Custom Cushions

Made to measure — NYC, the five boroughs & New Jersey

Cut To Your Piece, Not To A Stock Size

Every cushion starts with the furniture in front of us. Seat, back, pillow and bath bench cushions, patterned off the piece itself and covered in leather, vinyl or fabric. If you have been searching custom cushions near me, this is the part a foam shop does not do.

What we make

We do not stop at sofa cushions

A cushion is three things: a pattern, a fill and a cover. Once all three are made to measure, the piece it sits on stops mattering — which is why custom cushions near me turns up the same workshop whether you need one dining pad or a whole window nook.

Cream upholstered loveseat with two square seat cushions and two back cushions
Sofas & loveseats Seat and back cushions, singly or as a full set.
Corner of a cream sectional showing the wedge cushion where the two runs meet
Sectionals Corner wedges and returns, where no two cushions are the same shape.
Dark wood dining chair with a pale fitted seat pad
Dining chairs Drop-in seats and tie-on pads cut to the frame opening.
Long upholstered bench with black metal legs and a two-panel top cushion
Benches & bath stools Long single pads, split runs and vanity stool tops.
Built-in window seat with a full-length pale cushion and two throw pillows
Window seats Built-in nooks that are never quite square from end to end.
Three decorative pillows in cream and charcoal, two square and one with a covered button
Decorative pillows Knife-edge, boxed and bolster, in the cover of your choice.
Brown buttoned leather banquette run with a continuous seat cushion beside a restaurant table
Banquettes & booths Continuous runs cut per bay, so the seams land where the divisions do.
Curved built-in bay bench with a sage green fitted cushion following the radius
Curved & bay benches Radiused fronts templated off the joinery rather than measured flat.
Walnut framed armchair with a deep cream seat cushion and a loose back cushion
Armchairs Seat and back as a pair, so the two wear at the same rate.
Teak framed chaise lounger with a long cream cushion and a raised back section
Chaises & loungers Long cushions that hinge, cut in sections so the back still folds.
Woven rattan outdoor bench topped with a navy box cushion
Outdoor & patio Quick-dry foam and solution-dyed covers for anything that gets rained on.
Round tan leather ottoman with a segmented top and a dark plinth base
Ottomans & poufs Round and drum tops, panelled so the seams meet at the centre.
Pillow, bath, seat

Three shapes, three different builds

These are the three we are asked for most, and none of them is made the same way as the others.

01

Pillow cushions

Knife-edged or boxed. Feather-down, down-alternative or a foam core wrapped in fibre, depending on whether you want it to hold a shape or slump into one.

Tan leather sofa with a boxed back pillow and a woven throw cushion resting on the seat
Leather pillow cushion above the same cushion unzipped to show the feather fill inside
Bath bench cushion beading water, with an open cell foam core draining and a close view of the coated top
02

Bath cushions

Bath benches, vanity stools and window nooks sit in damp air. They get a core that drains rather than holds water, and a wipeable coated top instead of a woven cloth.

Fitted cushion on a marble bath bench under a window, with toiletries on a tray beside it
03

Seat cushions

The one that carries weight. High-resilience foam chosen by density and firmness, wrapped in a fibre layer so the cover fills out square at the corners.

Boxed brown leather seat cushion filling out square at the front corners of an armchair
Stitched leather cushion corner above a cutaway showing layered foam wrapped in a fibre layer
Partial replacement

One cushion can be redone without the other five

On a sofa, the seat that gets sat in every night collapses years before the rest of the set. We rebuild that one to the same pattern, the same fill specification and a matched cover, and leave the others alone. Matching is the real work, which is why we bring material to your room rather than guess from a photograph — the same reasoning behind a full sofa cushion replacement.

Before: pale sofa with the seat cushions creased and sagging into the frame
Covers creased, seats collapsed into the frame.
After: the same pale sofa with the seat cushions rebuilt, level and square across the run
New cores cut to the same pattern, height back.
Cushion construction

A cushion is three layers, not one

A foam core cut to your pattern, wrapped in batting so the corners stay round, then a cover sewn to the same measurements. Skip the batting and the cover creases within weeks.

Exploded view of a cushion: upholstery cover on top, batting wrap in the middle, foam core at the base
Cover material

Six covers, picked for the room

The cover decides how a cushion ages far more than the fill does. Match it to the traffic, not to the swatch that looks best on the table.

Close view of brown pigmented leather showing its pebble grain
Leather Whole hides matched to the panel you already own, and recolourable later. See pigmented leather.
Close view of pale greige upholstery vinyl with a fine even grain
Vinyl Wipes clean and shrugs off damp. The default for bath benches and kitchen seating.
Folded lengths of upholstery velvet in olive, teal and rust
Upholstery fabric Woven cloth for window seats, pillows and bedroom benches. Widest colour range of the six.
Water beading on the surface of a navy performance upholstery fabric
Performance fabric Reads like cloth, sheds spills like coated stock. Family rooms and dining chairs.
Close view of black commercial grade vinyl with a soft natural grain
Commercial vinyl Heavier gauge, rated for disinfectant cleaning, from makers like Spradling.
Tan solution dyed acrylic outdoor fabric with an open basket weave
Outdoor fabric Solution-dyed acrylic that holds colour in sun, from makers like Sunbrella.
Choose the feel

Density and firmness are two different numbers

Density is how much foam is in the block. Firmness is how hard it pushes back. Tell us where you want to sit on this scale and we cut to it.

