How to Use upholster in a Sentence

upholster

verb

• The couch was upholstered with a bright, floral fabric.
• The rear ones can just get toasty, but are as nicely upholstered as the fronts.
  — Gary Gastelu, Fox News, 16 Mar. 2018
• It was upholstered the same way: hooked rug with a flower motif on the back, seat, and arms.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 5 Oct. 2019
• Idea #4: Centuries old chairs still rank high in style when upholstered in a bold hue.
  — Sarah Bray, House Beautiful, 28 Jan. 2014
• The palette for the new sofa, chairs, and draperies in the room was inspired by the antique rug Kay found to upholster the ottoman.
  — Rhonda Reinhart, Country Living, 4 Jan. 2023
• The original front and rear bench seats have been retained and are upholstered in a deep red leather.
  — Greg Fink, Car and Driver, 20 Mar. 2018
• The 2,804 seats are arrayed on five levels — a deep jewel box upholstered in deep red.
  — Christopher Reynolds, latimes.com, 23 Mar. 2018
• The tall, narrow back, the flat seat, and the ornate wooden arms are upholstered in a hooked rug with big maroon flowers.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2019
• In the dining room, the walls are upholstered with silk, and mirrors are set into the ceiling’s deep cherry coffers.
  — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec. 2017
• The house also has a big speak-easy-style upholstered bar in its lower level, in a large room with a vintage fireplace.
  — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 28 Apr. 2018
• The center console takes this idea even further; its surface is a mix of wood and a turquoise jacquard carpet that's also used to upholster the rear bench seat.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 15 Sep. 2018
• To prevent a kitchen office from feeling cluttered, use a small bench that can tuck under the desk and upholster it with a fun fabric.
  — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2022
• People in novels can and should be able to upholster their realities with art and films from this one.
  — New York Times, 23 Apr. 2021
• Then, there's something that throws the starkness off and makes it her own, like an antique settee upholstered in pinstripes.
  — Sarah Bray, ELLE Decor, 19 May 2014
• The seats must be upholstered and have upholstered armrests.
  — charlotteobserver, 3 Apr. 2018
• The chair looks comfortable enough, but is upholstered in material with vertical white and blue stripes that might be the bars of a cage.
  — William Meyers, WSJ, 19 Nov. 2018
• For the same reason, the green chair in the family room is upholstered in an all-weather fabric from Perennials.
  — Amy Preiser, House Beautiful, 9 Aug. 2017
• And the exact realism of the detail; her father’s lie about his illness, the armchair upholstered in a glazed cloth, slippery and sticky at once.
  — New York Times, 31 Dec. 2015
• Silk linens and a ruched skirt and headboard dress the bed in the primary bedroom, where a snow-white chair upholstered in plush mohair recalls 1970s fashion.
  — Anita Sarsidi, ELLE Decor, 26 May 2023
• And downstairs, the main foyer is a moody shade of rosé pink complemented by a banquette upholstered in a striped coral pink Dedar textile.
  — Max Berlinger, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2023
• The graphic patterns slide up the walls and right onto the showroom floor, where they have been used to upholster five sofas by Ligne Roset, the French furniture maker.
  — Melissa Feldman, ELLE Decor, 9 Nov. 2020
• The booths are upholstered in a chartreuse camouflage pattern, a useful fabric if the Army ever needs to hide in a green neon jungle.
  — Pete Wells, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2018
• The fabric first gained a following in the late 1940s, when architect Eero Saarinen used it to upholster his iconic Womb Chair.
  — Mia Mercado, Curbed, 15 Sep. 2023
• Every inch is upholstered in silk-velvet, trimmed in gold, and polished to perfection.
  — Vogue, 6 Sep. 2019
• Turner called on easy-care vinyl to cover the seat of a long, inviting banquette, then upholstered the back in luxurious velvet.
  — Sally Finder Weepie, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• Go with furniture upholstered in a performance fabric, which makes for easy cleanup of messes and spills.
  — Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2020
• The sofa’s frame is available in Floyd’s signature birch wood or upholstered in either a light gray, light blue, dark blue, or mustard yellow.
  — Liz Stinson, Curbed, 20 Aug. 2018
• In a breakfast nook, the designer fudged a banquette with a simple bench (a block shape like that is much cheaper to have upholstered than a built-in) and a cushion hanging on the wall behind it as a back rest.
  — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 2 Dec. 2019
• The workaround is to book out an entire couchette of four Pullman beds retractable into facing seats covered by the garish '90s fabric that seems to upholster all public transport here.
  — Kurt Johnson, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2024
• In recent years, Holloway says he’s seen an increase in appetite across fashion and accessories for limited-edition collectibles — at Dunhill, that means everything from table lighters to car upholstering.
  — Dan Q. Dao, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024