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Large All-upholstered: “Having that open-air feeling for dining is so comforting, especially with our Southern California weather,” Hernandez said.
There's no need to compromise on comfort and luxury. There are hardwood chairs with upholstered cushions, two upholstered banquettes and two 60-inch round antique teakwood tables.
In the finest decorating work, upholstered furniture should be custommade, but if cost precludes this, the decorator should investigate the character of ready-made stock, should be able to recognize the earmarks of quality and be able to discuss intelligently the specifications of the intended purchase with the manufacturer or salesperson. The laws of many states require that labels be attached to all upholstered products, giving information as to the internal contents, but this requirement is not universal. It is quite possible that externally two upholstered pieces may look alike, yet one may have twice the durability of the other, due to the differences in the internal materials and construction. The slightly higher cost of one may be entirely offset when measured in years of comfortable
service.
Patterns and weaves should be in character with the style of the room and with the character and scale of period furniture. Large all-upholstered sofas and chairs may be used in rooms that are otherwise treated in a period style, and such pieces are not necessarily required to be covered in period patterned textiles. All the large upholstered pieces forming conversation groups do not have to be covered in the same materials, but some attempt at balance should be made. Where a Sofa faces two chairs, the Sofa may be in a different material from the chairs, but the chairs should be treated in a manner similar to each other, and unity is always increased if by the use of welting, fringes or patterns there is some repetition of colors in the facing units. The use of several different chintzes in a room is usually inadvisable. When draperies consist of a strongly patterned chintz, the same chintz may be used on some of the larger upholstered pieces but a different patterned chintz is disturbing.* In wallpapered rooms, a better effect is attained by using plain, striped, or plaid upholstery coverings in colors that repeat some of those used in the wallpaper. It is better to attempt to distribute the patterned Textiles used for furniture evenly, rather than to concentrate them at one point. |
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