Block of soft white cushion foam with a fine open cell structure
Soft More sink-in comfort
Block of cream coloured medium density cushion foam
Medium Balanced, the default for sofas
Block of blue medium firm cushion foam with a tight cell structure
Medium-firm Support that holds its edge
Block of charcoal grey firm cushion foam with a dense cell structure
Firm Maximum support, dining and bar
Insert materials

Eight cores, and they do not age alike

The core is what you are really buying. Foam holds a shape, fibre and down hold a look, and a layered build gives you both in one seat.

Block of white high resilience cushion foam
High-resilience foam
Block of grey high density cushion foam
High-density foam
Block of off white memory foam
Memory foam
Slab of beige latex foam pierced with a regular grid of pin holes
Latex
Loose white polyester fibre fill in soft clusters
Fibre fill
Pile of cream feathers and down for a soft cushion insert
Feather and down style
Cushion core built from stacked foam layers with a blue support layer through the middle
Layered foam
Foam core topped with a wrap of white fibre batting
Foam plus fibre
Shapes we cut

Custom Shapes & Sizes

If your cushion is not a standard shape, we take the pattern off the piece itself. A search for custom cushions near me tends to end at stock rectangles; these are the outlines we cut instead, and anything outside them is templated the same way.

Rectangular cushion in taupe upholstery seen from above
Rectangle
Square cushion with even sides and a soft rolled edge
Square
L-shaped cushion cut to turn a corner return
L‑shape
T-shaped cushion that wraps forward around a sofa arm
T‑shape
Trapezoid cushion with sides tapering to a narrower back edge
Trapezoid
Wedge cushion thicker at the back than the front
Wedge
Cushion with a bowed front edge for a curved seat frame
Curved
Bullnose cushion with a rounded front nose rolling under
Bullnose
Four steps

How a cushion gets made

01

Measure

Taken on the furniture, with the old cushion in place and then removed. Frame openings are measured too, because a worn seat has usually spread.

02

Pattern

A template is cut from those measurements. On a sectional or a window nook, each position gets its own; nothing is mirrored on the assumption it will fit.

03

Fill

Foam, fibre or down is cut to the template, then contoured and wrapped so the finished shape sits square rather than domed.

04

Cover & fit

The cover is sewn to the same pattern, closed with a zip where you want it removable, and fitted at your address so the run can be checked across all seats.

Where we work

Custom cushions near me, made in Brooklyn

Most shops that come up are foam cutters who sell blocks by the inch and let you sort out the cover. We measure at your address, build the cushion, and bring it back to check it in the light it will live in. That covers Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island, Long Island and northern New Jersey.

Rolled arm and seat of a finished black leather sofa, a custom cushions near me job completed in Brooklyn
Finished work

Back in the room they were measured in

Outdoor chaise longue on a pool terrace with a grey and white striped seat and back cushion
Poolside chaise, striped acrylic over a quick-dry core.
Walnut plinth sofa with three cream seat cushions cut as one run over a denim base band
Three sofa seats cut as one run, contrast base band left in place.
Built-in window seat with a long grey linen pad running the full length of the nook
One long window seat pad, patterned off the nook rather than measured flat.
Corner of a cream sofa with rebuilt seat and back cushions and two blue bolster pillows
Seat and back rebuilt together, with bolsters made to match.
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Asked before you order

Custom cushion making, answered

Where do I find custom cushions near me in New York?

Our workshop is in Brooklyn and it serves all five boroughs. A search for custom cushions near me usually turns up foam cutters who sell blocks by the inch; the difference here is that the pattern comes off your furniture, the cover is sewn to it, and the finished cushion is fitted at your address rather than shipped flat.

Can you make just one cushion instead of the whole set?

Yes. Partial replacement is the most common order we take on a sofa. The seat that gets sat in every night collapses years before the others, so we rebuild that one to the same pattern, the same fill specification and a matched cover, and leave the rest of the set untouched.

Do you make bath cushions and window seat pads?

We do. Bath benches, vanity stools and window seats sit in damp or sunlit air, so they are built differently from a living room seat: a core that drains rather than holds water, and a wipeable coated top instead of a woven cloth.

Will a new cushion match the leather already on my sofa?

Matching is the part of the job that takes the longest. We bring hides and coated fabrics to the piece and compare them in your own light, because a leather that matches under workshop lamps can read a shade off beside a window. Where a perfect match is impossible on aged leather, colour restoration on the surrounding panels closes the gap.

Do you offer custom cushions near me if I am in New Jersey?

Yes. Custom cushions near me searches from Hudson, Bergen and Essex counties reach the same workshop. We cover northern New Jersey along with Long Island, and measuring and fitting both happen at your address.

How long does a custom cushion take?

Most orders run about one to two weeks from the measuring visit, and the timing is driven by the cover rather than the fill. Foam and fibre are cut in house; a specific leather or a special-order fabric has to arrive before anything is sewn.

Is a new cushion better than refilling the one I have?

If the cover is sound, refilling it is cheaper and keeps the leather you already own. A new cushion is the answer when the cover itself has failed, when the piece never had a cushion, or when you want a different shape from the one the sofa came with.

Send photos

Photograph the piece, then the empty frame

One shot of the whole piece and one with the old cushion lifted off is enough to quote. Tell us what the room is — a bath bench and a living room sofa get different builds, and knowing which one you are ordering saves a visit. That is what custom cushions near me should mean.

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