Idea Houses

Update With Upholstery

From leather-covered cubes to versatile outdoor fabric, reupholstering furniture can change the look and feel of any space.

Photo: Southern Living, Ralph Anderson

Frame the Wall

A relatively simple alternative to an upholstered headboard is to pad, upholster, and frame the patch of wall behind the bed. This designer also upholstered the spaces beside the bed, playing up the way the bed is set into the wall of windows.