GUIDE: TAKING MEASUREMENTS FOR UPHOLSTERY PROJECTS

Getting Furniture made to your exact measurements is one of the advantages of seeking out bespoke upholstery?services.

Estimating the amount of fabric you need for upholstery can be challenging. Take your measurements before removing the old fabric. If you rely on the frame dimensions, you will come up short. This article uses a chair as a sample re-upholstery project.

Getting a sofa made to your exact measurements is one of the advantages of going bespoke. At?House of Linen, all our seats are created to order. However, we need to know the measurements in order to produce what you desire. We advise our clients to gauge two things.

? First, consider how much actual floor space your new sofa will take up. The size of the room you have to work with will determine how big or little of a sofa you require.

? Measurements for delivery must be made second. It’s important to confirm that the sofa you order can be moved from the street to the room it will occupy.

For the purposes of this Upholstery guideline, three primary measures are of interest:

• WIDTH

This is a measurement extent of the space from side to along the longest line of the sofa.

• DEPTH

This is the measurement from the front-most surface of the seat to the rear-most surface of the back.

• HEIGHT

This is the measurement from the floor to the highest point, usually the top of the back.

• DIAGONAL DEPTH:

Measured diagonally across the width, from the bottom back corner to the top front corner of the arm