Great Information on Customizing and Reupholstering Your Furniture

It is time to reupholster your furniture when you no longer enjoy your furniture. If your furniture has a sturdy frame and appeals to your sense of style, reupholster it! If your furniture frame has low integrity or appeal and becomes worn, give it away or throw it out. The negatives simply outweigh the positives and your decision has been made for you. Buy a piece you like!

What to look for as you Reupholster your furniture:

• Match Style to Form
  Customize your choice of upholstery fabric to the style of your furniture’s frame. Nothing is worse than discordant style superimposed on a mismatched form in one furniture piece. Consider harmony before picking out a custom fabric you love. It should enhance the shape or “bones” of the chair and create a piece of custom furniture that “makes sense.”
• Match Form to Function
  Is your custom furniture piece going to be used by the children, guests, and the dog? Will your furniture sit in an alcove virtually untouched by mankind? These are things to consider as you customize the reupholstering of your furniture. Your fabric should hold up to the wear and tear you subject it to. Choosing a customized reupholstery fabric without the function in mind is a mistake many reupholstering novices make.
• Match Style Form and Function to the Rest of your Furniture
  These two considerations are so important as you choose your reupholstery fabric. Is your custom piece going to be used as a support piece in your decoration plan or a central piece? A reupholstered fabric you build your room around should be a color that will readily find a match and an accent. Some colors are easier to decorate with than others. A teal or a red custom fabric for example is very difficult to hit dead-on. A beige, brown, blue or rust will be most agreeable to finding a “friend” with which to compose a room.

Enjoy Your Custom Upholstery and Love Reupholstering Your Furniture!