| A common design dilemma is how to change
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| | be taken to a shop for re-upholstery. When
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| the look of an entire room without blowing
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| | re-upholstering the furniture, the extent
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| the budget. Major changes in furniture,
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| | of damage equates to the amount of repair
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| structural renovations to the home and any
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| | that the sofa will undergo some may only
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| other major works are out of the question.
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| | need a small amount of repair while others
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| However, if there's one thing that
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| | need major repair: such as the foam
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| professional designers agree on, it's the
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| | completely changed or complete over-haul.
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| capacity of fabric in various textures and
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| | Re-upholstery entails the permanent change
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| colors to bring life to a room. Fabric,
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| | of the outer skin or covering of the sofa
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| when incorporated properly, can define the
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| | using new fabric or a covering material
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| theme for the season or the mood of the
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| | such as faux leather. When choosing the
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| room, and can bring life to even the
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| | fabric for re-upholstering, choose one
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| dullest spaces.
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| | that will blend in with various color
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| Depending on its use, fabrics can bring
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| | schemes, as re-upholstery is permanent in
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| unique moods to a room. Heavy,
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| | nature.
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| rich-colored and textured fabrics usually
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| | For temporary punches of life, color, or
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| bring a more formal, ornate feel to a
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| | even design themes, slipcovers are the
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| room, while sheer fabrics used in windows,
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| | better choice. Slipcovers are available
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| made to hang over bare walls, or even just
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| | ready-made in department stores, or you
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| thrown over the back of a couch or an
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| | may have them custom-made especially for
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| ottoman bring a fun, flirty feel to a
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| | your sofa to assure a snug-fit. Slipcovers
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| room.
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| | will allow for seasonal color changes of
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| The following are some fabulous ideas to
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| | the room, and even for mixing and matching
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| incorporate fabric in different places in
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| | the sofa with other furniture or
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| the home
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| | accessories to better suit the decor of
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| Window Treatments
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| | the room.
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| A window positioned anywhere in a room
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| | For the dining area, the dining chairs or
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| provides a dramatic statement, a focal
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| | stools may be fitted with covers and
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| point, or may even provide an opportunity
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| | skirts for a more decorative effect or to
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| to bring the outdoors inside the room.
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| | better continue a color scheme in the
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| With window treatments, fabrics may be
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| | room.
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| used in curtains and window valances.
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| | Tables Around the House
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| In order to provide a dramatic statement
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| | Fabric table covers serve two important
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| in a room via the window treatment, you
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| | purposes: they bring colors, patterns, and
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| can make use of two extreme types of
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| | excitement to a room's design, and protect
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| fabrics, either heavy, rich-colored
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| | the table from water or other corrosive
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| fabrics, or sheer draperies: or possibly a
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| | materials that come in contact with it.
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| combination of both. Heavy, rich-colored
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| | When using fabrics on tables, you may
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| fabrics make a dramatic statement with
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| | experiment with various lengths - using
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| their strong colors and eye-catching
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| | long fabrics to cover the entire table for
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| patterns (like damasks, flower prints,
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| | a formal effect, shorter fabric to fit the
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| stripes, etc.). Sheer draperies, on the
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| | table top exactly to allow for storage
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| other hand, bring a light, sunny feeling
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| | under the table, or as a long, thin, table
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| to the room by letting in just enough
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| | runner to bring drama to a table and
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| sunlight, yet allowing for a light and
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| | emphasis to the table decor.
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| flirty curtain solution.
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| | Fabric is used in these various scenarios
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| Used together, putting sheers behind the
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| | is, primarily, to bring color or color
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| heavy fabric draperies, provides texture
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| | themes into the room. The use of fabrics
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| and color contrast. The heavy fabric
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| | by themselves or in color and pattern
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| draperies may be opened in the morning
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| | combinations allows you to mix and match
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| with the use of trimmings and tassels,
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| | as you wish. The same colors used over and
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| allowing for sunlight to come through the
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| | over again in a room poses no threat when
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| sheer draperies. To create a more formal
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| | working with fabric, because with fabric,
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| feeling, some of the heavy fabric
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| | you may use the same color in various
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| draperies may be incorporated into a
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| | shades, patterns, and fabric textures to
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| window valance.
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| | avoid monotony.
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| The Sitting Area
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| | Used properly, fabrics achieve design
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| In rooms like the living room and the
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| | changes at a cheaper price and with less
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| dining area, the sitting area comprises
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| | effort. Fabrics take the place of added
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| much of the space. This means that most of
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| | accessories and furniture, create as much
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| the design that can be incorporated into
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| | impact as a new coat of paint or
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| the room must come from the sitting area,
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| | wallpaper, and allow for versatility of
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| if it is to make a visual impact.
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| | design by mixing and matching, and
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| For the living room, fabrics are the best
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| | temporary solutions such as slipcovers at
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| solutions to provide either temporary or
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| | a fraction of the cost of permanent
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| permanent overhauls for the sofa or couch.
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| | changes.
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| Sofas that are badly stained or worn may
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