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Upholstery Inspiration: Patterned & Colorful Seats

Recovering a detachable chair seat is one of the simplest upholstery projects you can undertake. We’re far from skilled upholsterers, yet we’ve pulled off this project on a few different occasio...

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 appro...

NeoCon 2009 Trend Spotting: Op Art Inspired Patterns

We attended the big show at the Mart last week called Neo-Con - it is a multi-floor extravaganza of furnishings and finishes aimed at the contract market. We always attend to get an eyeful of what i...

How To: Make an Ottoman Slipcover

click thumbnails for larger pics Project: Ottoman Slipcover Time: 2 1/2 hours Cost: $20.00 excluding extra set of legs No question about it, the little straw ottoman is already as cute as can be. ...

How To: DIY Upholstered Folding Chairs

When we put up this post about the chairs from Anthroplogie being a good DIY inspiration, we had no idea that Shelly would get right on it! She pulled together this project in record time to get it in...

How-To: French Tuft a Cane Chair...From the Flea Market

Here is another "bookmarkable" How-To step-bystep project from our DIY expert, Shelly... Click on the Thumbnails to View All Photos Project: French Tuft a Cane Back Flea Market Chair Time: 5-6 ho...

How To: Make a Simple Bed Skirt

Benita does it again with a super simple, clear and concise how-to for making plain cotton (practically no-sew) bed skirts. Bed skirts have fallen out of favor due to the over exposure of big, bold ru...

Good Questions: Using Fashion Fabrics for Upholstery?

Haris sent in a good question: Hello! Congrats on the fantastic website! I often see fantastic pieces of fabric that are intended for clothing use (suits, skirts, etc) but I would love to use them to ...

Trend Watch: Classic Chairs in Unusual Fabrics

When a photo of a womb chair dressed up in Proenza Schouler damask hit our inbox today it got us thinking about the other instances of classic chairs in unusual "outfits" that we've seen in the past y...

Upholstery Inspiration: Spruce Home

We like the look of vintage pieces that have been given a modern makeover and absolutely subscribe to the concept that redoing older (and probably better made) pieces is a wise choice when it comes t...

How To: The Lazy Upholsterer's MidC Dining Chair Re-do

Project: Mid Century Dining Chair Reupholstery Time: Two and 1/2 hours Cost: 2 1/2 yards @ $17.95 per yard (on sale) >>Enter Slideshow If you're tempted to pass up a set of Mid Century dining chai...

Budget Spruce Up: New Slipcovers

Bemz has recently launched some new slipcover lines and designs. If you have an Ikea sofa that has seen better days upholstery-wise, these are an easy on the wallet and more eco-friendly fix to get yo...

Upholstery Inspiration from Rubie Green

Made from 100 percent organic cotton, Rubie Green's upholstery-grade fabrics are printed in the US using water-based, non-toxic inks. Designs are available in a range of modern and classic prints—no...

How To: Diamond Tufting 101

Project: Diamond Tufting 101 Time: 6-7 hours Cost: $55.00 (stool was $19.99 at Target) >>Enter Slideshow Diamond tufting isn't so formidable when you break it down - it's really just two parts. Fi...

Design-y Political Poster, New Orla Kiely Wallpaper, Woodgrain Upholstery & a Windowbox How-To
Slinks for 11.03.08

Interesting stops around the web today: Political posters go design-y, Orla's new wallpaper, woodgrain upholstery from Williams Sonoma Home and a simple window box how-to...jump below for all the link...

How To: Make Don & Betty Draper's Mad Men Upholstered Headboard

(Welcome to Shelly! She is joining the AT:Chicago team as our resident DIY Upholstery and How-To expert. She'll be posting regularly on ideas and tips for home decor projects.) Contrary to what you m...

Good Questions: Upholstery Cleaning Tips?

Karen is looking for some upholstery cleaning advice: I bought this dining table in craigslist and i love it! The only problem is that it has some stains but not that major just some dirt in the chair...

How To: Mock Tufting

Here's another lesson from Shelly, Mod Home Ec Teacher and queen of DIY - this time it's a tutorial on doing mock tufting of sofa cushions. Like most projects, it started with a problem to be solved: ...

Nate’s Custom Vinyl & Sewing

This graphic childhood logo is now a local craft-cult icon. Thank Nate's immortalizing needles and his very own Vinyl Lux technique of layered, stitched, dimensional art. Recreate your pet, your desi...

Good Questions: Online Upholstery Fabric Suggestions?

Erin is looking for some suggestions: I got Target's Milano Espresso and Mocha chair (shown here) from a thrift store brand new for $25.00, so I couldn't pass it up. But lately I've been wanting to...

How To: Read Upholstery Cleaning Codes

Upholstery should be marked with a code that allows the buyer to know in advance, what type of cleaning is suggested. This is an important thing to keep in mind when purchasing new pieces for your ...

Good Questions: Is a DIY Restoration OK?

Hart is looking for some advice: I recently purchased 4 chairs from an estate auction for $6. The chairs looked cool from the picture but obviously needed a lot of work. So, I figured I could buy them...

CHI Good Questions: Who Makes Slipcovers?

Nicole sent in a good question for the crowd: I want some white slipcovers for my living room furniture but don't trust myself to do a good enough job. Does anyone know of a good source? (Note: Includ...

How To: Shelly's Outdoor Upholstery Makeover

Shelly aka Mod Home Ec teacher (here is her first appearance on AT:Chi, followed by this one and this one) just sent us the link to another one of her always great tutorials. She tackled the job of ma...

CHI Good Questions: Good Upholsterer?

Eric send us an email: "Hello all! I am new to Chicago and I am in desperate need of an affordable upholsterer. I have this fabulous pair of wing back chairs, which are in dire need of a modern update...

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