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Posts tagged “Fabric”

Round Up: Florence Broadhurst
Australia

Since reading Florence Broadhurst: Her Secret & Extraordinary Lives by Helen O'Neill a few months back, we've been collecting images of how people have used Florence Broadhurst's wallpaper and fabric...

Paula of Henry Road's Colorful Home
House Call

We love the fabrics and designs by Paula Smail, designer and owner of the lovely Henry Road. Her online site and shop in Studio City offers serious color inspiration. She shared a few photos of her ...

Tips and Ideas for Mixing Patterns!

One of our favorite elements to Rene’s Bright and Sunny Artistic home was her intelligent, inspiring, and expertly mixed patterns throughout her space. We’ve definitely been seeing this trend in ...

Fun and Easy DIY Doorstop Idea

We love it when we find new ways to use stuff we've already got around the house. In this case some left over fabric and a brick helps the door from going bang bang bang....

Fun Fabrics at The Common Thread!
Austin

Being lovers of fabric in all textures, colors and patterns, we were excited to hear that South Austin has a new resource for finding that perfect cloth for craft or home projects......

Apartment Therapy Interview: Trina Turk Part 2

Yesterday we posted part 1 of our interview with the lovely Trina Turk, fashion and home designer. We have more in store for you today with Trina chatting about her best tips for creating an outdoor r...

Not Your Average Silhouette

While wine tasting over the weekend, we spotted this gorgeous room lined with a wall of mirrors and a wall of lime green silhouettes against a dark gray background. Upon closer inspection, we discover...

Is Reupholstering A Chair An Easy DIY?

These two chairs (pictured) are in the market for an overhaul and we'd like to reupholster them. We've been checking prices around town but don't want to spend the money right now on hiring someone fo...

Look! Recyclable Tyvek Fabric

If you're looking for an incredibly durable and eco friendly textile to use for your next project, look no further. We mentioned the recycleable Tyvek fabric when we saw it at last year's ICFF and no...

Inspiration: 4 DIY Fabric Ideas

Bathroom storage is great for organizing items but making the cabinet your own by adding fabric will really make it stand out (in a good way). Take for instance, Ask Dzign's IKEA Vattern cabinet. Sh...

Inspiration...Adding Fabric To Your Furniture

With the huge selection of colorful + vibrant + interesting fabric available these days, consider using a yard or two to freshen up a piece of furniture in your home. After the jump, check out a few w...

How To: Make a Simple Custom Lampshade
Cicada Studio

Customizing stuff from Ikea is nothing new, but it still never ceases to make us smile when we run across a new way to make something mass produced and affordable a little bit more personal. Plus thi...

New Trina Turk Outdoor Fabric

[Check out Trina's colorful fabrics available at Patio Culture in Venice.] Although we are in the middle of a cold winter, warmer weather is on the way and we wanted to share a bright + colorful forec...

Roundup: Hand Printed Fabric on Etsy

Yesterday we talked about how to stamp your own patterns onto white sheets to make a custom set. But not everyone has the time to dedicate to that kind of endeavor. So today we've rounded up some ve...

6 Alternatives To Wrapping Paper
That You Can Find Around The House

We love beautiful wrapping paper as much as the next guy, but this year we're not keen on spending more on it. So we're looking around the house and finding ways to reuse what we've got (hey it's che...

Change The Fabric, Change the Look: Upholstery Magic

Apple green plush or tweed linen? Each one gives a different lookFor most of us, a sofa is a major investment. But what if we get tired of it and want a change? Although most of realize that an uph...

Good Questions: Can I Upholster My Ikea Malm Bed?
Los Angeles

We've been talking lately about tips and ideas for redecorating or freshening up home decor in this tough economic time. AT reader, Danielle, wrote us a question about taking her existing Ikea Malm be...

Inspiration...House Beautiful's Instant Room Series

One of our favorite monthly reads is House Beautiful's Instant Room. Each month a different designer provides a 1-2-3 step look for pulling a room together with different colors and fabrics. The desig...

Do You Use Exchange Stores?
Melbourne

We’re a big fan of our local Fabric Exchange. Not only do they have an amazing range of vintage and rare fabrics but you can also earn some extra money for any excess fabric you have lying around. Y...

Tenugui: Japanese Traditional Cloth

We're suckers for great fabric, the color blue and things that have multiple uses:...

ColorTherapy: Color Combos For Chairs And Rugs

As we have mentioned many times on Apartment Therapy, choosing a color scheme and creating a cohesive color look can be challenging. Any extra help can be helpful so we wanted to share this website wi...

How To: Measure Your Sofa For A Custom-Made Slipcover

If you are looking to change the color scheme in your home, it may include changing the color of your sofa. With a measuring tape in hand and a bit of patience, you can correctly measure your sofa for...

Anthropologie's Fabric Samples

If you have been into Anthropologie, you have seen the colorful fabrics that cover their comfortable upholstered furniture. With all of the patterned designs available, it could be a question of if th...

Amy Butler New Fabric: August Fields

Amy Butler just unveiled a new line of fabrics that are perfect for fall. Deep burgundies, bright orange, bits of turquoise and lilac say fall harvest with a nod to the vintage palettes that came bef...

Pulp Memo Boards

For the most part we are crafty enough to make our own memo board with some spray paint or found fabric. But lately we can't imagine finding the time to make anything. So when we spied these pre-mad...

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