust anyone with this meaningful piece of furniture. I reached out to many businesses in San Francisco that do this type of work and was either turned down or completely ignored. But Soam was the exception. He is very attentive, communicative and patient. He took the project on confidently and the outcome was amazing. His team picked up and delivered the sofa which was so convenient for us. Our old, outdated, broken sofa has new life and looks amazing in our home. People think we bought a new sofa - that's how good it looks. We are so thankful to Soam and the team and highly recommend them to anyone looking for quality work and great customer service. read more

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Soam did a superb job on an old chair of mine. Highly recommend their services. Utterly stunning job. Thanks! read more

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I came here to have my couch cushions refurbished. They did an incredibly nice job and were very kind and friendly.

Extremely satisfied! Great job done on my vintage reupholstered black leather chair! Had a large tear on the seat and now it's been beautifully restored to it's former glory. Thank you so much! Highly recommend. Great customer service here and great craftsmanship. read more

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My first review in MONTHS is five stars for Soam's. I was referred to him by the ladies at Satin Moon fabrics, where I bought new material for a chair I loved that needed an overhaul. He quoted me a fair price at the time, but I still wanted to check around. I spent almost a year (I had a baby in between to be fair) calling around and got a few quotes that were lower, many that were higher, but none that seemed as reasonable as his. When I finally pulled the trigger he offered me free pick up and delivery at no additional charge and the chair was done almost a month before we agreed to--he was busy but since his guys were in the neighborhood they picked it up to work on when he got time. The chair is awesome (check out my before and after pics with this review). I'm really happy with his work, his responsiveness, even his delivery guys were really nice and remembered I had a baby so they were quiet when they dropped it off. LOVE! read more

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Soam did an excellent reupholster job on 2 side chairs. Soam has great fabric resources too. read more

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Great upholstery work. Soam is a master upholsterer. I hIghly recommend his work. He recently reupholstered and refurbished six chairs and made assorted cushions and pillows. The chairs were challenging because they were unusual shapes, but they turned out perfectly. Very happy with his work. read more

Soam reupholstered a set of dining chairs for us and it was a delight to work with him from beginning to end of the project. We brought one of the chairs into his store to choose fabric samples. Soam provided helpful advice about the different fabrics and what would wear well and look good. He was also very kind to our kids who were with us. Our project happened while we were getting ready to move, and he graciously offered to time the project accordingly and hold our chairs for us until we had found a new place. Then he delivered them himself to our new home. The chairs look amazing! We'll definitely use him again for any future upholstery projects, and highly recommend him for both his quality workmanship and excellent service. read more

I recently re-upholstered a chair and ottoman. It came out more beautifully than I ever imagined; the workmanship is excellent as is the customer service. Save your old favorites and bring them back to life! Soam's Custom Upholstery is the way to go: no more disposable furniture! read more

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Soam replaced the foam in the cushions to our sofa with some of the firmest foam he has. My sofa feels FANTASTIC! My lower back and tailbone feel so supported. The sofa actually LOOKS better too. Soam's services were quick, reasonable, and quality. I'll definitely be going to him when our dining chairs need to be re-upholstered Additionally, Soam is delightful - always smiling and cheery. read more

Soam's Custom Upholstery on Noriega Street in the Avenues off of 19th Avenue is the best! Super Customer Care, friendly and he know's what he is doing. Fantastic knowledge and experience too! Mr. Soam helped me with my Couch Slip Covers as we redesigned them right in his shop as the customer service was fabulous. I would not recommend another Upholstery center to touch my furniture fabric or covers ever again. Fair and Equitable price as the 5 other local SF Upholstery retailers would not even call me back! So there you have it as Soam's Custom Upholstery deserves 10 Stars for being the best in the West!!! I can't say enough about him and love love love him...!!!Thank you Mr. Soams....you rock! read more

My husband & I used Mr. Chang to create custom couch covers for our aged couch. Mr. Chang is thorough & professional, and his work is reasonably priced. We will definitely use Soam's Custom Upholstery again for a larger job, as he has earned our trust & loyalty. Thank you Mr. Chang for doing such an amazing job with our beloved couch! read more

In response to the yelp reviewer below, English is Soam's second language. He is darling in person but I am not surprised his phone skills are not the best. I would judge in person before giving someone's business 1 star. I also uploaded his work (see photos). He just finished those beautiful Regency ottomans so I was finally motivated to post some of his wonderful work. Perfection!!! read more

