Artcraft Woodworking & Refinishing

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.

Small Bedroom Furniture Layout Ideas

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Should You Reupholster Your Furniture?

Let us set the stage: You have an old armchair that accompanies a side table in your living room. It has been in your family for years, and frankly, has seen better days. Do you toss it or reupholster? The answer: It depends. Clients consult with us on what to do with old furniture often. …

The facts about wicker furniture

By Laura Firszt, NetworxWicker furniture has long been known as a versatile, relatively inexpensive design option. But today’s wicker is taking its

5 Tips When Shopping for New Furniture

New furniture is an excellent way to spruce up your home. A new bed of couch can not only make your home look more contemporary, styl...

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.

Custom furniture: Worth the cost?

If you’re struggling to find the perfect furniture to fit the space or design of your San Francisco apartment, it may have crossed your mind that rather than trekking around all the furniture stores in your community, looking for that perfect sofa, table or bed that does not exist, perhaps you could just have somebody …

MIT’s New Robots Can Build The Custom Furniture Of Your Dreams

70s Interior Design & Furniture Ideas

This is the year to bring back the 70’s and you can DIY by taking the following five guidelines and using them as a plan for reliving the glory days of thi

Lines on Design: What to know when you order custom furniture

Furniture has more avenues into people's homes today than ever before.

Computer-Designed Furniture Doesn't Need Glue or Screws

Old woodworking tricks meet new computer modeling to create flat-packed furniture that comes together in a snap

Customized Furniture Design becomes the Preferred Choice of Interior Designers

Every home and property owner wants a house that is uniquely designed to serve individual needs. Run of the mill designs do not add the desired exclusivity to the home and office interiors. This is the reason why interior design as an industry is booming. Interior designers are increasingly choosing

Why to buy custom furniture from a skilled furniture maker

CustomMade scholarship winner describes the benefits of buying custom furniture from a skilled furniture maker. CustomMade is an online matchmaker connecting Buyers who want one-of-a-kind Creations with professional and passionate Makers.

This robot can build custom furniture for you

MIT wants its AutoSaw to give people without carpentry skills the ability to make wares that fit their house or apartment. It can even build a full shed.

Is knockoff designer furniture worth the discount?

Inexpensive copies of modernist classics are easy to come by, but they compromise quality, longevity and creative industry.

5 Telltale Signs of Knockoff Designer Furniture

Customized Furniture Design Becomes the Preferred Choice of Interior Designers

Every home and property owner wants a house that is uniquely designed to serve individual needs. Run of the mill designs do not add the desired exclusivity to the home and office interiors. This is the reason why interior design as an industry is booming. Interior designers are increasingly...

Where can I have custom furniture cushions made?

I live in NW but don't mind going outside of the city. I have a built in window seat that needs a cushion and some Cain chairs that could some as well. Any recs? what about fabric?

ARCH X473 Designing and Customizing Furniture and Fixtures

Learn how to design, detail and fabricate custom interior fixtures, fittings and furniture. Understand how various materials and assembly and fabrication methods intersect while gaining the skills to specify, detail, sketch and document your designs. Activities include lectures and in-class design exercises, culminating in a custom piece for your portfolio.

Brownstone Boys: How to Enhance Your Space With Custom Furniture and Built-ins

Because a custom item can be personalized to fit your space and taste, it can improve the feel of the entire room.