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Show - These Basic Points Will Heb You in Buvina When you're buying upholstered uphol-stered furniture, there are hid- den qualities which you should-know should-know as they affect both the durability and comfort of chair or sofa. There ars five Important Impor-tant points to consider In an upholstered piece the frame I springs spring supports filling fill-ing and the upholstery fabric. First I A good frame Is made of one of the hardwoods, usually ash, maple, birch or gum wood. Joints ars double-doweled and corners reinforced with dowels and comer blockse Beooadi Springs are of two types single or double, and should be firmly sewed to the Interlaced webbing at the bottom bot-tom of the piece. They are hand-tied hand-tied at the top with heavy .twine either eight ways or four ways and fastened to the trams. In the more ex pp naive furniture,' the springs sre always tied eight ways asHhis Insures the springs remaining upright A layer of burlap covers the springs snd Is tacked to the frame. Both spring seats and backs ars found in ths better upholstered pieces. Three: Spring supports should be made of Interlaced webbing and tightly fastened to the frame so that they can stand long wear before sagging. Four! The filling Is usually of moss or hsir, or a combination of both, and In ths higher grade upholstered furniture, the loose sest snd back cushions sre filled with a mixture of down feathers acteristlc practically forever. In some pieces, foam rubber upholstery up-holstery Is used without a spring base, while in others, a thin layer of foam rubber Is used over a spring base, Due to the high cost of this material, foam rubber upholstered pieces are found In ths upper price brackets. brack-ets. Five: Ths quality of ths fabric, is, of course, of prime importance impor-tance from the standpoint of styls in selecting upholstered furniture, and generally depends upon the price of the piece. An inexpensive chair will not be covered with ths same quality fabric as an expensive chair. However, the price does not always al-ways determine the wearing quality of the upholstery fabrics ss some of ths finer ones will not wear as well ss a coarser, heavier heav-ier fabric. The better designs, textures and colors, ss well .as ths purs silks, wools and linens, ars used on furniture of better quality. In a well-mads upholstered chair or sofa, the cover should be finished with hand-tailored sesms snd welts around ths sdgs of ths bass and cushions which give ths piece form and firmness. ana nair, or an a own. tisir retains re-tains its resiliency longer than any other type of filling, but moss Is less expensive, and will give satisfactory wear for many years. Down cushions are, of course, the softest, but hsvs to be fluffed up constantly to keep them in shape. Foam rubber is ths neweet type of upholstery materiel and is rapidly becoming more widely used. It Is extremely extreme-ly reeillent snd retains this char- |