West Coast Upholstery

This Chart Shows You How Much Fabric You Need to Reupholster Furniture

You can get unique, low cost furniture by reupholstering used pieces yourself. However, it can be a challenge to figure out how much fabric you need based on the type and shape of your item. These charts show you how much fabric you'll need for common chairs, sofas, and stools.

Auto Upholstery: How to Repair Leather Car Seats & Upholstery

Repairing auto upholstery is one of the best ways to make an old car look new. Here's how to repair leather car seats and upholstered car seats and what it costs.

Calculating Fabric for Upholstery

This is a super handy illustration and chart on how much fabric needed to reupholster. Thank you Honey and Fitz !

4 Factors to Consider When Choosing Window Shutter Colors

Window shutters are one of the few window treatment products that can improve your home’s appearance, especially with the right combination of material, style and color. Here are the factors to consider when choosing the right window shutter colors. Home Style — The color of the shutter should be appropriate to the home style. Traditional home styles call for classic colors like white or black. Contemporary homes, on the other... Continue Reading

What You Need to Know Before You Reupholster

Thinking about reupholstering a worn-out piece of furniture? Take a look at these tips to make the process simple and easy.

Benefits of Window Blinds for Your Santa Clarita Home

The Top Benefits of Window Blinds For many homeowners, one of the priorities that they have is making sure that the inside of their home stays looking its best. There are a variety of different things that you can do to make sure that your home has a unique and functional look. One of the best additions to any home …

Can a Flight Attendant Force You to Close the Window Shade?

Do you have the right to enjoy the view while you're flying? A travel expert weighs in on whether an airline can force you to close your window shade.

Window Blinds & Shutters Buying Guide

Window Blinds & Shutters Buying Guide from Better Homes and Gardens editors. Our buying guides provide you with our favorite product picks for your Bathroom, Bedroom, Kitchen, Dining Room, Living Room, Patio, Garden, and Yard.

Who Has the Right to the Window Shade on a Flight?

When you’re on a flight, you lose all sense of physical boundaries. You split armrests with the passengers next to you and what little legroom you have with the passenger reclined in your lap. Naturally, you’ll look for comfort in the little things—like the ability to see out your aisle’s window.

What is a Smart Window Shade?

Smart window shades are an integral part of the modern smart home. Draper@Home motorized shades are powered by Somfy to integrate into nearly any home control system.

Guy’s Gripe: Dictatorship Or Democracy? Who Controls The Window Shade?

Guy’s got a gripe! When flying who is in control of the window shade? Is it the person in the window seat or should everyone in that row have a say? We’ve got to resolve this issue! Let…

Window Blind Repair: How to Fix Your Own Blinds at Home

If your window blinds are giving you trouble, try these window blind repair tips before going out to buy replacements.

Window Blind Deaths Continue, Safety Fix Arrives Slowly

Window blind cords are killing kids at an alarming rate and window blind makers have known kids are being strangled by their products for years. So far, their only response has been to issue warnin…

Shopping for Window Blinds? Here Are the 9 Types to Know

3 Easy Ways in Installing Window Blinds

Alana Southwell is a DIY projects enthusiast and has written several articles about it as the lead content curator for All Weather Blinds. Her articles on home improvements are very helpful. In thi…

The Ultimate Guide to Customizing Your Furniture With Upholstery

Why You Should Upgrade Your Window Blinds Right Now

Cordless Window Blinds To Become New Standard, To Prevent Child Strangulation

The window covering industry has approved new voluntary standards that would make all stock blinds cordless to prevent child strangulations. However, some consumer safety advocates say the new rule does not do enough to protect children.

Upcycled Furniture Becomes Host To Biological Upholstery

Vintage furniture gets reupholstered to look like its fabric has grown on it.

Dog finds it necessary to destroy window blinds

This Great Dane enjoys looking out windows and doesn’t understand why the primates he lives with cover them with pieces of trees. No matter, a few swipes of his gargantuan paws and bites from…