Guides to Buying Custom Contract Furniture
Straight answers to the questions designers, procurement teams, and operators ask before they order — written by the workshop that builds the furniture.
How Much Do Custom Banquettes & Booths Cost?
Custom banquettes are priced per linear foot, not off a catalog line. Here is what actually drives the number — and how to get a firm quote fast.
Read the guide → Getting Started · 4 minWhat to Send for an Accurate Custom Furniture Quote
You don’t need finished drawings to start — but the more of this you include, the faster and firmer your quote comes back.
Read the guide → Materials · 5 minCOM & COL Explained: Using Your Own Fabric or Leather
COM and COL let a designer keep full control of the textile while the manufacturer handles construction. Here’s how it works in practice.
Read the guide → Timelines · 5 minCustom Commercial Furniture Lead Times, Explained
Most custom pieces run 4–10 weeks from approved drawings or fabric receipt. Here’s what moves that window — and how domestic production protects your schedule.
Read the guide → Materials · 22 minCOM Yardage Chart for Contract Upholstery
How much fabric a contract piece actually takes — by piece type, by linear foot, and after repeat, width, and railroading are accounted for.
Read the guide → Buying · 19 minRestaurant Booths: Manufacturer, Reseller, or Contractor-Built?
Four different kinds of company will typically sell you a booth, and they are not selling the same thing. Here is what separates them — and where each one is the right answer, including where we are not.
Read the guide → Basics · 4 minCustom vs. Standard Contract Furniture: What’s the Difference?
Both are built for commercial use. The difference is whether the piece is made to your drawings and materials — or pulled from a catalog and adapted.
Read the guide → Buying · 5 minHow to Choose a Custom Furniture Manufacturer
The right manufacturer for a commercial project is the one that controls quality, documents the work, and stands behind it. Here’s what to check.
Read the guide → Glossary · 8 minContract Furniture Glossary: COM, FF&E, TB 117-2013 & More
The vocabulary of custom commercial furniture, defined in one place — so a spec, a quote, and a shop drawing read the same to everyone at the table.
Read the guide → Planning · 6 minBanquette & Booth Dimensions: A Planning Guide
Typical seat heights, depths, back heights, and per-diner spacing for commercial banquettes and booths — a starting point for your floor plan, not a substitute for code.
Read the guide → Materials · 6 minChoosing Commercial Upholstery Fabric for Contract Seating
Durability, cleanability, and compliance do most of the work in a commercial upholstery spec. Here’s how to read the ratings — and where vinyl, fabric, and leather each earn their place.
Read the guide → Compliance · 4 minWhat Is California TB 117-2013?
The flammability standard you’ll see on nearly every commercial furniture spec, explained — what it tests, what it covers, and how to document it.
Read the guide → Pricing · 5 minHow Much Does Custom Commercial Furniture Cost?
Custom furniture is quoted per project, not off a price list — because two pieces the same size can carry very different labor and materials. Here’s what actually moves the number.
Read the guide →Let's Build Something Worth Sitting In
Tell us what you need made and we'll quote it — a firm price, a lead time, and CAD shop drawings for approval before anything is cut. You'll hear back within one business day, with the firm quote typically following within about two, straight from our Los Angeles workshop. Need a detailed estimate? Use the full quote request to send specs and reference images.
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