Upholstered Ottoman Footstool – Velvet, Linen, Boucle or Leather

Nineteen upholstery options on a small footstool, running through linen, velvet, corduroy, fleece, boucle, leather and Heritage Plaid. On a piece this size the fabric is essentially the whole design, which is why the choice is deliberately wide rather than narrowed to a house palette.

A footstool takes concentrated load across a small area, so its top surface sees more contact per square inch than a sofa cushion ever does. Heels land on it and shoes cross the same spot repeatedly. The leathers absorb that as a burnish; Dove FIQA Boucle and Sand Boucle register it as compression in the loop pile that lifts slowly. Oat and Ink Fleece are the softest of the group and the least resistant to scuffing.

Small enough to carry between rooms, which is how footstools are actually used: in front of a chair one evening, at the end of a bed the next.

• Upholstery: Linen, velvet, corduroy, fleece, boucle, leather or Heritage Plaid
• Colorways: Cream Linen, Cognac Velvet, Caramel Velvet, Oatmeal Velvet, Mineral Velvet, Mushroom Velvet, Ebony Velvet, Cream Corduroy, Shadow Corduroy, Oat Fleece, Ink Fleece, Sand Boucle, Onyx Linen, Dove FIQA Boucle, Heritage Plaid, Saddle Leather, Black Leather, Sunflower Leather, Maple Brown Leather