Category: Custom Services

How Window Treatments Have Changed Over Time

window treatments letting in sunlight to a modern home.

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 »

Taking Advantage of Natural Light in Your Home

Natural light in 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

Vertical Green Wall in a living room interior

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 is made by hand and higher quality than mass-produced furniture.

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 »

The Top Three Benefits of Custom Furniture

Benefits of Slow 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 To Use Fabrics to Add Texture and Warmth in Your Space

Layered fabrics add texture to your space.

With all the home design shows out lately in addition to the pandemic lockdown, many people have taken an interest in decorating their homes with a designed feel. One designer element that keeps being mentioned is adding texture to a space, which helps a space look finished, grounded, and designed. As the weather cools down,… Read more »

Spring Fabrics and Patterns: Using Textiles to Make Your Home Spring Ready

Spring fabrics

Are you looking to update your home’s decor for the change of season? Switching up textiles in your home is an easy and relatively inexpensive way to freshen up your space for the spring season. Instead of the down comforters, chunky throws, and velvet drapes of winter, you can use material, pattern, and color to… Read more »

The Ultimate Guide to Common Upholstery Fabrics [2020]

Upholstery fabrics

When you’re looking to buy upholstered furniture like a couch or a chair, you need to consider the fabric covering it. Upholstery fabrics fall at different price points, have a different feel, different look, and require different kinds of maintenance. Some fabrics hold up well under constant use and some get worn more quickly. If… Read more »

4 Easy Tips to Update Your Window Decor

roman blinds window decor

Windows are much more than just a simple pane of glass in a frame. They should be able to serve several functions, such as allowing more light into your home, regulating the temperature in your room, and making a space more aesthetically pleasing. A good window treatment can make a house look effortlessly brighter, more… Read more »

Five Tips to Creating a More Relaxing Bedroom Oasis

Relaxing bedroom oasis

When you do the math, the average person spends about seven to nine hours asleep. If you factor in those relaxing weekend nights watching the latest sports game or having a soap opera marathon in bed, you can easily spend upwards of a third of your life in your bedroom. That’s why we believe that… Read more »