Fabric & finish
Choose from the retailer’s fabrics, leathers, and wood or metal finishes.
THE LIVED & LAYERED DIRECTORY
Where to Buy Custom Upholstered Furniture Online
Eighteen favorite sources for sofas, chairs, beds, banquettes, and ottomans—with options ranging from a simple fabric change to custom sizing, trim, and COM.
BEFORE YOU SHOP
How custom is “custom”?
Not every custom furniture program offers the same choices. These are the three levels worth knowing before you fall in love with a frame.
Made to measure
Adjust width, depth, configuration, cushion fill, or other comfort details.
Bespoke & COM
Use customer’s own material or add details such as contrast welt, trim, fringe, or nonstandard finishes.
COLOR, PATTERN & TRADITIONAL STYLE
Best for statement upholstery
Start here for patterned fabrics, dressmaker details, classic silhouettes, and pieces that feel truly personal.
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Bespoke + COM
→02Society Social
The standout for joyful color and true bespoke details, with 100+ fabrics, COM, contrast piping, fringe, tape, and trim.
Fabric + finish
→03Jonathan Adler
Bold, sculptural sofas, chairs, benches, and beds with an extensive fabric library, custom finishes, and playful statement details.
Designer prints
→04The Inside
A particularly good source for English roll arms, upholstered beds, and recognizable designer prints that are easy to order online.
Fabric + finish
→05Ballard Designs
Classic sofas, swivel chairs, benches, headboards, and dining seating with one of the broadest traditional upholstery assortments.
Fabric + finish
→06Serena & Lily
Tailored, relaxed silhouettes with a polished mix of linens, performance fabrics, velvets, and coastal-without-being-beachy color.
Made to order
→Anthropologie
Expressive silhouettes and select made-to-order pieces in florals, velvets, and unexpected color for a more playful accent.
FOR TRICKY ROOMS & PRECISE FLOOR PLANS
Best for size and comfort choices
These sources go beyond color, with useful choices for width, depth, configuration, cushion feel, or other construction details.
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Size + comfort
→08Interior Define
A user-friendly online design process for choosing size, depth, configuration, cushion fill, fabric, and legs.
Custom sizing
→09BenchMade Modern
Known for made-to-measure sofas and sectionals with customizable dimensions, fabrics, cushion feel, and leg finishes.
Size + firmness
→10DreamSofa
A highly flexible option for sofas, sectionals, sleepers, and chairs with choices for size, fabric, firmness, and finishing details.
Size + materials
→11Medley
American-made sofas and sectionals with 100+ fabrics and leathers, multiple sizes and configurations, and natural-material cushion options.
Fabric + finish
→12Joybird
A colorful, easy-to-shop source for customizable sofas and sectionals with a wide fabric library, wood finishes, and modular configurations.
Fabric + configuration
→West Elm
A broad range of made-to-order sofas and sectionals with useful choices for width, depth, configuration, fabric, and cushion style.
TIMELESS, TAILORED & MADE TO ORDER
Best for a quieter custom look
For beautifully made foundational pieces when the goal is the right silhouette, fabric, and comfort rather than a bold print.
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Fabric + finish
→14Maiden Home
Refined American-made sofas, sectionals, chairs, and beds with thoughtful upholstery and finish options.
Fabric + finish
→15Arhaus
Polished, substantial sofas in tailored, slipcovered, and leather styles, with select custom fabrics and finishes for a collected foundation.
Made to order
→16Lulu and Georgia
A strong source for elevated made-to-order seating in distinctive silhouettes and a curated range of bespoke upholstery options.
Fabric + configuration
→17Pottery Barn
A broad range of classic frames, sectional configurations, cushion styles, leathers, and made-to-order upholstery.
Fabric + configuration
→18Crate & Barrel
A versatile custom-upholstery program with numerous frames, sectional configurations, and hundreds of fabric, leather, and finish options.
Fabric + finish
→Frontgate
Polished sofas, chairs, ottomans, and dining pieces with select custom fabrics and finishes in classic silhouettes.
Before placing a custom order: Order swatches, confirm the current lead time, measure doorways and stairs, and read the cancellation and return policy. Custom and made-to-order pieces are often final sale.