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Auto Upholstery: How to Repair Leather Car Seats & Upholstery

Repairing auto upholstery is one of the best ways to make an old car look new. Here's how to repair leather car seats and upholstered car seats and what it costs.

This Chart Shows You How Much Fabric You Need to Reupholster Furniture

You can get unique, low cost furniture by reupholstering used pieces yourself. However, it can be a challenge to figure out how much fabric you need based on the type and shape of your item. These charts show you how much fabric you'll need for common chairs, sofas, and stools.

Calculating Fabric for Upholstery

This is a super handy illustration and chart on how much fabric needed to reupholster. Thank you Honey and Fitz !

How to reupholster a couch in 6 easy steps

Need to know how to reupholster a couch? If you have an old couch that's in need of a revive, reupholstering is easier than you think.

What You Need to Know Before You Reupholster

Thinking about reupholstering a worn-out piece of furniture? Take a look at these tips to make the process simple and easy.

Revive Your Furniture with Reupholstery, Slipcovers, and Draperies

Now that you've chosen just the right fabric for your Spring interiors, it's time to think about where that fabric will be placed. Will your new fabric don your draperies, or will you use it to reupholster your chair/sofa or as a slipcover?

Upholstery Fabrics / La Costa Upholstery

Before making a final selection of fabric on your project consult with your Upholsterer. Many decisions on fabric are merely chosen based o...

6 Ways To Green Clean Your Couch Upholstery

Above: Whipped detergent is an easy-to-make green cleaner that's good for spots

Know-How Notes: Cleaning & Protecting Your Leather Upholstery

When leather upholstery is neglected, really bad things start to happen. Here's how to clean and protect your leather upholstery the right way.

Upholstery 101: 10 Projects to Get You Started

A Basic Chair Makeover : This project will walk you through the basics of making over a classic dining chair- or any chair where all you’re doing is removing the seat and changing out the fabric and/or padding. This is a great place to start if upholstery is totally new to you. You can easily finish it in an afternoon (or an hour if you’re fast!) and have a totally new lookPicture Perfect Backs : Now that you’ve mastered the chair seat,…

How to Clean Your Upholstery

Get the lowdown on keeping your fabric-covered sofas and chairs in good shape

Getting Fun Foods Out of Furniture Upholstery

Summer time brings with it many fun foods, from pizza and soda to ice cream and popsicles. While fun to enjoy on a hot summer day, many of these foods can spell trouble for furniture upholstery. When sticky fingers and dripping snacks find their way onto the couch cushions, don’t despair – these simple techniques can be surprisingly effective. And don’t act too quickly before doing your research; some well-intentioned attempts to clean a spot may push the stain deeper, setting it into…

Easy Steps to Cleaning ULC Upholstery

We need to keep our hands clean, not touch our face, and keep the surfaces of our counters and furniture clean. This includes upholstered furniture. From wood and laminate to metal and steel, Unive…

Go for the Bold: 14 Great Ideas for Patterned Upholstery

Dare to distance yourself from neutral, solid furniture fabrics for rooms that spring to life

SPRUCE Upholstery Inspiration of the Week: Horses!

(Little Miss Sassy, a new member of the family)This weekend I spent some time with my dad out at a ranch that keeps and cares for cutting horses. If you aren’t familiar with a cutting horse, these are the kind that “cut” cattle away from the herd for various reasons like branding or giving shots. Cows like to stay close together, so it can be tricky coming into the herd and pulling out one cow at a time with just you and…

Our Foolproof Plan For Reupholstering a Chair

Clean Upholstery Stains with Whipped Detergent

Spills on your couch can be difficult to spot clean and many people go to using expensive and harsh chemical cleaners. Before you resort to that, try removing the spot using dish detergent that's been whipped by a hand mixer.