I just used Efrain for the first time and was extremely happy with the results. He matched the fabric perfectly, did it in a timely manner and just did a suburb job. His pricing was very competitive. Thank you Efrain! read more

Efrain did the same thing to me. He took a deposit but never did the job. And won't answer his phone. He seems really nice but is a scammer.

We have worked with Efrain in the past and it took him 1 years to to complete the work. We had send the work back because he didn't do a great job in the piece and cut corners with the filling. We can still see wood slats under the fabric in some areas. But he is such a nice man, and we thought a man of integrity so we gave him another project of a sectional in our bedroom. We paid him all upfront costs and the fabric cost thousands and it had been almost a year. He won't return our couch and won't return our calls and has stolen our couch. We are extremely disappointed and will be forced to not only report him to the BBB, but will be taking legal action. If anyone has any information on how to track him down, please contact me. Thanks you and sorry to anyone else that has been scammed and taken advantage of. read more

Efrain upholstered our sofa and love seat. The fabric began peeling in 3 years and now is entirely a mess. We are now after 5 years needing to reupholster again. No we do not recommend Efrain. A disaster. read more

SCAM! - I gave Efrain a down payment for recovering 4 kitchen chairs that included the cost of material and 50% of the labor - hundreds of $$ - and was told that he would call in approximately 4 weeks when the material came in. I called him at the 6 week mark and was told that the material had come in "a couple of weeks ago". He promised to call within a few days to give me a starting date - no call. I called him again and he gave me a pick up date - no show, no call. Now, every time I call, I get three rings and an answering machine - obviously ducking the calls. Looking again at the Yelp reviews, I don't see anything more current than 2021 so I have to assume that he's switched from the upholstery business to the scamming business. At any rate, I've opened a case with the Better Business Bureau. Stay away - this guy's a fraud. read more

Took our money and couch. We have called multiple times and won't answer any of our phone calls. We have pictures of him taking our couch and will seek legal action. read more

It has been a couple days shy of six months since Efrain picked up my mother's chair at her home to have it reupholstered. He picked up chair in June. Since October my mother, my husband, and I have texted and called him. We have always been polite and civil in leaving our messages. He does not reply to any texts. My mom spoke to Efrain in October and my husband spoke to him in November, where, per Efrain, the chair had been reupholstered. The day of the free estimate, I watched as my mother discussed the reupholstering of the chair and that the paddle that releases the footrest was broken. He said because of the age of the chair (1993) he may need to fabricate the paddle out of wood. Odd, but ok. He took the chair in his truck. I took a photo of him, the chair, and the license plate. I even helped him move the chair from the living room, down some stairs, and load it onto his truck. My mother paid over 50% of the cost of the estimated labor as a deposit. About a week later I drove my mother to his shop where she selected the fabric. She paid 100% of that in advance. We talked again about the broken paddle, and I asked if a similar paddle could be purchased on Amazon. I said that it does not need to look the same; it only needs to release the mechanism for the footrest. He did not give a straight answer and again mentioned about fabricating something out of wood. After buying the fabric I asked how long it would take to finish the chair. 5-6 weeks. I had searched for and bought a few paddles with wires myself and had him look at them and he said none of them would work. But he would not tell me what to look for. He said he has someone that would try and look for a replacement. Shortly after my mother paid for the fabric, he told us they found a replacement paddle somewhere in the SFV. From this point, we never received any calls about the chair. We started calling in October. We found out the fabric had been done, but that the paddle was not yet replaced because that part they located was no longer available. My husband spoke with Efrain in November. It is now the middle of December, and we still don't have the chair. I see two other reviews with the same issue. I also searched the Better Business Bureau where there are three complaints in the last 12 months. All dated since July of this year. Which is when our own situation began. The status of the BBB complaints are all "unanswered" - that, per the BBB website, means that Efrain has not replied to the BBB about those complaints. I will also be submitting a complaint to the BBB and the Bureau of Household Goods and Services. I expect that our complaints will also be unanswered; however, I will try. I do not wish it, but I will take Efrain to small claims court, if necessary. Very unhappy with the outcome of my mother's chair repair & reupholstering job. He has been in business many years. My mother-in-law had her couch and loveseat done over 10 years ago and had had a wonderful experience and loved how they turned out. That is why we chose him for my mother's chair. Very sad with this result. read more

Efrain reupholstered an antique chair that was in my family as a child, that had really been battered over the years. He did such a beautiful job that I wanted to share it with you all. And, he made it very comfortable. Efrain is also lovely to work with. I am grateful for the excellent job he did. My eldest now has laid claim to it, but my youngest says she'll fight her for it! It will be passed on to the third generation in my family! read more

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Efrain does excellent work. We couldn't be happier. He came to our home, gave us a reasonable quote, and dropped off four bins full of fabric samples. We called him when we had made our selection and he came back and collected the bins and our chairs. We gave him a check so he could order the fabric. We paid the balance when he delivered the reupholstered chairs. He kept in touch with us during the process and completed the chairs before the holidays, as promised. We highly recommend Efrain Upholstery. read more

