verb
definition
To fit padding, stuffing, springs, webbing and fabric covering to (furniture).
noun
definition
The padding, springs, webbing, and covers found on furniture
definition
The application of upholstery to furniture.
Examples of upholstering in a Sentence
In Tottenham Court Road are the showrooms of several large upholstering and furnishing firms. Of the streets most frequented on account of their fashionable shops Bond Street, Regent Street, Oxford Street, Sloane Street and High Street, Kensington, may be selected.
It manufactures boots and shoes, biscuits, chocolate, upholstering materials, furniture, machinery and earthenware, and has vinegar-works, breweries, leather-works and foundries.
Only you will know that the fabric used in upholstering the sectional has a discoloration in the back that is now against the wall of your den.
Keep in mind that this only makes sense for pieces with unique lines and/or wooden frames as upholstering a piece can run as much as a new sofa or chair.