While few of us would be willing to trade our plush upholstery for a granite sofa, you can still get an interior that’s fairly bulletproof if you choose the right fabric. “Technology has ...

Goodbye, upholstery. Hello, vinyl: L.A. Metro is phasing out some of its infamous fabric seats Matt Harrison of Los Angeles tries a new vinyl seat on the Metro Red Line in the San Fernando Valley.

Douglas Funkhouser’s designs for Le Gracieux have earned big-name fans ranging from Micheal S. Smith to Rose Tarlow.

Though, as Haines points out, all the strike-offs, misprints, and scrap material from upholstery projects merely scratches the surface of the significant excess created during the decorating process.

Striped upholstery has been taking over living rooms this year, this filled stripe cushion is another designer-look dupe for the popular Amuse La Bouche striped cushion that costs over £100 more.

Q. I loved the idea in Ask the Designer on Saturday Aug 4 about sprucing up an old sofa with a slip cover — but am finding it hard to source a nice one. Any suggestions?

Homes & Gardens Portland’s Textile Hive fabric library was started by the designer of Jimi Hendrix’s snakeskin suit Updated: Oct. 22, 2019, 10:36 a.m. | Published: Oct. 22, 2019, 10:01 a.m.