Custom Banquettes for Los Angeles Homes, Restaurants & Hospitality Spaces

HF Atelier designs and fabricates custom banquette seating for residential, restaurant, hospitality, and high-end interior design projects in Los Angeles and beyond.

From upholstered kitchen banquettes and breakfast nooks to restaurant booths, curved banquettes, built-in seating, and fully custom architectural upholstery, each project is developed specifically for the space.

Our process brings together design, upholstery, construction coordination, material selection, fabrication, and installation through a series of clear client approvals.

Depending on the project, your custom banquette may be built on-site by a qualified contractor or fabricated off-site through HF Atelier with our builders and upholstery team.

Every project is managed through a dedicated client portal with formal sign-off checkpoints so that dimensions, drawings, materials, construction details, and final production decisions are approved before the next stage begins.

Each checkpoint must be signed off before the next stage can begin. Delayed approvals or sign-offs may shift the production schedule accordingly.

1. Custom Banquette Design + Inspiration

We begin by understanding the look and feel you want to create.

Whether we are designing a residential breakfast nook, luxury dining banquette, restaurant booth, or hospitality seating installation, we begin by understanding the architecture, intended use, and overall character of the space.

• Inspiration images
• Overall shape and configuration
• Upholstery style
• Leather or fabric direction
• Color
• Seat and back design
• Storage preferences
• Comfort requirements
• Durability requirements
• Architectural details within the space

Checkpoint 1 — Design Direction Approval

You will review and approve the initial design direction through your client portal before we move into detailed planning and quoting.

2. Preliminary Quote + Scope

Once we understand the approximate size, configuration, and design direction, HF Atelier will prepare a preliminary quote for the project.

At this stage, we will also determine the most appropriate construction approach.

• Built on-site by your existing contractor
• Built on-site by a contractor sourced by you
• Built on-site by a contractor recommended or sourced by HF Atelier
• Built off-site and managed directly by HF Atelier with our builders

The final construction approach will depend on the shape, size, location, site conditions, access, shipping requirements, and overall project scope.

For many built-in banquettes, having the permanent base constructed on-site provides the most accurate fit, especially when the project involves curved walls, cabinetry, electrical, HVAC, flooring transitions, or other existing construction conditions.

Contractor construction costs may be quoted separately from HF Atelier's upholstery and fabrication scope unless otherwise stated in your proposal.

Checkpoint 2 — Quote + Scope Approval

The preliminary quote and general project scope must be approved through your client portal before we move into detailed drawings, contractor coordination, or production planning.

3. Custom Banquette Construction + Contractor Coordination

Option A — Banquette Base Built On-Site

For many custom built-in seating projects, we recommend having the permanent base constructed on-site by a qualified contractor.

You may work with your existing contractor, source and hire a contractor of your choice, or ask HF Atelier to recommend or help source a qualified contractor.

HF Atelier will coordinate with the selected contractor regarding the requirements for the upholstered portion of the project and may provide drawings, CAD, renderings, elevations, dimensions, construction specifications, upholstery requirements, and templating guidance.

Option B — Banquette Built Off-Site by HF Atelier

For projects that are appropriate for off-site fabrication, HF Atelier can manage the complete custom banquette build through our Los Angeles fabrication and upholstery network.

When HF Atelier is responsible for off-site construction, we manage the build process internally with our builders and fabrication partners. The client is not responsible for coordinating the internal construction team.

HF Atelier manages builder coordination, construction specifications, internal fabrication, upholstery, quality control, packaging, and freight preparation. Once complete, the finished piece ships directly to the client or designated project site.

Checkpoint 3 — Construction Plan Approval

Before construction begins, you will approve the selected construction approach, drawings, scope, and applicable details through your project portal.

4. Material Selection

Material selection is especially important for high-use residential dining areas, restaurant seating, and hospitality environments where durability, cleanability, and appearance must work together.

Depending on the project, materials may include full-grain leather, performance leather, mohair, performance velvet, commercial-grade fabric, leather and fabric combinations, and other specialty upholstery materials.

