How To Measure Furniture for Upholstery: Basic Fabric Measurements

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When choosing fabrics for your upholstery, it’s essential to get your furniture’s measurements right. Otherwise, you’ll end up buying more or less than you need. While you should purchase an extra few inches of fabric, buying too much can cost you a lot. Getting a reasonable estimation is crucial. Today, we’re talking about upholstery measurement … Read more

Selecting Quality Fabric for Reupholstering Projects

As it’ll come to shopping for furniture fabrics, you think you know what you’re searching for. However, once out within the marketplace as you slowly begin to sift through the available options, it’ll get a bit overwhelming. The choice is extensive as far as material options, quality, fabric types, textures, colors, and patterns is concerned. Ultimately, fabric choice for reupholstering projects will boil down to the fabric brand you select or dealer you opt to purchase it from.

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How To Reupholster A Sofa: 5 Things You Need To Know

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Earlier this week, I talked about why you should choose furniture reupholstery instead of buying something new (hint: sentimental value). There are many advantages of reupholstering, including using what you already have. This becomes your contribution to the environment and goes a long way. Imagine what would happen to the Earth if everyone threw away their furniture and dumped it in landfills!

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Reupholstering a Chair

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If the chairs in your dining room have seen better days and are worn, you might be thinking about replacing them. If it’s in your budget and you’re able to locate chairs in a style that fits your décor, and you like, that’s great.

An option that gets overlooked includes reupholstering the chairs you presently own. It’s a project you’re able to do yourself, is affordable, and may completely alter the appearance of a dining room.

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Use Animal Print Ideas to Re-Create a Living Space

Zebra Print Arm Chair

If you’re living inside a large condo or studio apartment, you know the challenges of living in and decorating an open, wide space. If you’re living inside a dorm room, you know the challenge of residing in an extremely cramped area with the company of at least one additional person. Those diverse challenges may be met and won with the assistance of a few excellent animal print ideas. Leopard print ideas will abound for the ones whose living spaces could use a little decorative wild twist, whether modern or rustic.

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Benefits of Using Microfiber Upholstery Fabric

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There are so many kinds of upholstery fabric to choose from. Recently, one of the more popular options when it comes to furniture interior decorating is microfiber upholstery fabric.

This kind of fabric may sound like a scientific breakthrough because of the term “microfiber.” It also has good qualities that would make you want to have it on your furniture.

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Church Pew Upholstery Fabric

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Churches are places where a lot of people come and go. It’s a high-traffic area where upholstery quality should be your major concern. The seats, while usually made of varnished wood, are accompanied by cushioned pews when people need to kneel. Church pews need upholstery fabric that can provide enough support and remain in good shape for a long time.

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How to Choose the Best Fabric for Church Furniture

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Churches require maintenance and with that comes having to care for upholstery fabric as well. Although many churches have wooden seats, there is still a need for upholstery fabric in other places. Usually, I notice upholstered pieces such as the pews, confession box, and the seats on the altar for the speakers and the priests. In other churches with more lavish interiors, they sometimes even have cushioned seats. Here are some valuable tips for interior designers or churchgoers who would like to contribute to the overall look of their place of worship.

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Cat-Friendly Microfiber Upholstery Fabric

Cat-Friendly Microfiber Upholstery Fabric

Some friends say their cats scratch on their furniture, which can be a nightmare! Some fabrics attract cats more than others, so choosing the right one is a must if you have cats.

Sometimes, your feline friend decides that the new favorite scratching post is your sofa. This can result in unsightly scratches on your upholstery. While you can train your cat to use a scratching post, some cats love the scratchable texture of certain types of upholstery fabric.

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