For John McClain, an interior designer in Orlando, Fla., and author of the new “The Designer Within” (Gibbs Smith), the plush fabric is on speed dial in his little black book of upholstery.

The catwalks were awash with velvet this season. Stella McCartney, Valentino and Saint Laurent all showed this luscious fabric in myriad forms, from slick Le Smoking tuxedos to gloriously feminine ...

Here, the designer breaks down the details, from brutalist pottery to striped performance upholstery. A flat lay by Tim Pfeiffer Courtesy of Hoedemaker Pfeiffer 1.

Nancy Evars, designer and CEO at Evars Collective in San Carlos, California, loves modernizing furniture with new fabrics. She recently purchased six 1970s Milo Baughman–style dining chairs from ...

Best fabric sofas: Velvet, ... It performs beautifully as upholstery too and if your covers are removable, ... Luxury designer Abigail Ahern has the answer in this Western-themed armchair, ...

Decorating with velvet furniture gives your space a bold style statement, but it can turn into an eyesore if you don’t know how to clean velvet. The plush upholstery has a commanding presence ...

During the daytime, Kristin Mallison works at a curtain customization company, dressing windows with one-off drapery. In her spare time, the Brooklyn-based 29-year-old designer creates corsets ...