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Note:  There are several different colors/finishes.  You will need to call or e-mail us with your color choice.  If you pay by Pay Pal, you can indicate your color choice in the "notes to seller" section.

NOTE: THIS LISTING AND PRICE IS FOR 50 PIECES ONLY. YOU MUST CALL US, E-MAIL US OR VISIT OUR UPHOLSTERY TACKS STORE TO ORDER LARGER QUANTITIES.

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100 pcs. upholstery nails - $11.50
500 pcs. decorative nail heads- $22.50
1000 pcs. upholstery tacks - $35.00

Toll Free 1-(866) 528-4170 E-mail: kim@brandtandwhitney.com

We carry over 200 styles, finishes and sizes of decorative upholstery nails at our Decorative Nail Heads store.  Visit our Upholstery Tacks store, or see our Decorative Upholstery Tack page and click the Furniture Restoration Tools And Supplies link.  Shipping discounts apply to all multiple orders.

Toll Free 1-(866) 528-4170   E-mail: kim@brandtandwhitney.com

Decorative Upholstery Nails, Leather Furniture Tacks, Decorator Nail Heads, Antique Furniture Brass Tacks, French Natural Upholstery Nails, Dome Heads, Clavos, Oxford Hammered Heads, Brads, Leather Fasteners, Brass Tack Nail Head Trim

are all terms I have heard used to name these decorative upholstery nails. Email me if you have a term for decorative upholstery tacks that is not listed. Clavos is Spanish, it translates to English as nails.

Wow, we stock over 200 styles, finishes, sizes and shank length choices of decorative upholstery brass nails tacks in our upholstery supply department! Just about every style has some variation in finish options available. Some of the latest innovations in upholstery brass tacks are so exciting I can't wait to get them in so we can photograph and get them listed. French natural and Oxford hammered are the most commonly seen decorative upholstery nail, but that does not even scratch the surface. For special order we do have some interesting options available. The new Brandt and Whitney Xtreme hardware fasteners will give you the option of nail / shank, screw back, cap back, rivet back, button eye, pin back, 2 - 3 or 4 prong back, clutch back or a wood screw adapter.

All our decorative upholstery nails are made by the best quality furniture upholstery stud manufacturers in the USA and Germany. We are familiar with, but currently do not deal in the Chinese decorative upholstery nails dome head product.

Brass tacks are now available in many finishes.

The list is long, however not all upholstery nail heads are available in all finishes.

# 16 Oxidized, # 17 Old Copper, #18 Copper Plated, #19 Brass Plated, #20 Old Brass Spotted, #21 French Natural, #22 Pearl Gray, #23 Zink Plated, #24 Old Nickel, #25 Old Gold 0, #26 French Natural. 23, #27 Old Brass No. 4, #28 French Natural No. 106, #29 Old Gold Spotted, #30 Old Gold Spotted Reddish, #31 Shiny Black, #32 Black Nickel, #33 Old Gold Spotted, Brown No. 2, #34 Black Brown Finish, #35 Old Gold Spotted, Brown No. 1, #36 French Natural No. 107, #37 Natural No. 1, #38 Old Gold Spotted "IT", #39 Platinum, #40 Flat Black, #41 Pewter No. 2, #42 Old Gold Spotted, Z No.1, #43 Old Gold Spotted R, #44 Black Nickel No. 1, #45 French Natural No. 4, #46 Old Gold Spotted Z No. 3, #47 Yellow Zink, #48 Tin Plated, #49 Nickel Oxford, #50 Old Zink Spotted IT, #51 Pewter No. 3, #52 Copper Oxford, #53 Light Oxidized, #54 Black Nickel No. 6, #55 Silver Black, #56 Brown Black, and #57 Brass Black.

The most common dome head nails are available in up to about twenty finishes. Many of the designer furniture nails only come in one or two finishes. If you require a special order run for a custom nail head finish. This type of special order requires a minimum one-hundred-thousand designer tack purchase.

The shank or nail length of our decorative upholstery nails heads vary in length from 3/8" up to 1". Smaller decorative upholstery nails have smaller shanks.  A few of our decorative upholstery nails are actually offered in two different shank lengths. The head sizes of our decorative furniture upholstery nails very from 1/16' in diameter up to 1 3/16" in diameter.

When shopping for decorative antique upholstery nails you first need to figure out how many nails you will need. You do that by first determining the diameter of the decorative upholstery nail head you wish to use. Second you need to measure the total length of the area that is to be trimmed. With those two numbers you can figure how many nails you need. If this sounds like one of those high school algebra word problems and you feel like you could use a second opinion on how many brads to order. Feel free to post to our message board for a second opinion.  Always order at least 10% more that what you think you are going to need. Look for a vendor who distributes the decorative upholstery tacks in  quantities that best matches your needs. 

Installing decorative upholstery nail heads requires patience and a few good furniture upholstery tools. All the tools mentioned in this paragraph we distribute through our eBay store . A C. S. Osborne nylon tipped magnetic hammer No. 36 is a must have. The nylon tip will keep you from nicking the plated finish on the decorative upholstery brass tacks. The other tip on this hammer has a magnetic tip and is useful in the picking up and setting of the decorative upholstery nail into your project. Another tool many upholsters find helpful is the C. S. Osborne Quick Nailer No. 777. This tool will keep you from giving blood while trying to install your decorative upholstery brass tacks. It will conveniently hold up to 5 nails in place at a time while you hammer them in, no blood no bruised fingers. Even and exact spacing every time! Load the large end of the tool making sure the decorative upholstery nails / tacks are perpendicular to and shanks ar flush with the base of the tool. Position tunneled section of the tool over last nail driven and begin setting decorative upholstery brass tack heads.  If you are installing many nails we have a decorative upholstery brass tacks nail gun that we stock that will easily automate the job if decorative upholstery tack installation.  

It is worth mentioning that chain link decorator trim and matching tacks are available in a variety of sizes and finishes.

This is about the easiest installation of all. Every forth or fifth brad is an actual real upholstery brass tack. The other three or four in the row are just heads and they are all connected. This allows you to trim all around areas quickly. It is not an exact substitute for the individual stud look, but the trade off is it is more cost effective and quicker for very large areas. Some of our Stilfix/Andies are available on the roll, some or our French Natural trims are available on the strips about 39" each.

What I find more interesting than any of the above mentioned is all the different projects people buy and use these decorative brass upholstery nails studs for. The obvious is of course furniture upholstery and especially leather upholstery. Our customers use these decorative upholstery nails to trim walls, wall upholstery, interior architectural trim and detail. There are a variety of wood furniture applications. Antique trunks, foot lockers, cases, jewelry boxes, musician cases, music boxes, clocks antique and new, leather crafts, saddles and clothing. 

Our in stock selection of over 200 styles sizes and finishes of decorative upholstery nails and tacks are all on our eBay store. If you don't see the decorative upholstery brass nails heads you are looking for there you can visit our Upholstery Supplies Store for even more choices.