Roundup: Indoor Outdoor Fabrics

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Gone are the days when stiff sea shell cliches and awning stripes were the only readily available options for patterned indoor/outdoor fabric. With the increased emphasis on durability, particularly when it comes to living with kids and pets, we've witnessed the happy rise of fresh patterns making their way into the home, often for a sliver of the cost of normal indoor-only fabrics. Here are a few of our favorites...

HF dot com duralee tonga 329 brownstone.jpg Duralee's Tonga 329 Brownstone Fabric, available in brown (shown) or black.

denver fabrics shoji avocado chocolate.gif Shoji Avocado Chocolate Fabric

outdoor fabrics dot comLeopardLeafMidnight.jpg Leopard Leaf Midnight, available in six colors.

fabric.com trellis.jpg Cadence Thai Blue

fashionfabrics.com garden lattice sunnshade.gif Garden Lattice in Crimson

outdoorfabricdotcom circlefun.jpg Circle Fun

HF 20849-103duralee.jpg Duralee's scroll patterned fabric

HF dot Nautica Island Rattan Palm Green.jpg Nautica's Island Rattan Palm Green

HF dot come Flower Show 8.95.jpg The Flower Show Yellow

HF Waverly SNS Langtry Indigo.jpg Waverly's Sun N Shade Langtry in Indigo, also available in brown

HF Waverly Chippendale Fretwork Moss Outdoor.jpg Waverly's Chippendale Fretwork in Moss, also available in chocolate and onyx

HF dot com waverly lovely lattice citrine.jpg Waverly's Lovely Lattice, also available in blue lagoon, chocolate brown, and onyx black

Any one of these fabrics would be a pleasing and versatile alternative to regular upholstery fabric. All are stain and water resistant, making them ideal for heavy traffic areas.

Comments (8)

These are so vibrant and graphic! I love them all!

Laura
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posted by grafxnerd on May 26th 2009 at 1:28pm
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Those are muted for my taste although the waverly in Moss is pretty!

more-http://www.sinapearson.com/largecwy/1389

posted by LoriSF on May 26th 2009 at 1:41pm
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I love your site and these fabrics! Thanks for the always great suggestions.

Trendtex Fabrics, a wholesaler in Honolulu, has a great line of home furnishing fabrics in Hawaiian and tropical prints: http://trendtex-fabrics.com/optimizer/category/Home-Furnishings.html

posted by kaonc on May 26th 2009 at 1:50pm
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I just used Waverly's Lovely lattice on a couple of dining chair seats - the chairs are black with a lattice-like back and I love it!

posted by MooPt on May 26th 2009 at 1:52pm
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sunbrella has a great line of indoor/outdoor fabrics also; many of them available at restoration hardware

posted by formosagirl on May 26th 2009 at 2:22pm
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These prints make my stuff look so 'unclever'.

posted by baileyb on May 26th 2009 at 2:46pm
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Trina Turk just launched a fabric and the outdoor prints are gorgeous!

posted by Seaside on May 26th 2009 at 8:15pm
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Great fabrics. Especially like 'Circle Fun' and Waverly's 'Lovely Lattice'

posted by designclique on May 27th 2009 at 12:23pm
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