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Matching NJ
Finding the cover you already have, or the nearest contract-rated equal. Upholstery material matching NJ rooms need starts from an unwelcome fact: anything over five years old is probably discontinued.
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Three answers, and the third is cheapest
When a cover is discontinued there are exactly three answers. Hunt down remaining stock of the exact article. Find a contract-rated equal and accept that it is near rather than identical. Or change the whole run on purpose, so there is nothing to match. Over five years the third is often the cheapest, because chasing a dying article means paying a premium for old stock now, paying it again in two years, and still ending up with a room in two shades. Most suppliers will only offer you the first two.
Hide, vinyl, fabric and the lot number
Upholstery material matching NJ sites ask for is rarely one material: a mixed room needs hide for the touched panels, vinyl for the wiped ones and fabric for the quiet ones, all agreeing with each other.
The label tells you more than the colour
Everything useful about a cover is on its label and its roll end. Photograph those before anybody starts guessing from a colour, because an article number and a lot turn a hunt into a phone call.
What to send us
The roll end tagArticle number, grade and lot. The single most useful photograph you can take.
A cut edgeThickness and backing, which narrow the grade immediately.
What we check
Against the seatSamples held on the piece in the room, never judged from a book.
Across materialsSo hide, vinyl and fabric in one room agree with each other.
Identify, source, decide
Photograph the label
Under the seat or on the frame. Most commercial furniture still has one.
We trace the article
If it exists we find it, and we tell you what the lot situation is.
Alternatives to the room
Rated equals brought on site and held against the piece.
Decide once
Match, substitute, or change the run — with the five-year cost of each stated.
Sourcing, then mixing
If the material exists and only its colour has moved, the answer is colour matching rather than sourcing. If you decide to change a run deliberately, that is commercial reupholstery — and the arithmetic of cutting a set from one batch is explained on the hide-yield page.
Upholstery Material Matching NJ FAQ
What operators ask when a cover is discontinued.
Our fabric was discontinued. What now?
Three options, and we will price all of them: trace remaining stock, substitute a contract-rated equal, or change the whole run. Upholstery material matching NJ rooms often ends up cheapest with the third, which is the one nobody volunteers.
What should we photograph?
The label under the seat and the end of any leftover roll. An article number and a lot turn a search into a phone call.
Will a substitute look obviously different?
Beside the original, sometimes. That is why samples are held against the piece in your room rather than compared in a book, and why doing a whole run is often the better answer.
Do you hold stock?
Commercial vinyl and contract fabric in common colours, yes, and we cut a run from one batch. Hide is ordered per job.
How old is "probably discontinued"?
About five years for fabric and vinyl. Hide articles last longer but the batch certainly will not.
Send the label, not the colour
A photograph of the label under one seat is worth more than any description of the shade.
Or call (347) 310-7483 · office@leatherrestorepro.com