Our bedroom is the most important room in our home. It is a place of respite, a soothing place where you can shut out the noise of your busy day, your busy life and everything that goes along with it. Your dream bedroom is a place filled with decorations or items that describe our personality…. Read more »
How Window Treatments Have Changed Over Time
Since the beginning of time, people have been discovering unique ways to manage sunlight in their homes. Due to the wide variety of window treatments, the style has drastically changed over time. Learning about how window treatments have changed over time, can add to the fun of styling your home! Figuring out which style is… Read more »
Easy New Year’s Resolutions for Your Home
The start of the year is a popular time to make resolutions about how you’re going to eat, spend money, what habits you’re going to take on, and so on. You may be considering some resolutions for your home this year, too. If you feel uninspired by your living space and like you need a… Read more »
Taking Advantage of Natural Light in Your Home
With winter upon us, the long dark days are here to stay! It is important to maintain our mental health for the next several months. To achieve our best selves this year, it is vital that we take advantage of any natural light inside of your home. Due to the lack of natural light, depression… Read more »
Home Textile and Color Trends for 2023
As difficult as it is to believe, the winter of 2022 is upon us. We find ourselves looking ahead to 2023 with great anticipation. We have all spent a lot more of our time at home since 2020 and, because of that, we’ve had a great deal of time to contemplate our surroundings. Howard’s Upholstery… Read more »
What is Slow Furniture? Why it’s Worth the Investment
Slow furniture refers to furniture that is not mass-produced but rather made by a craftsperson slowly and carefully, ensuring a higher quality product with less waste. We live in an age of mass production in basically all industries, including furniture. If you’ve ever heard someone say, “They don’t make them like they used to,” they… Read more »
Top Home Decor Trends for Fall 2022
Summer is drawing to a close, and that means we’re heading into the most decorated time of year – fall! As the leaves begin to color, inspiration sets in to get our homes in the spirit of this colorful season. Whether you like to go all-out with decorating or enjoy a more subtle nod to… Read more »
The Top Three Benefits of Custom Furniture
You may not think about getting custom furniture, especially if your budget is on the tighter side. However, if you need a piece of furniture to fit a very specific spot in your home, you may find the pros of going custom outweigh the cons. Sure, you’ll be paying for the labor and time that… Read more »
How Are Outdoor Fabrics Different Than Indoor Fabrics?
Outdoor seating can elevate your yard space and patio, extending your home living to the outdoors and making it comfortable to entertain when it’s beautiful outside. But what happens to your outdoor furniture when it rains? Outdoor fabrics are specifically designed to get wet, dirty, and sunbaked without getting faded, stained, or moldy. So how… Read more »
The Best Ways To Clean Your Upholstery
One of the simplest ways to bring life back into your upholstery is to clean it. Oftentimes, a piece of furniture we think of as tired and old just needs a good cleaning to make it shine again. Cleaning your upholstery is also important for your health. Upholstered furniture and other textiles in your living… Read more »