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My wife wanted a new couch, simply put. Not so simple were the prices for the new couches she wanted. She wanted a new one in white/ivory. There were many options to choose from here in Santa Clarita, but none checked off everything on our list; price, size, color, utility. I decided to look elsewhere and came up with the idea for reupholstering our 13 year old couch. Although it's quite old, it still reclines like a champ and has been internally rock solid since we purchased it. I found Efrain. He is local and was able to come and take a look at the couch on short notice. He confidently said he can do what we were asking for. We agreed to a price which was much lower than buying a new couch, and mind you a new couch which still didn't meet our expectations. He ordered the leather required for the upholstery which took about 3 weeks. When the leather came in, he picked up our couch and began his magic. Only 1 week later, we received it back, better than how we imagined it. Efrain is courteous, honest, and easy to talk to. Above all, he delivered a quality service in a time frame which was very reasonable. We will definitely be using his services again in the future and will not hesitate to refer him to people who need upholstery. read more

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Efrain and crew did an excellent job making us new cushions for a corner booth. The new cushions are perfect. There were some questions after the initial measurements and Efrain didn't hestitate to call us and make sure it was right. We just bought a new house and we're dealing with many vendors. This is one project that turned out better than plan. We are really pleased. Not a storefront and no mention of the company when you call but definitely worth it. I'd go back to him on a second read more

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Efrain did an incredible job recovering my great-grandmother's chair. It was in terrible condition, and now it truly looks brand new. It is exactly what I wanted, and it is now built to last another 60+ years. His prices were reasonable and the workmanship is excellent. I highly recommend! read more

We had a sofa and loveseat upholstered by Efrain. First the good news, the quality of the work was good. Unfortunately two other issues have left us with a bad taste. He asked us if we wanted the cushions to be firm. We said yes, so we share some blame for not asking for a sample. He, however; should have suggested that we sit on sample soft, medium, and firm foam before asking us to make a decision. When the sofa came back, it was so hard it made an autopsy table seem soft. I went to his facility and sat on the soft and medium foam samples, and chose the medium. He charged us $250 for replacement foam, we agreed on $200. He told us that there would be extra fabric and he would make armrest covers, a nice thing to do. Today, when he delivered the loveseat, he tells me that he has to charge us more money because he had to buy more fabric, huh? He never mentioned this before making the armrest covers. My response was a flat out no. We think three stars are well deserved. He did give us some leftover fabric as we asked for. read more

We had a great experience with Efrain and our recliner is beautiful and we couldn't be happier!

Efrain has done many jobs for us and they have always been excellent. He outdid himself with our last project. We had a really old upholstered chair that I loved, but had broken beyond repair, or so I thought. I called Efrain and with all confidence he said, "I can make it better than new", and he did just that and even more. It is beautiful and so comfortable. Thank you Efrain, I have my favorite chair back. read more

We just moved into a home that was lacking love from the previous owners. Plus our son has issues with pet dander and this home was full of it. There were three custom cushions in a built in seated area I needed replaced, plus the back cushion which was also in horrible shape. I met with Efrain at his office, which had me wondering if I was in the right place due to it's remote location. He was very kind and looked at the cushions. He spoke about the material, foam and construction. He also gave me four crates of material to go over with the family - I appreciated him for that (they never knew there were four, I only brought one out of the car. (I was in the right place...) Several "enjoyable" hours later, I had a winner and contacted Efrain. He was absolutely a Great Deal. There were no hidden costs and the money exchanged up front was to protect his fabric order. He had been burned before and I get that! The nice thing is he explained all parts of the process. He was not fast in turn around time, which he is in high demand, he told me that. He was Excellent in explanation, preparation and quality. Phase two had him coming to my home and obtaining the back support cushion from my sitting area. The darn thing had only been nailed to the wall through the sides. That was very poorly executed. Efrain explained, besides replacing the cushion, it would be done right this time. He added supports which allowed the support pad to be attached to the wall in a much more professional manner. The cushion turned out the same and the seat cushions. Wonderfully prepared, the tube accents and quality of the material/foam padding were top notch. I will tell everyone about my experience and hope you call Efrain when you need antique furniture/jewelry or custom cushions. read more

Very professional and great attention to detail! I highly recommend. I used my own fabric as I wanted commercial grade from Maharam, I couldn't be happiest. Efrain also finished ahead of schedule by two weeks. read more

Efrain Upholstery - Our old sectional looks new again... even better than new! Very professional and great attention to detail. I highly recommend. - Furniture Reupholstery Near Me - Santa Clarita, California

