• Fabric swatches by mail Free

  Tell us the frames you're considering and we'll send physical samples to your door. See the color in your own daylight before you commit.

• Design consultation Free

  Send us your floor plan and our team will work out which configurations fit, where the chaise should go, and how it moves through your doorway.

• Sit on it first

  Our downtown San Jose showroom has the frames, the swatches, and the leather samples in one place. No appointment needed.

Start with a frame

Three custom programs, all made to order. Browse the frames, then bring your room dimensions in and we'll spec it out together.

• Custom Sofas

  71 frames · stationary, reclining & apartment-size Starting at $1,078

• Custom Sectionals

  45 frames · modular, chaise & corner layouts Starting at $1,148

• Custom Sleeper Sofas

  41 frames · guest rooms & multipurpose spaces Starting at $2,498

Popular frames

Each of these is one frame built in several sizes and layouts, so you can put a loveseat and a sectional in the same room without them looking like strangers. Every piece is made to order in your choice of material.

• Kelsey

  4 configurations Sofa, sectional, and two sectional sizes. Our most accessible custom frame. from $1,148

• Pia

  4 configurations Accent chair, sofa, 2-piece sectional with chaise, 3-piece sectional. Good for furnishing a room in stages. from $1,198

• Olsen

  3 configurations Loveseat, sofa, estate sofa. A compact frame for condos and apartments. from $1,198

• Bennett

  4 configurations 69" loveseat, sofa, 79" chaise, 89" estate sofa. One silhouette across four lengths. from $1,298

• Dawn

  5 configurations Deep-seat sofa, reversible chaise, queen sleeper, U-shaped sectional. The most adaptable frame we carry. from $1,598

• Noah

  3 configurations Modular sectional in three, five, or base configuration. Rearrange the pieces if you move. from $2,248

Also built to order: Lexington, Dean, Maxwell and Auren. Ask us about any frame you don't see here — our full custom range runs to more than 200.

American Leather

Three ranges built on the same frames. Several designs — Alora, Bentley and Clara among them — come as a stationary sofa and as a sleeper, so a living room and a guest room can match without looking staged.

• Stationary Sofas

  16 frames The non-sleeper, non-motion range. Clean modern silhouettes in leather or performance fabric. from $1,699

• Today Sleeper

  97 options Cot through king. A sleeper that reads as a sofa first — the practical choice for a room that has to do two jobs. from $2,699

• Comfort Sleeper

  109 options Their flagship sleeper platform. No bars, no springs, and a genuine mattress — the one people actually sleep on more than once. from $3,999

Choose your configuration

Most frames can be built in any of these layouts. Shown from above, the way they'll actually sit in your room. Prefer to be walked through it? Use the sofa builder and we'll come back with a price and lead time.

• Sofa

  Two or three seats in a straight run. The default for most living rooms and anywhere the piece sits against a wall.

• Loveseat

  A shorter two-seat frame. Works in apartments, condos, offices, and as a companion piece to a full sofa.

• Chaise Left LAF*

  The extended lounge runs along the left side, as drawn. Best when the long side needs to sit against a wall on your left.

• Chaise Right RAF*

  The extended lounge runs along the right side, as drawn. The mirror image of the layout above.

• L-Shaped Corner

  Two full seating runs meeting at a corner — more seats than a chaise layout. Suits corner placement and open floor plans.

• U-Shaped

  Seating on three sides. The most seats in one piece — built for media rooms, large families, and entertaining.

Why order custom from Contempo

Custom furniture is usually a choice between one manufacturer's house line or a catalog you can't touch. We're neither.

• Five brands, not one line

  Jonathan Louis, Flores Design, Flexsteel, American Leather and Luonto — over 200 custom frames. If one maker's arm style isn't right, the next one's might be. And because we accept customer's own material, you're never held to a single manufacturer's fabric book.

• 4–6 weeks, not a season

  Most custom upholstery programs quote twelve to sixteen weeks. Ours runs four to six, so you can order for a move-in date or the holidays without gambling.

• Priced from $1,078

  Custom doesn't have to start in the mid-thousands. Our range spans entry-level made-to-order through luxury American Leather and Luonto builds, so the program scales to your budget rather than the other way round.

• A real showroom downtown

  Photographs of upholstery are unreliable and seat firmness cannot be described. Ten seconds sitting on a frame settles questions that ten emails won't.

How a special order works

Six steps from first visit to delivery. Most of it happens in one conversation.

1. Start with a frame

   The frame sets the silhouette — arm style, back height, seat depth, cushion firmness, leg finish. Browse online to narrow it down, then sit on the ones you're considering.

2. Pick a configuration and size it to your room

   Choose your layout from the options above, then adjust length, depth, and chaise orientation. Sectionals can also be built as modular pieces that reconfigure later if you move.

   Bring your room dimensions — and measure your doorway, hallway, stairwell, and elevator. We confirm the finished piece can physically reach the room before the order is written. Send a floor plan and we'll do this for you before you visit.

3. Choose your fabric or leather

   Order free swatches by mail, or compare them side by side in the showroom. This is where most of the decision-making happens.

4. Review the specification

   We write up the full spec — frame, dimensions, configuration, orientation, material, cushion fill, leg finish — and go through it with you line by line before anything is submitted. Once you approve it, production begins.

5. Production — 4 to 6 weeks

   Your piece is cut, built, and upholstered to your specification. We'll contact you as soon as it's ready to schedule delivery.

6. White glove delivery

   Our team brings it into your home at a time that works for you, unwraps it, assembles it if needed, and takes all the packaging away with them.

Fabric, leather, and COM

Screens lie about color and tell you nothing about texture. Get the real thing in your hands before you decide.

Performance fabrics

Stain-resistant, pet-friendly weaves built for daily use. The practical choice for family rooms, households with kids, and anyone who'd rather not think twice about a spilled glass of wine.

Leather

Available in medium to heavy protective finishes. Heavier finishes clean easily and wear evenly; lighter, more natural finishes develop more character but show more. We'll walk you through the trade-off based on how the piece will be used.

COM — Customer's Own Material

You are not limited to our fabric library. If you've found a textile elsewhere — a designer specification, a mill you already work with, a discontinued pattern you've been holding onto — our manufacturers will upholster your frame in it.

Send us the fabric details and we'll confirm yardage, suitability for upholstery use, and manufacturer approval before the order is written. It's the difference between choosing from a catalog and actually specifying a piece.

Request free fabric swatches

Not sure what fits? Ask us first.

A custom order is non-refundable once production starts, so we'd rather answer ten questions now than fix a problem in six weeks.

• Design consultation

  100% Free

  Send us your floor plan and we'll work out which configurations fit your space, and where the chaise should sit.

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• Live chat

  Quick answers

  Got a question about a frame, a fabric, or a lead time? Message us and we'll get you a straight answer.

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• Visit the showroom

  No appointment

  The fastest option. Everything is in one room and you can sit on all of it.

  Call 408-216-0770

Before you order

Custom pieces are built specifically for you, so they're handled differently from stock merchandise. Please read this before placing an order.

• Custom and personalized pieces are non-returnable. They fall outside our standard 30-day return window because they can't be resold.
• Cancellations are accepted within 48 hours of placing the order, for a full refund. After that, production has been released and custom orders are non-refundable.
• Defects and shipping damage are covered. If your piece arrives damaged or has a defect in materials or workmanship, contact us with photos and your order number. Custom pieces carry our standard one-year warranty.
• Approve your spec carefully. Color, configuration, and dimensions lock once production begins — which is exactly why we review every line with you first.

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