Upholstery Fabric Cleaning Codes: What They Mean & How to Care for Your Furniture

At Modern Fabrics, we help customers choose the perfect upholstery fabric for their homes — both in our Huntersville store and through our online shop. But selecting the right fabric is only half the journey. Understanding fabric cleaning codes is essential to keeping your furniture looking beautiful for years to come. If you’ve ever seen […]

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From Curbside Find to Showstopper: The Corbin Curbside Chair by Cathleen O’Connell

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At Modern Fabrics, we love seeing how our customers turn creative vision into beautifully finished pieces, especially when it involves rescuing something old and forgotten. One of our favorite recent examples comes from talented upholsterer Cathleen O’Connell, catocochairco who transformed a discarded chair into a vibrant, one-of-a-kind masterpiece. Meet the “Corbin Curbside Chair” This makeover

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Upholstery Fabric Orientation: Railroaded Fabric vs Up the Bolt Fabric

Upholstery Fabric Orientation: Railroaded vs Up the Bolt

When it comes to choosing upholstery fabric, there’s more to consider than just color, pattern, and texture. One important factor that’s often overlooked is the fabric’s orientation—specifically, whether it is “railroaded fabric” or “up the bolt fabric.” These terms refer to the direction in which the fabric’s pattern is oriented, and understanding the difference can

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Charlotte Vintage Furniture & Modern Fabrics: Beautifully Sustaining Style

Charlotte Vintage Furniture and Modern Fabrics share more than simply side-by-side retail space in Huntersville. They are also kindred spirits when it comes to saving the earth! Modern Fabrics co-owners Ewa and James Powell were indeed ahead of their time with recycling fabric. “Our company saves the earth, one yard of fabric at a time!”

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Isolation blues? Keep Calm and Get Creative with Modern Fabrics

Isolation can make a person feel like they\’re going little nuts. Anyone out there holla?! It\’s so important to find constructive ways to fill our time and focus our energy. Modern Fabrics has contributed to bringing beauty to the madness with generous donations to make masks during the Covid-19 crisis. Ewa partnered with Emma Newell

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