Efrain just finished recovering two wing back chairs, ottomans and a sofa for us. Too many times people just toss out the old and buy something new, but these pieces had scrolled solid oak appointments that one cannot find anymore in today's junk that passes for furniture. After 25 years, three dogs (one of which was a fabric chewing hound), kids, grandkids, sunshine fading, it was time for a re-deux. Efrain first left us with four boxes of fabric swatches. Gulp... if you thought selecting 1 of 29 flavors at Baskin Robbins was a hard decision, try going through thousands of fabrics. Honestly, I let my daughter or wife pick out my suit colors as I'd just as well wear blue jeans, so you know I am not a fashionista. We finally narrowed it down to about 20 combinations and placed ourselves at the mercy of 'The Master'. Efrain is one of the nicest people you'd want to meet and he patiently guided us through to our final selections and got us great deals on high quality fabrics that nicely complemented each other. He explained that he was very booked and we accepted his timeline - quality takes time. On the appointed date he picked up the chairs and ottomans, finished them as promised, delivered and picked up the sofa, Upon delivery of the sofa, the pieces all seemed to tie together... amazing. Efrain is more of an artist than just someone who reupholsters your furniture. A true gentleman and a pleasure to do business with. We highly recommend him... take your time and savor the beautiful results like a fine vintage savored in the still of the evening, alongside a slowly running brook. read more

When they say, don't judge a book by it's cover, this applies to Efrain Upholstery. We are very particular people. So when we needed to have our custom sectional restuffed, we made sure to find the right person. And Efrain was the right guy. He and his team did a fantastic job on our project. Without a doubt, we will be referring and seeking his services again. read more

We had a sectional that needed to be re-upholstered and we found Efrain on Yelp. We chose the fabric and Efrain said he would have the work done in two weeks. Not only was the finished product delivered in one week, it looks amazing. Efrain's work is impeccable! read more

One of the nicest artisans to work with. Efrain does a beautiful job. He will work within your budget as best as he can. He's a one man show and really takes the time to make sure you are happy. I have a down filled sofa and I wanted firm cushions. He made them perfect!! Love them so much I'm going to have him reupholster 2 chairs for me. Highly recommend him!! Beautifulwork!! read more

I called Efrain Upholstery to get an estimate on custom cushions for banquette seating in our kitchen. Efrain responded right away and we made an appointment to meet. He brought fabric samples, measured and gave me a very fair quote. Today he delivered the cushions and they are beautiful! They're very well made and fit perfectly. Efrain is a very nice guy and he treats you like family. I highly recommend this business. read more

If you will notice he has 2-4 names listed as him. At least 2 of the photos are not. I'm sure it has done this to other women......to help me remodel . He emptied out all of my furniture and left me high and dry wit nothing. When I wanted it back, than pay me the value. read more

I found Ephraim upholstery using yelp and couldn't be more pleased with the way my kitchen chairs now look. Ephraim is very honest, has lots of books with samples to choose fabric from and is very reasonably priced. The only downside is he doesn't take credit cards so I learned my lesson and the second time I took something to be re-upholstered I went with a check. read more

There is no one else I would trust more to reupholster and restore a piece of furniture than Effrain Benitez. (661) 254-1666. He is a professional craftsman, an artist, and a genuinely nice person. He is experienced and knowledgeable, and will guide you in how to best bring a piece of furniture to life. He has done three heirloom chairs for my family and transformed them from tired to FABULOUS! He is so approachable, never snooty, that you can discuss ideas and pricing with him comfortably. His honesty, integrity, and fair pricing are refreshing in these days of oversold promises. Once you work with Effrain, you will feel like you not only know a true expert, but that you also have a friend. Effrain Antiques and Upholstery, 23654 Pine Street, Newhall, CA 91321. read more

I had Efrain reupholster 4 dinette chairs for us. They came out absolutely perfect. The price was right and he completed the job within the time frame that he told me, and he delivered the chairs to us when he was finished. I could not be happier with the job he did! read more

We weren't really sure what to expect hiring someone based off yelp reviews alone, but his reviews were amazing and his bid was competitive so we figured it was worth a shot. Boy are we happy we did that. Efrain's work was beyond impeccable. We were so happy with the work he did recovering our couch that we hired him to redo some antiques we had inherited from my great grandparents after that! Because he takes so much care and does the work himself, it will take a little more time but it is 100% worth it. We found his pricing to be competitive with other bids and work we've had done in the past. On top of that he is incredibly kind, patient, helpful and a real pleasure to work with. We whole-heartedly recommend Efrain for any of your Upholstery needs! read more

Took my boat cushions to Efrain. My cushions turned out amazing and the price was unbeatable. Will definitely return for anymore work that's needed!!! Super happy with their work!! read more

Efrain did a magnificent job of making our 6 custom dining room chair cushions. Excellent work, matching the exact shape and size that we needed. The quality of work was fantastic and the job was completed sooner than expected. read more

Efrain made my torn couch cushion look like new - I cannot recommend him enough!!!!