I haven’t worked with them, just their fabrics, which I’ve found to be high priced in comparison with some other online resources, such as WarehouseFabrics, OnlineFabricStore.net, FamcorFabrics.com, andBuyFabrics, all of whom I’ve purchased from and been very satisfied with their quality and pricing.

I've had 2 fitted bedspreads made by Calico recently. No one else seems to make these anymore. In both cases I used their labor/workroom and provided my own fabric, both of which Calico did not carry. I also recently bought a peacock blue silk fabric from Calico, for some drapes. I needed a certain shade of blue and they happened to have the perfect match. I had someone else make the drapes.

They always have sales, so you should wait for one of the 20% sales.

I am lucky to have a large to-the-trade design center in my area. They allow anyone to walk around and browse, but you need a resale permit # to be able to buy. I've also been lucky to find an Interior Designer that is happy to work with a customer like me, who likes to do most of the work themselves. I can borrow samples on her account and she then places the orders for me. She still makes a small profit on the orders and I pay her for some hourly consultations to review what I have found, but well worth it. I found one of those Luxe collection Calico fabrics and found out who the manufacturer was. The designer price was a bit lower than Calico.

Each Calico can be different depending on the manager and employees. The 2 that are close to my area have pretty decent employees, but some are better than others with design and ideas.

I had them make throw pillows from fabric I selected there. They were very expensive (even with the sale going on), but came out beautifully.

msmeow-- Yikes! So far the people at my store have been friendly, but I have only browsed. This will be my first time actually "shopping."

sas95-- Do you mind me asking ballpark range of labor for throw pillows? Like i said above, throw pillows (depending on how complicated with piecing fabric, zippers, etc.) are something I can technically do myself. But I need like 6 of them, and that's a ton of work for me. I tend to get sloppy and impatient sewing too many things, so I was considering using their labor!

In my previous home, I had CC make my curtains (which were giant, to cover two triple sliding glass doors), and the roman blinds for two smaller window that flanked the fireplace.

The workroom did a fantastic job on them! Not cheap, but not unreasonable to me.

Same as the others - they made my window seat cushions - quite expensive, but beautifully done.

Thank you, all! I just met with the designer and I really liked her. There were a couple of things I thought were interesting--

1. She said if the store didn't have fabrics that went with what I liked, she would go to Fabricut (it's local for us) and look at their fabrics.

2. CC contracts out the upholstery work to a local upholstery shop. So it sounds like you may be getting a better deal if you buy the fabric and use your own upholsterer?

We didn't decide on fabrics yet, so I didn't get any pricing. I did give her my budget and she said I was in the ballpark...I hope she's right. Normally I would be really aggressive about shopping for the best price and really particular about the fabric but being pregnant now I am just wanting someone else to make the hard choices for me!

Update:

I ended up placing an order for 12 throw pillows and reupholstering some large window seat cushions. The price was a lot higher than I expected, especially given that they were having a sale. Looking at roughly $100-200 per pillow, depending on fabric and extras, and about $700 per window cushion (I am providing insert). That includes inserts, fabric, trim, and labor.

Just in case anyone else searches and finds this thread later, I wanted to let you know that in terms of pricing, I think they are definitely overpriced for the fabric. Their fabrics are sourced by other suppliers that you could get much cheaper yourself or through a designer. BUT in light of the design consultation included in the price and the promise of no surprises in terms of pricing, I think I am satisfied. (I have been very badly burned by interior designers in the past who overbill their hourly rate and custom orders end up costing more than expected). We'll see what end result is!

Wow, I wish I’d known you needed a window seat cushion and cover. That’s what my Etsy business is, and $700 would go a long, long way for the custom work I do, and I DO include a premium quality foam cushion with 3/4” bonded dacron batting. I make pillow covers, as well.

I hope they do a fantastic job for you!

I bought custom slipcovered head and foot dining armchairs from CC and they are very well made and comfortable, although not inexpensive. I picked an ivory linen fabric to match the linen slips on my Rachel Ashwell side chairs.

My only complaint is that the fabric seems to hold onto stains even with professional dry cleaning, so I'm going to try to wash them myself after a long soak in oxyclean. It that fails then I'll try a color remover on all the slips and either keep them bright white or use a tea stain to get them back to ivory.

Sorry for the OT, but I wanted to ask Heidesign whether she does small jobs, like one pillow (having a really hard time finding the right size and color combination for a pillow for one chair!)

Yes, my shop name at Etsy is 4Heidesign. Or you can email me and I can send you a link.