I had an antique chair that has been in my family for decades re-upholstered by Joel Talbert at Michael Talbert Upholstery. Joel was very professional and polite in each interaction we had regarding my chair. He was timely in his responses to my inquiries, as well as getting my chair back to me within the discussed time frame. He did a beautiful upholstery job that far exceeded my expectations. I was very impressed with the workmanship. It was a wonderful experience all the way around. I will definitely recommend him to my friends and family for future work on upholstery projects they have.

BUYER BEWARE - I rarely write reviews but I wish others had warned me. I needed a bench cushion made, met with Joel to select the fabric and get an estimate. He verified with the supplier that the fabric was in stock and he told me it would take 8-10 weeks to complete. He asked for 50% down but only accepted cash or checks so I came back back a second time to pay. He called two days later saying the cost of the fabric would be double because there was a minimum order amount and he was not about to get stuck with the rest. The fabric was already quite expensive ($ 336 for 1.5 yrd) so I could not justify spending over $ 600 for the fabric alone. I went back a third time to select another fabric without a minimum order requirement. After 10 weeks and not hearing from him, I reached out to check on the timeline. I left two messages and finally received a call back a week later. He was very defensive, saying that he had been on vacation for a week, and stating that he would not have promised 8-10 weeks and that I was obviously confused. I asked if two more weeks were reasonable to get the cushion, he rudely said there was no way for him to know as all his products are custom made. As a last insult, when it was finally ready, he would not accept anything smaller than $20 bills for the remaining balance of $113 because he would not know what to do with a bunch of ones and fives. Wow! And thats his level of customer service. At first, I thought he was just having a bad day but he seemed to have his fair share of bad days. Lucky for him he has a wonderful man working for him who expressed his empathy when I later went back with $20 bills. Needless to say, there are a number of other upholstery businesses in town that I would choose going there.

A small shop off the road, can be easy to drive by but is completely worth going to, the person who helped myself and my family member was extremely polite and helpful.For new upholstery cloth/patterns, there are literally thousands of options to choose from and a dozen different options for cushion foam. If you want something done your way, this is the place to go.(In my pictures all the books hanging from walls/stands are full of patterns and cloth types)

Great place to come if you need something reupholstered! Joel is a super nice guy.

By far the best quality job and awesome selection of materials. Very comparable price- couldn’t be more happier with my chairs!!! Thanks Joel!!👍

Michael Talbert’s Upholstery does excellent work!!I had vintage channel chair that badly needed to be reupholstered. I kept putting if off. Talbert’s Upholstery is in my neighborhood, and I had driven past it countless times and kept thinking to myself, “I need to call these people”. Well, 10 years later, I finally called them and I just can’t tell you happy I am that I did!I received a quote right away from Joel – I compared it to other quotes I received and his quote was very reasonable. Some of the others never got back to me, and those that did, their estimates were sky high and so I assumed they didn’t not want the job.I spoke to Joel about the color I wanted, and also the type and texture of the fabric, and he provided me with many sample books and allowed me to take them home to browse through for several days. My husband and I picked out the fabric we liked, left the chair and a deposit, and a week or two later, voila – our chair had transformed into this beautiful new piece of rejuvenated furniture and took on a whole new personality. I just love, love, love this chair.The workmanship is exquisite, and I appreciate the way they paid attention to the details. I know absolutely nothing about upholstery, and for that matter, any type of sewing, but it seems to me that with a channel chair, mistakes will show – the channels need to be even and aligned so I was very impressed by how perfect the channeling was done. I also talked to Joel about refinishing the chair. We didn’t know what we would find underneath but when they stripped off the dingy, chipped white paint, it turned out the wood was a beautiful hard wood with a nice, natural grain. The refinishing job was also beautiful and done with care. It fits right in with the rest of my furniture.The bottom line – if you have a favorite chair or other piece of furniture you absolutely love that has seen better days – I would highly recommend Talbert’s.

After using 2 other so called experts I found Joel owner of Michael Talbert upholstery.The work was excellent!Joel had a great attitude and is truly interested in providing surperior service.What a great experience and product.Thank you Joel

Joel is great to work with!

Michael Talbert | Portland Upholstery Shop does amazing work. They have done two projects for me, both of which were done with expertise and on time. They have a large selection of fabrics and leather from which to choose. The owner is a joy to work with and is very knowledgeable. I highly recommend them.

Great upholstery done. Beautiful selection of fabrics to choose and leathers

Joel recovered a couch and chair my grand mother had custom made in the 20s, he did such an amazing professional job, I cried . I was so happy it brought back all the great memories! Thanks JoelM. Chernoff

This is a great upholster