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title: "Replacement Cushion Covers, Custom: How to Get a Price"
url: "https://cushionguide.com/answers/replacement-cushion-covers-price/"
section: "The Cutting Table"
author: "Rosa Delgado, The Porch Keeper of Savannah"
author_url: "https://cushionguide.com/masters/rosa/"
published: "2026-05-04"
updated: "2026-09-24"
keywords: "replacement cushion covers custom, cover only cushion price, replacement sofa cushion covers, contrast piping cushion covers, custom cushion cover quote"
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# How do I get a price for replacement cushion covers?

*Sometimes the foam is fine and the cover has simply lived a full life: sun, spilled sweet tea, one enthusiastic dog. Here is how to price just the cover.*

Also asked as: Quote on new sofa covers?; Covers for seat and back cushions.

> **The quick answer:** Price replacement cushion covers on the cover-only listing: pick the size range for each piece and the price appears on screen. Then write each exact size, the main fabric code and the piping code in Personalization. In one quote a replacement cover cost about 40% of a new cushion with foam, so if only the cover is damaged, order just the cover.

![Burnt-orange velvet box cushion with ivory piping on a linen-draped workbench with tape measure, thread, scissors and a tag](https://cushionguide.com/media/bench-cushions/rust-velvet-cushion-made-to-measure-workbench-1600.webp "A rust velvet cushion laid out with the tools of the trade and a tag noting its finished 70¾ x 15¾ in (180 x 40 cm) size.")

## Key facts

- Replacement covers are priced on the cover-only listing, by size range.
- When seat and back covers differ, each piece gets its own size range.
- Exact sizes, the main fabric code and the piping code go in Personalization.
- Contrasting piping is available.
- In one quote, a replacement cover cost about 40% of a new cushion with foam and cover.

## Your cover-only checklist

1. Open the cover-only listing, not the full cushion listing.
2. Select a size range for each piece, for example two seat covers and two back covers.
3. Read the price on screen for each range before you add the next piece.
4. In Personalization, write every exact size: length x depth x thickness.
5. Add the main fabric code and the piping code; contrasting piping is fine.

## What slows a cover quote down

- ✗ One size range chosen when the seat and back covers differ.
- ✗ A color described in words instead of a fabric code.
- ✗ No note on which fabric goes on the piping.
- ✗ New foam ordered when only the cover is torn.

## A cut seat and a cheaper fix

A buyer in the US wrote to the workshop after a seat cushion got cut. The workshop quoted it two ways: a new seat cushion, foam plus cover, or the cover by itself, which came to roughly 40% of the whole cushion.

Kids and dogs are the real quality control, and when the damage stops at the fabric, a new cover is all a cushion needs. Keep the foam, zip on the new jacket and get back to the porch.

## Four covers and a contrasting welt

Another buyer priced a set of sofa covers with contrasting piping: two seat covers about 23.5 x 20.5 x 4 in (60 x 52 x 10 cm) and two back covers about 15.75 x 20.5 x 3 in (40 x 52 x 8 cm). Each piece got its own size range on the listing, and the body code and piping code went into Personalization. Someone else asked for blue stripes with orange piping, which is exactly the kind of combination the listing allows.

A contrasting welt gives a plain cover a crisp outline, like white trim on a porch rail. What color would you put on the edge of yours, neighbor? The [piping Pattern](https://cushionguide.com/guides/cushion-piping-matching-contrast-none/) weighs matching against contrast, [covers for existing foam](https://cushionguide.com/guides/cushion-covers-for-existing-foam/) walks the keep-your-foam route, and the [cushion covers](https://cushionguide.com/cushions/cushion-covers/) pages show finished sets.

> **Tailor's margin:** If only the cover is torn, order the cover and keep the foam; in one quote the cover alone came well under the price of a new cushion.