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Needed to find an upholsterer in SF to get my son's sofa cushions new foam for the seat cushions. Not a lot of options in the city but found Soam's on Yelp and very happy we did! So fun to find actual craftsman, I believe he said he's been in this same location for something like 50 years, crazy!! Anyway, got it done in about a week, fair price, excellent job. I'd go back just to talk to Soam some more! read more

I have never, ever been treated so rudely over the phone. First off, business phone etiquette 101, when answering you tell the person calling your business name. I asked for a ballpark estimate of what upholstery costs for a sofa. I gave the person a fairly good description with dimensions, fabric, etc. He asked what fabric I was looking for. I told him that I wasn't sure but if he could tell me the average price or a ballpark range (given the dimensions), that would be helpful. He persisted to push back rather than help me at all. Every time I asked a question he'd cut me off and towards the end became very hostile. He insisted that I email him or go into the store to see fabrics. Rather than trying to work with me at all he barked at me over the phone and said "wow you're giving me a hard time lady!" and hung up. Awful business practice. The Sunset District has gone to shit. read more

This review is not based on the quality of their work (I did not get that far) but rather their appalling customer service. I typically do not write many reviews, but when service is this atrocious, I feel compelled. I walked into Soam's to inquire about framing. (I was planning to go to a large retailer but was in the neighborhood and decided to support a local business.) The man behind the counter asked if I had an appointment, to which I replied no. Without offering any other help, he said, "If you don't have an appointment, no service, see the sign," and returned to the back. There was no one else in the store! Only when I walked out did I notice a sign about appointments. This policy is fine, but why keep your door open if you are not taking walk-ins? This is one of my rudest customer service experiences ever. Needless to say, I will not be returning and telling everyone I know not to patronize Soam's. read more

Absolutely splendid work. Mr. Chang is the total professional. He not only reupholstered our very large armchair, he improved its appearance and stability. The cost was very fair and the work was completed within one month. I cannot recommend Soam's and Mr. Chang highly enough. read more

Mr. Chang has been doing upholstery for me for years. I bought a fairly intricate dining room armchair and took the seat cushion to him to be redone. It was faded, dirty and generally ugly. Got the cushion back two days after dropping it off. My husband, says it's stunning. I happen to agree. We bought the chair itself at an architectural salvage (junk) store for $35. With the upholstery charge (I am assuming $75 for each cushion since I had more than one done at the time) the chair cost me $105. You cannot get ANY dining room chair now, new, for less than $250. I tell all my neighbors and friends about Mr. Chang.. Thank you, again, for being an artist, and honest, and your delightful self. I have a picture of the total chair but cannot figure out how to attach it. read more

I have an older recliner chair that has always been my favorite. As it began to wear out I tried to find a new one that would be as well made and comfortable but could not find one. Soam just reupholstered my old chair for me. It is so beautiful and just as comfortable as ever. My friends all think it is a new chair. I am so glad to have made the decision to trust the work to Soam. Last year he made 7 large pillows for my living room and they also are lovely. The fabric I chose has an intricate design and the seams and zippers are all perfectly aligned so that the pillows look seamless. It also seems important to mention that the service i always receive is excellent and delivered in a timely manner. He has an artist's eye and touch as well as a master craftman's skill. Katherine R read more

Beautiful work, fairly priced. Go see him. Show him pictures of your furniture, fabric samples, whatever you can supply. He wants to meet you, talk with you, discuss every detail and determine what will suit you best. This is not like buying off the shelf at Costco. This is expert personalized service. If you have old furniture that you love, and want it to look new and beautiful again, Soam's is the place to go. read more

The cushions in my Sunset home breakfast nook desperately needed to be replaced. Soam has a variety of color vinyls to choose from. We removed the back cushion and only replaced the bottom cushion. The quality was great and matched perfect with the style of the kitchen. We gave him our old cushions as an example but he called us when he realized that the original cushions would be too small since we removed the back cushion. This saved us some money and hassel if the cushion were created as the original size. The final product is a perfect fit. read more

Soam rocks! I bought a day sofa from World Market that I really needed to be more comfortable. It needed an additional cushion and Soam did an amazing job. It was done exactly the way I needed it and with a fast turn around. Even for a customer new to having things upholstered he took the time to explain my choices and help me make good decisions. I couldn't be happier. He was knowledgeable and friendly and I will definitely be back again. read more

We had Sloam reupholster our dining room chairs that we had for over 15 years. The chairs were still in excellent condition but in much need of new padding, etc. He did an excellent job on our chairs and completed the job on the time as promised. It was expensive, but worth having him do it. He has tons of experience and takes pride in his work. He ordered the material for us and has access to all sorts of fabric. They will pick up and deliver your furniture. Sloam is a funny guy too and we enjoyed working with him. Be sure you call for an appointment. read more

