Unconventional Upholstery

Re-upholstering furniture is a great way to customize your home, and allows you to reuse old pieces. If you want to take the idea of customization one step further, we've seen some interesting approaches that you definitely won't see in everyone else's home...

1) Spruce Home's Constellation Wingback ($2,000) is decorated with individually sewn circles of white felt.

2) We love the contrasting edging on this pair of vintage chairs ($500 each) from Fabulous Pieces.

3) The Miss Anne Chair (£950.00) from Ghost Furniture is upholstered in a velvet riding jacket.

4) Matali Crasset's Edra cushions are made from simple foam stuffing inside reusable shopping bags.

5) This sofa from Maison Luxe ($5,500) pairs several beautifully contrasting fabrics.

For instructions on how to start your own upholstery projects, see Shelly's how-to posts from our archives.

Comments (8)

I like #1.

#4 just needs to stop right now.

:)

posted by am_clarke on August 21st 2009 at 2:49pm
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The first one is beautiful!

posted by RedMaiko on August 21st 2009 at 3:01pm
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#1 is stunningly, and would be pretty easy (if painstakingly slow) to DIY.

posted by everythingistaken on August 21st 2009 at 3:40pm
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Sorry, but #5 is making me cringe! #1 is beautiful, though. I wonder how it would look with little crocheted doilies instead of felt? :)

posted by safarikate on August 21st 2009 at 6:45pm
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#1 and #3 are awesome....

posted by boxerchick on August 21st 2009 at 11:21pm
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I love #1. It's a lovely explosion of dots.

Does anyone else think that the back of #3 looks very unfinished. I love the buttons on the front, but the back strap? wtf?

#5 makes me cringe how the fabric isn't lined up at each edge.

posted by buda on August 23rd 2009 at 1:39am
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Pottery barn was unloading a slightly damaged chair at a DEEP discount so we took it and reupholstered it in cowhide. That chair helped land us in Toronto Life magazine's Great Spaces column: http://stylenorth.ca/blog/2008/07/inspiration-unique-furnishings/

posted by ChrisToronto on August 23rd 2009 at 7:01am
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#5 is one-too-many choices of unrelated fabrics - and the workmanship on the seat cushion just isn't there...

#1 & 3 is nice - I guess I'm just a bit more traditional.

I really like #2 - Those are quite beautiful in a way that #4 is not.

posted by bepsf on August 23rd 2009 at 5:27pm
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