Nothing says designer details like furniture with a tufted back and nail head trim. These details are what professional interior designer have been using for years and now you can have the same details in your home at affordable prices.
Designer Detail: TUFTING
The classic tufted detail accentuates the texture and lushness of upholstery fabrics and sophisticated tufted furniture is always on-trend.
Upholsterers achieve this look by threading through layers of fabric or leather, often in a pattern, and securing the ends of the thread with a knot or button.
The dense clusters that this technique creates are known as “tufts."
Designer Detail: NAIL HEADS
The decorative use of nail heads on furniture is believed to have begun in 17th century France with the ornately carved wooden seating of the Louis XIII period.
During this time when the most luxurious furnishings were coveted, craftsmen would use decorative nails to secure fine upholstery such as velvet, brocade, tapestries or leather.
Today, both traditional and contemporary furniture feature nail head trim, such as sofas, chairs, headboards, ottomans and even accent tables.
Now you know how to add that designer polish to your own interiors, which detail is your favorite? Tufting? Nail head trim? Both?
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