John Nordine says he does everything from A to Z as far as upholstery is concerned. And, it's true; he's done airplanes, zebra skin foot stools and everything in between. The owner of John's ...

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There are often things around the house that we really don't want to do ourselves, but that we hate the idea of paying someone else to do. Kris Connell of Real Simple magazine has some pointers on how ...

While it may have seemed like a foreign concept a few short years ago, buying a sofa sight unseen is now a fairly standard practice. Thanks to AI-backed visualization tools, free fabric swatches, and ...

A recent CNET survey found that 36% of people who have put off moving cited inflation as the cause, so it's clear that increasing costs are a concern for many. With that in mind, those who do move are ...

For those who aren't ready to take on a full-blown reupholstery project, Jeanie Demlow, of Grand Forks, suggests a simpler do-it-yourself update. Demlow has been making slipcovers for her furniture ...

For do-it-yourself projects, one will also want to consider the type and thickness of the material. “Cloth can be done on a home sewing machine; most vinyls cannot, and the reason is that the stitches ...