How to Select the Perfect Upholstery for Your Custom Furniture
Choosing the Right Fabric or Leather Makes a Big Difference
Are you looking for a new sofa or sectional, but you need kid-friendly or pet-friendly fabric? Do you want to add a chair or recliner to your living room, but you want something unique to you? Custom upholstery is one of the best ways to make your home suit your style and needs. There are hundreds of fabrics and leather options to choose from, but don’t let that overwhelm you! Furniture of Dalton works with top brands like Norwalk, Durham, and Canadel that specialize in custom furniture to bring your unique design vision to life. From custom upholstered sofas and chairs to dining table chairs, and upholstered headboards, we can make the process of bringing your vision to life simple. We have a great video from one of our amazing designers, Mia, who loves custom furniture and has a passion for helping customers in their customer upholstery selection. We also rounded up a few pieces of advice from our designers for choosing the perfect upholstery for your custom furniture.
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Table of Contents:
Where is the Custom Furniture Piece Going?
How to Choose the Right Color Upholstery?
Durability of Custom Furniture
Balancing Texture and Design with Custom Furniture
Paul Roberts Custom Upholstery Sofa
Where Is the Custom Upholstery Furniture Piece Going?
One of the first things to consider when choosing upholstery is knowing where the piece will live in your home. If you need a sofa or sectional for a high-traffic area, using a performance fabric that allows you to easily wipe up spilled wine or sticky handprints will make your life much easier. Going with a darker color fabric or leather will also help disguise messes on heavily used furniture like family room sofas or sectionals. If the custom piece is larger, like a sectional, we recommend using a lighter, more neutral color to help balance the space. Smaller accents like chairs are a great place to play with fun colors and patterns because they won’t overwhelm the room.
Custom upholstery fabric and leather options from Hooker Furniture at Furniture of Dalton
How to Choose the Right Color Upholstery?
When choosing the perfect upholstery, consider the overall color palette of the room. Do you already have a bold sofa that you need to balance out with more neutral-colored chairs? Or do you have more neutral pieces currently and you want to play around with a fun pattern or color in your other furniture selections? The great thing about going custom is that you can really balance out the existing pieces you have with the fabric or leather that you select.
Durability of Custom Furniture
It is important to choose fabrics and leather that will stand the test of time. While on-trend colors and patterns can be fun to utilize, when you are investing in a long-term piece, it is wise to choose a more neutral color or design that will look good in your home years down the road. On the contrary, if you want something that is more trendy, go for it! Consider choosing pieces that are more of an accent like seat cushions on dining chairs. You can also choose fun custom fabric for pillows, which can easily be swapped out with new trends and colors throughout the seasons.
Custom upholstery options for bedframes from Durham Furniture at Furniture of Dalton
Balancing Texture and Design with Custom Furniture
Custom furniture allows you to create balance not only with color palette but also texture. Velvet, wool, and leather are all great options to pair with your lighter color furniture pieces to add texture and dimension. For a light and airy feel, linen and cotton provide a natural, Earthy tone to your room.
If you are interested in custom upholstery for your home, we would love to talk with you more! You can set up an appointment online or through Facebook for either an in-person or virtual consultation to learn more about the process and see all of our wonderful fabric and leather options. We can also look at your existing furniture and room to help you select what will pair well with what you already have. We look forward to helping you create a piece tailored to your style and needs, helping customers is our passion.