Material Selection for Los Angeles Clients

Los Angeles clients are invited to visit our leather house and HF Atelier studio to review leather hides, performance fabrics, mohair, velvet, and specialty upholstery materials in person.

If an in-person visit is not possible, we can coordinate samples for remote review.

Checkpoint 4 — Material Approval

Your selected leather or fabric must be formally approved through your project portal before materials are ordered or production begins.

5. Base Construction or Internal Fabrication

For on-site construction, the contractor will build and permanently install the banquette base according to the approved design and actual site conditions.

For HF Atelier off-site construction, HF Atelier will manage the construction process internally with our builders.

HF Atelier does not provide routine progress photography during production. We honor the approved sign-off process as the formal record of project decisions and production direction.

Checkpoint 5 — Construction Readiness

All required construction information must be finalized and approved before the project moves into templating or fabrication.

6. Final Templates + Dimensions

For projects built on-site, final templates are created once the permanent base has been completely installed. These templates capture the actual finished geometry of the installed banquette and become the basis for fabrication.

For projects being fully built off-site by HF Atelier, final production dimensions will be established using the approved drawings, verified measurements, and any required templates before fabrication begins.

Checkpoint 6 — Template + Final Dimension Approval

Once approved, these dimensions become the production basis for the project. Changes after this approval may require revised pricing and may affect the production schedule.

7. Custom Banquette Fabrication + Upholstery

Once approved templates or verified final dimensions, approved materials, final project specifications, required construction information, and all necessary client sign-offs are received, your custom upholstered banquette moves into fabrication at HF Atelier.

Our goal is to create architectural banquette seating that feels permanently integrated into the room, rather than a loose cushion or generic furniture solution.

HF Atelier does not provide ongoing production photos during this stage. The approved sign-off process serves as the formal record of design, material, dimensional, and production decisions.

8. Delivery + Installation

Once production is complete, the final delivery method depends on the approved project scope.

Where HF Atelier installation is included, installation will be scheduled once production is complete and the site is ready.

For projects constructed off-site, HF Atelier will prepare the completed banquette for shipment directly to the client or designated project location. Installation at destination will be handled according to the approved project scope.

9. Final Project Photography + Credit

HF Atelier requires final photographs of the completed installation for our project records.

For projects completed in collaboration with an interior designer, architect, stylist, builder, or other design professional, HF Atelier must be credited when the completed project is photographed, published, submitted to press, or shared publicly.

Credit should appear as: HF Atelier

Residential, Restaurant + Trade Projects

HF Atelier works with homeowners, interior designers, architects, restaurants, hospitality groups, builders, and trade professionals on custom banquette seating and architectural upholstery.

Projects may include kitchen banquettes, dining banquettes, breakfast nooks, curved banquettes, restaurant booths, restaurant banquette seating, wall-mounted upholstered seating, hospitality banquettes, custom leather seating, built-in dining seating, architectural upholstery, and other custom built-in seating applications.

Typical Timeline

Our typical upholstery production timeline is approximately 8–12 weeks once final materials, templates or dimensions, specifications, and all required approvals have been received.

Delayed client approvals or sign-offs will shift the project timeline accordingly.

A Note About Custom Work

Every custom banquette and built-in seating project is unique. Measurements, construction conditions, wall shapes, cabinetry, materials, access, shipping requirements, and site conditions can all affect the final design and construction method.

For this reason, HF Atelier works through a structured series of approvals and checkpoints before fabrication begins.

The Process at a Glance

Custom Banquette Design + Inspiration → Design Sign-Off → Preliminary Quote + Scope → Quote + Scope Sign-Off → Construction Method + Contractor Coordination → Construction Plan Sign-Off → Material Selection → Material Sign-Off → Base Construction or HF Atelier Internal Fabrication → Construction Readiness → Final Templates + Dimensions → Template + Dimension Sign-Off → HF Atelier Fabrication + Upholstery → Delivery or Installation → Final Project Photography + HF Atelier Credit → Project Completion