> Replacement cushion covers are priced by size range on the cover-only listing; exact sizes and the piping code go in Personalization.
>
> — Rosa

## Buyer questions

**A common question:** How do I price replacement sofa cushion covers with contrasting piping?

**The workshop's answer:** Use the cover-only listing: select the size range for each piece, for example two seat covers of 23.5 x 20.5 x 4 in (60 x 52 x 10 cm) and two back covers of 15.75 x 20.5 x 3 in (40 x 52 x 8 cm), and the price appears for each range. Write the exact sizes, body fabric code and piping code in Personalization.

**A common question:** My seat foam got cut. Do I need a whole new cushion or just a cover?

**The workshop's answer:** Both were quoted. The cover alone came to roughly 40% of a replacement seat cushion with foam and cover, so if only the cover is damaged, order just the cover.

**A common question:** Can I get one total for several covers in different sizes?

**The workshop's answer:** Yes. Send all sizes, quantities and fabric in one message for one total. Add each size to one cart, use one named option with quantity plus sizes in Personalization, or ask for a custom listing.

**A common question:** What do you need from me to quote a custom cover?

**The workshop's answer:** Length x width x thickness, the fabric or listing you like, and a drawing with every side for shaped cushions. The workshop confirms the shape and replies with a total; ask it to say whether shipping is in it.

## Questions buyers ask next

### Can the piping on a replacement cover be a different color from the body?

Yes. Contrasting piping is available on replacement covers. Write the main fabric code and the piping code separately in Personalization, so the workshop knows which fabric goes on the body and which goes on the welt.

### Is a new cover much cheaper than a whole new cushion?

Yes, by a good margin. In one quote a replacement cover came to about 40% of a new foam-and-cover cushion, so when the foam is still sound, replacing only the cover can save most of the cost.

### What if my seat and back covers are different sizes?

Select a separate size range for each piece on the cover-only listing, such as two seat covers and two back covers, then list every exact size in Personalization. The price shows for each range as you pick it.

## Related at the atelier

- [Why does an angled or rounded-corner cushion cost more than a rectangle?](https://cushionguide.com/answers/angled-trapezoid-cushion-cost-vs-rectangle/): An angled or rounded-corner cushion costs more than a rectangle because of labor, not fabric: every piece is cut and sewn by hand, and angles and curves take much longer.
- [I picked the wrong color by mistake. Can you make it again in the right one?](https://cushionguide.com/answers/ordered-wrong-color-cushion-remake/): Yes, a cushion ordered in the wrong color can be made again in the right one.
- [Can you make replacement covers for an IKEA Friheten sofa?](https://cushionguide.com/answers/corner-sofa-bed-replacement-covers-and-backrests/): No, fitted replacement slipcovers for an IKEA Friheten sofa aren't made; the workshop makes seat cushions and backrests instead, including a lounge set of two backrests, two armrests and a mattress…
- [Ordering new cushion covers for foam you already own](https://cushionguide.com/guides/cushion-covers-for-existing-foam/): To order replacement cushion covers, measure the bare insert seam to seam while it lies relaxed, record its true thickness without rounding, and say whether it is foam, fiber or a mattress.
- [Custom Cushion Covers in Five Velvets: A Pairing for Each Season](https://cushionguide.com/readings/five-velvet-cushions-fanned-oak-floor-piping/): Custom cushion covers let one cushion change with the seasons: zip off an ivory velvet with gray piping for summer and zip on emerald with coral piping for the holidays.
- [Slipcover, new covers or new cushions: pick the right fix](https://cushionguide.com/guides/slipcover-or-new-cushion-covers/): Whether a couch needs a slipcover or new cushion covers depends on what is worn.

*Porch light's on — Rosa*

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Written by Rosa Delgado (https://cushionguide.com/masters/rosa/) for CushionGuide (https://cushionguide.com/about/). The site explains made-to-measure cushions and the partner workshop makes them; measurements are in inches first. This Markdown mirrors the page at https://cushionguide.com/answers/replacement-cushion-covers-price/