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Unusual Upholstery Ideas for a Unique Living Space

When redecorating a home or even decorating it for the first time, there are many choices to be made regarding the style, functionality and practicality of each piece of furniture or ornament. More and more, people are looking to spice up their spaces with little quirky touches of personality that bring their home to life and provide them with a visually pleasing place to live in.

Upholstery material makes up a major part of whatever furniture items you have in your home, and it is therefore worth spending some time considering what effect upholstering or reupholstering certain items will have on the look and feel of your rooms. Below you will find some unusual upholsterymaterial ideas that can give any room the’wow’ factor.

First of all, for UK homeowners or tenants, it is worth knowing that a huge range of different upholstery material is available from UK suppliers, both online and on the high street. It is also not necessary to spend a ton of money on upholstering your furniture, as the best UK upholstery fabric vendors often make even designermaterials available at very reasonable prices.

One unusual idea that can add a unique and intriguing touch to your home is choosing an upholstery material that is opposite in style to the item of furniture you are upholstering. What is means is choosing a modern upholstery fabric for a classic piece of furniture, and vice versa. The former works particularly well, and brand new items in this style can be seen for sale all over the UK.

Some particularly original ideas include using comic strip style upholstery material or images of maps to decorate furniture and bright colours to upholster antique armchairs. Be aware that if you choose one of these ideas for your home that the piece of furniture in question is bound to draw attention; make sure that itis not competing in an overly ‘busy’ area packed full of conflicting design ideas.

Another great use for upholstery material is adding customised touches to it with the use of accessories. Many major UK retailers of upholstery and curtain fabrics stock buttons, tacks, ribbons and adhesive to add a unique touch to furniture.

Try adding stripes of coloured ribbon down your upholstery material or replacing existing buttons with unusually shaped or coloured ones. Tacks can add an edgy metallic look to furniture, and again can look fantastic when paired with otherwise traditional looking pieces.

One other way to add some style to a bland piece of furniture is by mixing and matching your upholstery material. Consider choosing one neutral piece of upholstery fabric and one patterned one to decorate different parts of the same item of furniture. The fabrics should ideally complement each other by containing one or several similar shades of colour.

As well as mixing and matching patterns and neutrals, try changing up the type of upholstery material as well. Tough leather can provide a great contrast with a lighter fabric, and delicate materials such as silk can be used on areas that don’t receive a lot of heavy use, such as the backs and sides of chairs.

A final way to add an unusual touch to your decor is by using your upholstery material in truly unusual places. Why not create cushion covers using the pink leather you used for your sofa, or dress up a lampshade with a patchwork of fabric samples? The only limit is your imagination and, of course, your own particular tastes.

These are just a few ways that you can use your upholstery fabrics to add unique style to your home and make a great visual impact. For inspiration, shop around several UK upholstery material vendors to see which colours and designs catch your eye and think about how you can integrate them with originality into your living space.

Beaumont Fabrics is a specialist fabric retailer based in the United Kingdom. Their online store boasts a huge selection of designer curtain and upholstery materials, with many different colours, patterns and styles available for every taste. Beaumont Fabrics also offer a number of accessories to complement every fabric purchase, making it a one-stop shop for all their customers’ upholstery and curtain requirements. To ensure that their customers always make the right choice when purchasing from their online shop, Beaumont Fabrics generously allows each of their clients a number of 6 samples of fabric. Valuing the quality of both their products and the customer experience, Beaumont Fabrics endeavours to consistently deliver their best. To find put more, please visit their website: http://www.beaumontfabrics.co.uk/

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by James Tubbrit .