{"id":9256,"date":"2024-05-29T13:24:54","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T18:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kovifabrics.com\/blog\/?p=9256"},"modified":"2024-07-25T12:28:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T17:28:24","slug":"fabric-styles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kovifabrics.com\/blog\/fabric-styles\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing Upholstery Fabrics With The Best Personality \u2014 Yours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Peanut butter and pickles. Cheese on a slice of apple pie. Dipping french fries in a milkshake. One person\u2019s \u201cYou\u2019re eating what?!<\/em>\u201d is another person\u2019s \u201cYuuummmm!!<\/em>\u201d It\u2019s partly about taste, of course. But it\u2019s also about personality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that you are craving your favorite secret combination of seemingly incompatible edibles, let\u2019s talk about upholstery. Nonsequitur, you say? Not so. Combining unexpected flavors is a kind of expression of your unique personality. Treating yourself to your own particular brand of yumminess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same can be said about choosing upholstery\u2014particularly these days. No matter your design style, nearly every vibe makes room for or revels in accent pieces\u2014those pieces that add a certain design flavor that\u2019s all your own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today let\u2019s play with those for a bit. We\u2019ll share some DIY resources from our vault \u2014 a bunch, actually \u2014 for various pieces that work well as accents. And we\u2019ll pair them with fabrics that shine with personality to help you get some ideas for spicing up your space. Fun things you might not have considered, like black pepper on strawberries. (Yes, that\u2019s a thing<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Will The Real Dining Chair, Please Stand Up: Give Formal A Personality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Guess who\u2019s coming to dinner? Your sassiest interior design style fantasies, that\u2019s who. Dining rooms and dining room chairs, in particular, are excellent places to add some personality.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Typically, dining rooms are otherwise elegant and formal, so a small bit of upholstery that says \u201cwow\u201d brings a little smile, too. You can serve your guests seating that doubles as great conversation starters without wrecking the elegant vibe.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll hear a lot today from our DIY-guru-in-residence, Aimee Swikit of the Artisan Upholstery Studio<\/em>. Like her how-to reupholster traditional<\/a> dining room chairs with contrasting wood frames or dining chairs with removable<\/a> cushions. She\u2019s even got you covered if you\u2019d like to keep your existing chairs but have them change outfits with this dining chair slipcover<\/a> DIY.<\/p>\n\n\n\n