Performance Upholstered Furniture Upgrades You'll Love

Stylish performance fabric furniture picks from your favorite sources.

There are so many ways to add an instant update to the look of your interior with just a simple sofa switch or the addition of a great chair or bench. Here are 5 tips for refreshing your home along with great new performance fabric furniture finds. And because they’re all covered in our trusted performance fabrics, they all come with carefree quality that lasts.

1. Upgrade to a Stain Resistant White Sofa that Will Actually Stay White – New Performance Sofas from Miranda Kerr

Recently, in a mid-century landmark home cantilevered over the hills above Los Angeles, a group of editors, influencers and celebrities gathered to celebrate the launch of Miranda Kerr’s new Tranquility collection on the occasion of its debut at One King’s Lane. The dynamic model-turned-entrepreneur has teamed with Universal Furniture to create a collection as beautiful as it is livable. One Kings Lane, the exclusive online retail launch partner for these upholstered furnishings, designed to bring “love, joy, and bliss” into your home.

A highlight of the collection is the Tranquility Sofa. Made in the USA, this curvaceous sofa is upholstered in our cotton performance fabric, which resists spills and stains. Choose from an ivory bouclé or a nature-inspired flax tone. That’s not the only reason to love the sofa, though. It’s as comfortable as it is sophisticated, with heavy-gauge sinuous wire springs for durable support and handcrafted cushioning with a high-density, high-resilience foam core wrapped in sumptuously soft fiber.

2. Unwind Without Stressing Over Spills – Performance Upholstered Sectionals from Floyd Home

Floyd Home has once again partnered with us on a collaborative launch that is ready now! If you don’t know Floyd, you’re in for a treat. Floyd co-founders Kyle Hoff and Alex O’Dell are daring entrepreneurs who took a philosophy that furniture should be well-designed, adaptable, accessible, and enduring and turned it into a global brand with mindful, exciting products. They’ve been collaborating with Crypton for the past couple years, with upholstered furniture that has become their best-sellers.

Their new Sink Down Sectional, offered in a choice of four beautiful, durable performance upholstery fabrics, is a great example of truly thoughtful design. Like everything Floyd does, it is, frankly, just cool. Comfortable yet clean-lined, the Sink Down Sectional features Crypton’s recycled cotton fabric, woven at Crypton Mills in North Carolina. The two Detroit-based design brands share a commitment to the thinking reflected in Floyd’s tagline: “Original design. Made for keeping.” Color choices in Crypton’s recycled Cambric performance cotton are: cool grey Aspen, charcoal grey Mineral, rich chestnut Sienna and a sophisticated neutral called Rye.

3. Furniture Upholstered In Velvet Performance Fabric

This is not your grandmother’s velvet fabric. If you’ve been timid about this texture in the past, it’s time for another look. A velvet sofa is a statement piece for sure, capable of transforming your whole vibe. But you’d be surprised how easily it will nest into your interior with all your other things as long as you choose a color you love. In fact, if you go big, you’ll love going home. The Muse sofa at Design Within Reach can be the dramatic hero of any room. It combines exaggerated, sculptural forms and sensual, textural materials to deliver comfort, playfulness, and permanence.

This Crypton sofa has a grounding quality. It creates a space where the sitter feels a sense of calm and warmth. “My collections are all about comfort, sculptural shapes, and bold proportions,” says the Muse’s designer Sarah Ellison. Ellison’s nostalgia for overstuffed sofas and materials like velvet may stem from the 1970s. However, she takes them in a decidedly modern direction. As for the velvet? It is rich and elegant, sure. But also this Crypton Home velvet is ready for anything. It keeps looking great for years to come. Choose from three tones in a very current yet timeless palette. They’re all inspired by nature’s own desert hues: Caramel, Dune and Agave.

Not ready for a new sofa but love the idea of incorporating some velvet for your refresh? The elegant, petal shaped seat and back of the Beetle upholstered chair will fit the bill. Because it’s a performance velvet fabric, it makes a great dining chair, but works a charm as a desk chair, dressing table chair, or an occasional chair. Choose from six subtle, earthbound colors of Crypton velvet: Fern, Taupe, Sapphire, Rose, Dove or Anthracite.

4. Sleek Performance Fabric Dining Chairs That Swivel

A great host knows how to build in little details that make the dining experience more fun, and help guests feel relaxed and comfortable. Martini’s? Maybe. But your decor can actually add an extra air of conviviality to the occasion. It’s why we make centerpieces or instagram-worthy grazing platters – to bring people present to the moment. In a smart turn of events, Arhaus, the luxury home design retailer, has brought the popularity of living room swivel chairs into the dining room.

These delightful dining chairs are fully upholstered in our performance fabric for easy cleaning. Also, they’re fun to swivel so you can easily interact with others at the table. Nobody feels “stuck” at the ends, and the chairs are comfortable, soft and inviting. The five beautifully soft, textural choices include best-selling Nomad Snow, Nomad Slate and Nomad Linen plus the super inviting Cushing Slate or Cushing Storm. For more inspiration, check out our round up of dining room chair upholstery fabric that is easy to clean.

5. Textured Weave Performance Fabric Upholstered Accent Chairs

The lore of the loom has touchpoints in art, literature, and craft. The idea of spinning a tale springs from a time when threads were spun at home. In fact, some people spent a lifetime immersed in the handcraft of warp and weft. They used patterns in textiles to tell the stories of their lives. Today, there are still those who honor the weaving traditions. Bringing some of those woven textures and patterns home is a great way to add soul to your space.

Ballard Designs has some amazing Crypton woven textures and patterns, which you can order on any of their upholstered furniture pieces, or fabric by the yard if you’re attached to a piece and want to have it re-covered or if you’re a designer specifying COM (a trade term that stands for ‘customer’s own material’).

Upholstery fabrics with rich geometric texture are rare, especially ones with family-friendly performance built right in. Tolkie performance fabric by the yard is offered in Oatmeal or Gray. It’s a high-performance indoor upholstery fabric engineered to resist stains, moisture, and odors. In fact, Crypton can extend the life of your fabric for seven years, minimizing replacement and helping to protect the environment. Tolkie Oatmeal is woven in a high/low weave for a soft, supple feel. It has great durability, perfect for a favorite wing chair, sofa, sectional, or breakfast nook.

Skillful weaving also produces patterns. Richer and more embroidery-esque than printed patterns, these add a delightful maximalist vibe to any room. With the popularity of pattern mixing in both fashion and home design, pattern lovers can add a few – and impart some oomph. Emmeline, Shown above in Ivy, is a bold designer-y botanical that’s ready to add a pop of drama anywhere. It takes an office chair from okay to “oh, hey!” so imagine what it could do on a sofa. Emmeline also comes in Slate, Ebony, Sisal, Lapis and Oyster tones.

A great way to perk up a dining nook is to replace individual chairs on one, two or three sides with a cozy banquette in a great performance fabric that can stand up to morning coffee and late night ice cream splurges and every spill in between.

Check out all of our many retail partners and their amazing offerings of Crypton Home to refresh every room in your home using our where to find guide!

Learn More About Our Performance Upholstery Fabric

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