Napkins by Avril Loreti
We recently posted about Avril Loreti and her cool coasters but now it's time to send her some napkin praise. Her artistically rendered messes, like the Wine Rings seen above, are pretty but could al...
We recently posted about Avril Loreti and her cool coasters but now it's time to send her some napkin praise. Her artistically rendered messes, like the Wine Rings seen above, are pretty but could al...
Sourcing 19thC mirors wasn't the problem. A way of breathing new life into them a taller order. The introduction of fine 18thC French textiles seemed an interesting bet. These fabrics, placed behind a...
It seems to be our week for running across good fabric sources on Etsy...yesterday we looked at local screenprinted linen and today, we found unique custom yardage from Daisy Janie - nice colors and p...
We heard from Mara Snipes today. She is a local textile designer and screenprinter who works from her home based studio in Lincoln Square and does printing at Lillstreet Studios. We really like the lo...
We know that many AT-ers were fans of Carrie's old apartment - we heard that it got a big makeover in the film via the Chicago Tribune, which was on the SATC bandwagon this week. In a quick interview ...
Lill Studio is well know to Chicagoans with a penchant for handbags. Custom made from your choice of fabrics, they allow customers to step into the design role and now they've taken it a step furthe...
Local Chicago designers, Alicia and Robert of Unison, sent us a little preview of the pieces they'll be launching at ICFF, which will be available in early July... ...
Moira wants to know: "Do you know a reupholstery store that sells Kravet textiles in Chicago IL ?" (Note: Include a pic of your problem and your question gets posted first. Email questions and pics ...
Sunny, bright, happy, colorful...and inexpensive enough to outfit your outdoor space in style. Or if, like us, the city is your only yard - you can at least bring a bit of the feel of the season indo...
Roses are not our favorite flowers. But the crisp lines and perfect forms serve as great inspiration for design - from wallpaper to tiles to textiles. Take a look at just a few of the ways to do roses...
We don't have a patio (with space for a full outdoor dining area) but that doesn't mean we can't dream. After seeing these explosive umbrellas by WW & Co., we're dreaming in Technicolor. Of course, ...
Shelly, aka Mod Home Ec Teacher, was part of our January Jumpstart contest and has kept in touch since. She let us know about her recent step by step how to on installing grommets, a great skill to ha...
These old-fashioned, colorful, girly, sorta kitchsy, fluffy bedspreads (which, honestly, our grandmother had on on her bed when we were little) seem to be heading back onto the scene - popping up here...
If a spring project is on your list, fabric browsing is a great place to start for either inspiration or a purchase (recover that chair! make some pillows!). On sale now at Repro Depot:...
Eco-friendly (recycled and chemical-free) textile collections from Kravet Green are appropriately inspired by and named after nature's elements: Fire, Earth, Ocean. The organic patterns mirror those t...
Swedish Grace CollectionWe've blogged about Bemz before - they make slipcovers for IKEA pieces, something that nearly everyone may end up needing sooner or later. They've just added a new feature to t...
We owe a great big Thank You to AT readers, Molly and Pam, for introducing us to The Sweden Shop. This quaint but unbelievably roomy shop is a wonderland of Scandinavian home design. It's expected...
Fun and functional. These Swedish Klippan Table Linens made us smile. They're available as tablecloths, napkins, runners, and mats. Click below for more images and links....
Looking through textile manufacturer Romo's site, we saw a lot of colors that would be perfect in a bedroom: calm, balanced tones that also have a lot of warmth to them. Click below for more. ...
There is a terrible and obnoxious street light that lives right outside our bedroom window. We could have opted for black-out curtains but we rather like our bamboo shades. Our only other options we...
We first saw a full page ad for Isaac Mizrahi fabrics for S. Harris in Vogue Living (fall/winter '07). Clicking over to the hip S. Harris site and seeing Mizrahi in action cutting, gathering, coverin...
Paasky Kit, 54" sq, $95 (or 26" x 54" for $60) Sarah's post titled Wallpaper We'd Frame got us thinking about doing the same with fabric. Not something that really requires a kit, but if you're more...
Workroom is the Chicago atelier of designers Joel Klaff and John Diekmann. A major focus of their design studio is the creative use fabric in the creation of custom, couture window treatments. Good ne...
Launching today! A brand new line of fabric designs called Modern Flora. Coming in at the tail end of our month of all things DIY, we had to fit in these fabrics covered with patterns of various brigh...
Henry Road's fabrics are inspired by designer Paula Smail's memories of her many travels. These bold prints recall African and Asian designs from the 1960s and 70s with lots of colorful, graphic pat...