Striped upholstery fabric remains one of interior design’s most enduring favourites. With its ability to bring structure, refinement, and quiet character to a space, a well-chosen stripe works seamlessly across styles – pairing beautifully with bold prints, relaxed linens, and textured plains. From tailored verticals to relaxed, painterly lines, discover how furniture is embracing stripes for the season ahead.
Embrace Confident, Design-Led Stripes
Choose Relaxed, Painterly Stripes for a Fresh Feel
An arresting striped upholstery fabric is a brilliant way to bring a new lease of life to a piece of furniture, and what better way to do this than with a luxurious striped velvet fabric? The versatile blanket-style design of Hi Ho Silver in Navy emphasises the clean lines of this armchair and looks fabulous teamed with inky blue panelled walls. A bold design that works equally well in modern and traditional schemes.
Choose Relaxed, Painterly Stripes for a Fresh Feel
Informal striped fabrics are having a moment, reflecting an increased desire for interiors that exude a relaxed, uplifting feel. The fresh linen stripe on this sofa, Garden Gate in Strawberry Mousse, nicely captures the aesthetic, and teams beautifully with different prints that share the same easy-going style. Lovely for country homes and informal townhouses alike.
Timeless Elegance with Heritage-Inspired Stripes
Stripes have a timeless quality that makes them perfect for all manner of interiors, and this design, Hester in Grey, incorporates a traditional oak-leaf pattern that adds to its enduring appeal. The printed linen is perfect for upholstery and also wonderful for curtains, where the vertical stripe serves to accentuate the height of the window.
Opt for Tonal Stripes in Layered, Pattern-Rich Rooms
If you have a lot going on in a scheme, a subtle stripe is a fantastic way to counteract lively patterns whilst creating a pulled-together look. A tonal striped fabric such as our woven Bressay Stripe in Kilmory brings a tailored feel to upholstery and is smart without making too much of a statement. Also have a look at Nevada, a broad jacquard stripe that lends understated elegance to a space.
Explore Contemporary Colour Stories
From duck egg to aqua, calming blues are one of the key colour trends for 2023, and a wonderful way to show off this soothing shade is with a graceful striped upholstery fabric. Our Fortune Teller stripe in Cornflower features a delicate pattern that lends itself well to comfortable sofas. Layer it with small scale patterns in similar colours for a soothing effect.
Mix Stripe Scales for a Sophisticated Scheme
Stripes can look fantastic combined with other patterns, as witnessed in this scheme where our Fortune Teller linen stripe in Flurry and Honey colours is mixed with a pretty trailing print for the sofa, Magic Lantern in Mineral. Another stripe – Croquet in Violane – appears on the table. The trick to the success of this scheme is that all the prints share similar painterly styles and are united by their colour palette of blues and saffron yellows.
A beautifully chosen striped upholstery fabric offers a considered blend of rhythm, structure, and character — able to elevate a simple shape or lend cohesion to a richly layered room. Whether your taste leans timeless or contemporary, there is a stripe to suit every space and mood.
Explore Linwood’s striped fabrics, and read our feature Decorating with Striped Upholstery Fabrics: A Modern Guide.