| When I am flipping through the pages of a high | | | | All home decor fabric will not be suited for |
| end home decor magazine I will always be lured in | | | | covering your chair. Some fabrics are made for |
| by a beautifully upholstered piece of furniture. A | | | | window treatments and throw pillows. Make sure |
| chair or couch covered in a gorgeous piece of | | | | what you choose is upholstery weight to insure it |
| fabric gives the room the desired custom feel, | | | | will hold up under the use it will get over the |
| elevating the look of the room. You know that it | | | | years. It should also have a stain resistant finish. |
| was probably designed just for that homeowner. | | | | There are ways to bring further personality to |
| For most homes, why do custom upholstery | | | | your piece. Customize it with contrasting piping on |
| when it is often less expensive to buy a piece of | | | | the cushions and on the appropriate seams. |
| furniture from the home furnishings store? That is | | | | Nailheads can give a chair a masculine finish. |
| a valid question until you start shopping for a | | | | Covered buttons and fabric tucks add personality |
| piece that will pull the look of your room together. | | | | to your furniture. A designer trick is to combine |
| In order to appeal to the widest group of people | | | | several fabrics on one piece. This works well in a |
| with their offerings, furniture makers have to | | | | informal room or a child's space. Because |
| manufacture pieces in neutrals or the most | | | | purchasing yardage for your furniture can be |
| popular colors. A visit to your favorite home | | | | costly, a mixed fabric chair can be done less |
| furnishing store will verify this. Tan, gray, cream, | | | | expensively with reduced price remnants. Check |
| black and brown dominate the sales floor. Sage | | | | with your upholster to make sure you have the |
| green and muted blue bring a little color to the | | | | right amount of each fabric for this creative |
| offerings. What if you want to add personality to | | | | project. |
| your room with a plum and green paisley print? | | | | Outdoor fabric has made great advances in the |
| What if your sun room cries out for a botanical | | | | last few years. The choices in designs and colors |
| print? You are going to spend hours shopping in | | | | are vast. The feel of the fabric is so close to |
| stores and online and not find anything close to | | | | regular home decor fabric that you can easily use |
| your vision. This is when your upholster is going to | | | | it indoors. Outdoor fabrics are woven from special |
| become your best friend. | | | | fibers that resist stains, mildew and fading from |
| If you are working with a decorator, they will help | | | | strong sunlight. Using this fabric will let you create |
| you choose a fabric that will bring personality to | | | | beautiful pieces for your porch or sun room. You |
| the room. If you are doing it yourself you can | | | | are no longer limited to what your local big box |
| search local fabric resources or ask your | | | | store is selling. |
| upholster to help you. They will have sample | | | | Custom upholstery will allow you to cover a worn |
| books that you can shop from. Often they will let | | | | out but much loved piece of furniture you own or |
| you borrow them to take home and see how the | | | | rescue an ugly duckling at the thrift store and |
| fabric looks in your room before you commit to | | | | turn it into a swan. It is a fun way to make your |
| it. | | | | home uniquely yours. |