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Upholstery fabric
Upholstery fabric can sometimes account for up to 70% of the price of a piece of furniture, but luckily there is an array of different fabrics that can accommodate all price ranges. Furniture is usually covered with two different types of fabric: woven fabrics and leather.
Leather is usually more expensive than furniture made from other fabrics. Tanning and maintaining a quality hide takes more time than producing fabric and leather tends to last longer–even becoming softer with time. People like to flaunt leather couches and car interiors as status symbols, making it the most-preferred upholstery fabric.
However, that’s not to say that woven fabrics don’t deserve their due. Because of their affordability, more people buy furniture covered with wool, cotton, silk, and polyester fabrics than leather. Although these vary in price and quality, it’s important to know that a tighter-woven upholstery fabric will last longer than one made from than loose weaves.
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