Specifying finishes for an operating commercial office and client showroom starts with locking down surface durability and upholstery yardages on one schedule before a single roll of carpet or bolt of vinyl ships.
On this Houston office finish package, floor and wall selections were organized into coordinated room palettes pairing patterned commercial carpet (Influence, Madison, Chimera, Tumbler, Siena, Tidal Wave, Cachet, and Elect) against commercial wallcoverings (City Blocks, Fire, Milan Tiramisu, Keystone, Boardwalk, Stellar, Wavelengths, Milan Pearl Sugar, and Avia) anchored around the lobby display wall. Separating surface schedules by carpet and wallcovering codes prevents substitution drift between demolition, electrical rough-in behind the lobby wall, and final finish installation.
Soft seating in the lobby and conference zones followed a zone-by-zone COM (Customer's Own Material) textile schedule matched to three commercial frame profiles:
- Nailhead wing chairs (30.75" wide by 36.5" deep by 49.5" high, requiring 8 to 8.5 yards plain COM depending on tight-seat vs cushion construction) paired with matching tight-top ottomans (2 yards COM) and finished with selectable antique brass or square decorative nailhead trim.
- A 94.5" wide queen sofa frame (12.5 yards plain body COM plus dedicated bolster and throw-pillow yardages) split across a dark Aurora 638 Plantation sofa body, Majestic 433 Cabernet lumbar accents, and Fragole Pecan cushion surfaces.
- Lounge chairs (399-1 profile at 29" wide by 33" deep by 39" high, 7 yards plain COM) carrying coordinated textile wraps in Stoneleigh Brown Blaze verticals, Anora Golden backed woven poly-rayon (54" width, V: 21.75", H: 14.625" repeat), and Aurora 135 Beach seat and back panels.
Treating an office suite with the same COM discipline as a hotel public space eliminates leftover remnants, verifies woven backing and repeat direction early, and keeps reupholstery or replacement panels consistent years after move-in.
