Handles might sound like a utilitarian eyesore – and often are – but Ophelia & Co. manages to make the detail feel regal.

Comfortable, well-padded upholstered furniture was not considered proper until the middle of the 1800s. Earlier generations had been taught the importance of sitting up straight. You were not to ...

Increasingly modern adaptations of tufted home furnishings are transforming a formerly fussy upholstery style into a look designers are describing as transitional, contemporary and even modern.