Covered furnishing elements and methods of making same

A furnishing element comprising:

• a frame having at least a first wall and a second wall incident to each other so as to define an edge;
• at least one covering associated with and superposed on said frame so as to cover at least partially said first wall and said second wall and said edge;
• wherein the frame, at said edge, comprises an attachment element which delimits an attachment seat open in the vicinity of said first wall and said second wall;
• wherein the covering comprises at least two flaps folded and inserted inside the attachment seat;
• wherein said attachment seat blocks the flaps inside said attachment seat against inner walls of said attachment seat;
• and
• wherein the attachment element is an applied element and is joined to the first and second walls of the frame at the edge identified thereby;
• wherein the attachment element comprises two tabs facing each other which delimit the inner walls of said attachment seat which extend as far as the edge.

A method of covering a furnishing element comprising the steps of:

• providing a furnishing element comprising a frame having at least a first wall and a second wall incident to each other so as to identify an edge, wherein the frame, at said edge, comprises an attachment element which delimits an attachment seat open in the vicinity of said first wall and said second wall,
• providing at least one covering to associate with said frame so as to cover at least partially said walls and said edge,
• associating and superposing the covering on the frame and on said edge, so as to have an inner side of the covering in contact with the frame,
• folding at least two flaps of the covering and inserting the at least two flaps inside the attachment seat,
• placing the inner side of the flaps of the covering in contact with inner walls of said attachment seat, and
• blocking the flaps of the covering inside the attachment seat,
• wherein the attachment element is an applied element and joined to the walls of the frame at the edge identified thereby.