Take a look at upholstery fabrics today and you’ll see materials that are stylish, comfortable and functional. Interior designer Barclay Butera sums up today’s furniture coverings with the ...

Upholstery is the materials—which include fabric, padding, webbing, and springs—that make up the soft coverings of chairs, sofas, and other furniture. The process began in the Middle Ages and ...

Go ahead, live on the edge. Put a red sofa in front of your sunniest window. Let the kids eat sloppy Joe on the couch. A new generation of upholstery fabrics can take it. Advances in the way ...

To cover the chair, choose any sturdy fabric that will withstand daily use, including traditional upholstery fabric or ...

Do you have a passion for beautiful furniture, old or new, and the upholstery -- whether leather, textiles or needlepoint -- that covers it? You may be on course to rebrand yourself into an ...