Had a very simple seat from a vintage chair reupholstered here and he did a perfect job of it. Price was reasonable and I found Soam to be a very pleasant and humorous man. read more

I could not be happier with my newly upholstered chair. Soam exceeded my expectations. Not only is he a true craftsman but he sat down and helped me figure out what the best fabric would be for the type of chair I had brought in. He has a great energy and attitude about him. The quality of his work is amazing. The chair I brought to him is even better than I thought it would be. I would recommend Soam to anyone and everyone. His work is well worth the money. I know I will keep this chair for years to come thanks to Soam!!! read more

I recently had my sofa upholstered and rebuild at Soam's. I am very very particular and he exceeded my standards. The fabric had was a complicated strips and the sofa was all loose bottom and top pillows. EVERY stripe matches up PERFECTLY!!!. And I wanted the pillows with a more firmer pad and more stuffing in the back pillows. He did exactly what I wanted. I had gotten three bids and his was the most reasonable and as I and my friends have used him many times in years past I decided to continue to use him and he was as EXCELLENT now as he has always been over the years. And unlike a lot of other company's he does not have employees doing the work. He does it all himself!!!! read more

Wow, I had a terrible result. I came on Yelp here, saw these reviews so I went to Soam to get new cushions for my slipcovered couch. I brought him the original cushions, now 10 years old, looking to replace them. I would have been better off buying foam and dacron on my own or just buying a cheap new couch. His price to replace the cushions was as much as to buy a cheap new couch, but I was looking for quality, so I was willing to pay. He assured me I would get a better quality result than buying a new couch - but I think I ended up with the same foam used on cheap couches. It gets worse, when I came to pick them up, he added $100 to the original bid, said he mispriced them. At the time, I didn't realize I was being lied to, so I went along, even at $100 more, I figured it would be fine, so long as I get another 10 years out of the couch. It has been only a month and the bottom cushions are already showing sag and wear. The top cushions are stiff and weird looking. Plus, remember I mentioned they are slipcovers? Well, I went to wash the covers today only to find out little tufts of Dacron battling stuffed in between the cushions and the slip covers. One has a whole lot of extra loose Dacron stuffed into it on one side, looks like he made the cushions too small and rather than even taking the time to sew the Dacron into the lining, he just jammed it in there, for me to deal with later, random clumps around the cushions - even the dacron sewn into lining is done poorly, with ends on done, and some of the sewing already breaking. What a total drag. This is just so not cool. read more

I needed six dining room chairs and a living room couch and chair reupholstered. I checked Yelp for recommendations and made an appointment with Soam's. I brought one of the dining room cushions and Mr. Soam described the fabric as being chintz. I looked through several books of sample fabric and found something close to what I had. Unfortunately, the material is on backorder because it is rarely ordered nowadays. I was out of luck on the dining room chairs but a week later I returned with one of the cushions from the living room couch. Mr. Soam recognized the material as being tapestry. I again looked through several books of samples but didn't find the material. Mr. Soam was very helpful and took the time to assist me in finding the fabrics. I want him to reupholster my dining room chairs and living room couch and chair so I will go to a large fabric store, find the fabric, and give Mr. Soam the information so he could order what I need. read more

Soam is a professional. The quality and craftsmanship of his work is amazing. If you absolutely love your furniture, this is the place for reupholstering and repairs. Thanks for the redone lounge chairs. read more

Mr. Jang is amazing. The chairs are solid again and he did an wonderful job on the seat cushions. When the babies are older I will bring the rest of the chairs in to be redone. And he is a kind man as well. When we joked about not having spot to sit for dinner, all of our chairs broke at the same time, he fixed them that day without being asked. I was stunned since he was so busy. I was also very grateful because it's the only we are together in a busy day. Thank you, Mr. Soam Jang! We will use you exclusively. read more

We had a Room and Board couch that had pathetic inserts. We brought them to Soam's and he replaced them. He did a fabulous job. They're made of quality materials and his prices were very reasonable. I was happy to give him my business. To top it off, he is a lovely, very nice man. Takes pride in his work. We will come to him again. read more

I brought in a set of dining room chair seat cushions for reupholstery along with my own fabric. Soam's absolutely exceeded my expectations with courteous and prompt service. The pricing seemed a little high, but the product is perfect and was completed well ahead of schedule. read more