Dog on leather chair

Pet-friendly Fabrics

You want your home to look its best, but you have a furry friend or two. Even with animals, you can make your furniture stand out and not look like it’s used as a fur collector. Microfiber: This is a great fabric if you have cats. Since the fabric doesn’t have looped thread, a cat’s…

Green Couch

Upholster in Velvet? Yes, Please!

Velvet is trending right now, and why wouldn’t you want to upholster in velvet? Velvet is a glorious fabric. It has a luxurious feel and it’s quite glamorous. Velvets have a different look depending on the pile—the length of the fibers—and how it’s woven. A shorter pile has a very clean look. To have a…

Pink Sofa

The Power of Cotton

Cotton is a very versatile fabric for your upholstery project. The weaving techniques used with cotton give it different looks from rustic to silky. Cotton takes to dyes well so the sky’s the limit on your color choices and it resists sun damage. When upholstering with cotton, think of it like your favorite jeans. It’s…