Inexpensive Holiday Decor: Burlap

If you're looking for a natural, textural material mixed with the usual sparkle and shine of most holiday decor, you might consider burlap.

The strong material is generally brown with a very pronounced woven texture. You'd be more likely to find it in landscaping or agriculture than in home decor, but we think the material is a perfect balance to the bright lights and polished splendor of the season:

• 1 burlap-covered chairs at a tan-and-gold tablesetting by Country Living / David Prince
• 2 strips of burlap as garland, by Funky Junk Interiors
• 3 French burlap stocking from Faded Plains
• 4 burlap gift bags by Burlap Works at Etsy

Posted originally from: AT:San Francisco

Comments (2)

i really like that tablecloth in the first picture (with the burlap covered chairs). it looks a lot like the pottery barn's linen hemstich tablecloth.

any more info on it?

The neutral brown or beige you describe is handsome, sure, but burlap comes in a gazillion colors! I made burlap draperies to add a burst of color (robin's-egg blue in one room, sage green in another) to an apartment we can't paint.

I love these curtains! They were dead-easy: I just ironed down a crease for the top, frayed the end to make a rustic fringe, and put them up on curtain rings.

And because they were inexpensive and easy to make, I can replace them anytime I want with a quick trip to the fabric store and ten minutes at the ironing board. (In fact, we just bought a new sofa, so I'm planning to replace the curtains this month.)