Description
9.5mm N1 Decorative Upholstery Nail Strip
The 9.5mm N1 Nail Strip provides a quick and consistent way to create fine decorative furniture studding without fitting every upholstery nail individually.
Each strip measures 1 metre long and produces the appearance of a continuous line of closely spaced 9.5mm furniture studs.
The strip is fixed using individual N1 nails positioned every four nail heads, with 20 loose fixing nails required for each 1 metre strip.
Customers purchasing individual strips should order the matching 9.5mm N1 Upholstery Nails separately.
9.5mm Upholstery Nail Strip for Fine Furniture Studding
The smaller 9.5mm stud size creates a finer and more understated decorative border than larger 16mm or 20mm nail strip.
This makes the N1 upholstery nail strip particularly suitable for:
- Dining and occasional chairs
- Armchairs
- Sofa fronts and facings
- Headboards
- Footstools and ottomans
- Leather furniture
- Upholstered panels
- Traditional furniture restoration
- Reupholstery projects
The strip format helps maintain regular spacing across longer furniture edges while greatly reducing the number of individual decorative nails that need to be fitted.
Faster Alternative to Individual Upholstery Studding
Traditional loose furniture studding requires every decorative nail to be positioned and driven separately.
The N1 decorative nail strip creates the appearance of individual 9.5mm upholstery studs while allowing most of the decorative heads to remain part of the continuous strip.
Only the fixing nails need to be driven separately at the required intervals.
This makes nail strip particularly useful on longer straight runs where speed and consistent spacing are important.
For curved areas, corners and detailed furniture profiles, matching 9.5mm N1 Loose Upholstery Nails can be fitted individually.
1 Metre Decorative Furniture Stud Strip
Each N1 furniture stud strip measures 1 metre in length.
The strip is secured using matching loose upholstery nails positioned every four nail heads, requiring 20 individual fixing nails per strip.
Three purchase options are available:
- Individual 1 metre strip
- 50 strips supplied with 1,000 fixing nails
- 250 strips supplied with 5,000 fixing nails
The bulk packs therefore include the correct number of fixing nails required for installation.
Individual strips do not include fixing nails, so these should be purchased separately from the 9.5mm N1 Upholstery Nails range.
Choice of Decorative Nail Strip Finishes
The 9.5mm N1 upholstery nail strip is available in:
Antique Black, Black & Gold, Black Nickel, Brass, Bronze Renaissance, Brown & Gold, Copper, Nickel and Pewter.
This broad choice makes it easy to coordinate the decorative furniture trim with upholstery fabric, leather, vinyl, timber and other visible furniture fittings.
Traditional finishes such as Brass, Bronze Renaissance, Brown & Gold and Copper work particularly well on classic furniture and restoration projects.
Black Nickel, Nickel and Pewter can provide a cleaner or more contemporary contrast, while Antique Black and Black & Gold are useful where a darker decorative trim is required.
Nail Strip for Straight Runs and Loose Nails for Curves
Decorative upholstery nail strip works best across relatively straight furniture edges.
Loose upholstery nails remain the better option where the furniture shape becomes more complicated.
A professional studded finish may therefore combine:
- N1 nail strip along long straight edges
- Loose nails around corners
- Individual studs around curves
- Loose nails for short decorative sections
- Individual nails to secure the strip
Using both products allows the decorative stud line to remain visually consistent while adapting to the shape of the furniture.
Browse the complete Loose Upholstery Nails collection for individual furniture studs.
Fitting 9.5mm N1 Nail Strip
Before fitting, mark the intended stud line and check that the strip follows the furniture edge correctly.
Position the N1 nail strip and secure it with matching loose nails at the fixing points, approximately every four decorative nail heads.
Use 20 individual fixing nails for each 1 metre strip.
For individual strips, order the matching 9.5mm N1 Upholstery Nails separately.
A Kabara Nylon Tip Hammer is useful when installing decorative furniture nails because the softer striking face helps reduce the risk of marking the visible nail head.
Check the alignment regularly while fitting, particularly across long furniture edges where a small error can become increasingly noticeable.
Alternative Decorative Upholstery Nail Strips
For another fine 9.5mm furniture trim, the Heico 9.5mm Nail Strip provides an alternative range of decorative finishes.
For a larger and more prominent furniture stud, the Heico 16mm Bronze Renaissance Nail Strip provides a traditional intermediate-size option.
Customers wanting a much bolder decorative border can consider the 20mm N5 Nail Strip.
Browse the complete Upholstery Nail Strips range for all available sizes and finishes.
Decorative Furniture Nail Strip for Upholstery and Restoration
The 9.5mm N1 Nail Strip is particularly useful where a fine, regular decorative stud line is required across chairs, sofas, headboards, footstools and upholstered panels.
Its smaller 9.5mm appearance provides a more restrained furniture trim than larger nail strips, while the 1 metre strip format makes longer straight runs quicker and easier to complete than fitting every stud separately.
Livedale supplies decorative upholstery nail strip, loose furniture studs, upholstery tacks and specialist fitting tools for furniture manufacture, repair, reupholstery and restoration throughout the UK.
