Tag: upholstery | Apartment Therapy

Tips and Ideas for Mixing Patterns!

One of our favorite elements to Rene’s Bright and Sunny Artistic home was her intelligent, inspiring, and expertly mixed patterns throughout her space. We’ve definitely been seeing this trend in ...

Heather and Josh's Los Feliz Charm
House Call

Name: Heather and Josh Smith Location: Los Feliz, CA Size: 1,275 square feet Newlyweds, Heather and Josh, open the doors to their charming and comfortable Los Feliz apartment. Thoughtful about thei...

How Do You Protect Your Outdoor Furniture?
Austin

We confess, Austin normally has gorgeous weather---the kind of weather perfect for relaxing on porches and decks. We found ourselves on a friend's beautiful screened-in porch this weekend, only we ex...

Inspiration, Tips and Hints from Mod Green Pod!
Austin

We've all probably had that unfinished project lying around our home every now and then. Like a chair you bought off Craigslist that would be absolutely gorgeous if only you found the time/inspiratio...

Suzie Stanford's Tea Towel Upholstery
Melbourne

Our Grandparent's generation can't go on holidays within Australia without coming home with a tourist tea towel from their destination. We’ve already confessed to loving Australian made tea towels, ...

Inspiration: Jamie Ward Furniture
Austin

We posted last week about the inspiring recycling that the owners of the Austin upholstery business Spruce are doing to old furniture with good bones. While we love their innovative work, we also rec...

Change The Fabric, Change the Look: Upholstery Magic

Apple green plush or tweed linen? Each one gives a different lookFor most of us, a sofa is a major investment. But what if we get tired of it and want a change? Although most of realize that an uph...

Inspiration...House Beautiful's Instant Room Series

One of our favorite monthly reads is House Beautiful's Instant Room. Each month a different designer provides a 1-2-3 step look for pulling a room together with different colors and fabrics. The desig...

Good Questions: Anyone Know This Fabric?
Los Angeles

Anyone know where this tree-patterned fabric is from? We just spotted it on Emma's blog, and it has now landed on our Must Have For Future Projects list. Correction: that chair (including the throw bl...

Anthropologie's Fabric Samples

If you have been into Anthropologie, you have seen the colorful fabrics that cover their comfortable upholstered furniture. With all of the patterned designs available, it could be a question of if th...

Roundup: Chair And A Half

We first experienced the "chair and a half" years ago when we lived in Manhattan and needed to maximize our floor layout. The chair and a half was a great solution to fit in our small space while crea...

Good Questions: Help Me Upholster My New Sofa!
Los Angeles

AT reader Liz is needing some help deciding on fabric colors...She writes: I just bought this sofa off of Craigslist. I love the sofa but it needs new upholstery. The problem is, I can't decide on a ...

How To: Slipcover a Reading Chair Post Followup

ATLA reader "Carsonsmom" was inspired by a past how-to post illustrating how to make your own slipcover for a reading chair and wanted to share her own DIY experience: I was inspired by the How To: S...

Get Serious, Pet Stain and Odor Remover

White carpet plus dog equals...trouble. Or so we thought the other night when our friend's dog very gently tossed his cookies (and whatever else he'd gotten into while rummaging through the garbage a...

4 Steps to Keep Your New Furniture Looking New

So you just plunked down a small fortune for a new couch or a great upholstered chair. Some tips to keep your new couch from turning into your...well, your old couch, after the jump... ...

LA Store: The Loft (Michael Levine's Upstairs)

Our friend got a new couch. She wanted a chaotic mix of color and pattern on her orange tweed couch. We headed downtown to find the fabric. Our first stop, as always, was The Loft. More pictures, a...