Employing fabric, like paint, is one of the easiest ways to dramatically change the look and feel of a space. Unfortunately the textile industry has one of the worst eco-profiles of all the housewa...
Want to spin wool, dye fabric, or learn about quilting? The Textile Museum in Kalorama is hosting workshops and demonstrations this weekend as part of its 30th Annual Celebration of Textiles. We're ...
Follow most patterns out there and there's nothing too exciting about cross stitch. But look at this neat pattern at Tiny Modernist on Etsy. It's a pattern for creating two Eames shell chairs with E...
This is from our Boston finalist, Melissa. Only a few more to go. Comment away! I’ll spare you the bridesmaid dress fiasco that sparked an exhaustive pursuit of Boston’s best textile shops. U...
This is from our Boston finalist, Kyle. Comment away! >> Enter Slideshow I'm entwined in a passionate, lifelong love affair with… fabric. I tack, nail, or glue it to anything that doesn’t ...
We've become a bit obsessed with ombre - the shading and fading of colors and tones. While we've looked at various ombre rugs from West Elm and Macy's, the May issue of Martha Stewart Living feature...
Currently taking the blogosphere by storm, the pixelated fabric design from Royal College of Art graduate (UK) Cristian Zuzunaga was purchased by Kvadrat. I am obviously a fan, but what do you say? ...
With a near window-less apartment, I don't spend much time thinking about window coverings (the rental came with functioning blinds that do the job). Last year, I was transfixed by the custom linen ...
Setting the Stage, Offstage. A peak inside the dressing rooms where Broadway's actors create a home away from home. There is an audio slideshow feature, that is a companion to the story. Pictured at...
3 Form's innovative hanging textile system, Parametre, first intrigued us at last year's ICFF. Lightweight and easy to hang, the polyester shades (much like Tyvek) act as a room divider, curtain or t...
This cozy store in Williamsburg has an excellent selection of bed linens and bedroom accents for the complete girly boudoir. The well-edited furnishings and accessories speak to a customer who's rom...
Powerful color for your home. When Alayne Patrick was opening Layla many years ago, she asked us for help (we had a friend in common). She didn't need it. Alayne's sense of style and attention to d...
Fantastic fabrics. Mood Fabrics sells both fashion and home decor fabrics. Their Garment District shop is packed full of lovely fabrics that fashion designers turn to for incredible creations. You c...
Of the Young and the Restless was recently profiled in The New York Times, but we decided to look at more of their unique, hand-printed designs for textiles. We are glad we did! Their first collecti...
Online, baby. Out for a drink last night with folks from Better Homes and Gardens who were in the city scouring for sources (BTW - went to Per Se: great drink, awful decor. Who screwed that up? I...
Hello AT, I purchased 2 beautifully expensive upholstered Gubi Chairs back in December 2005, and a year and a half later they both started to develop bubbles in the curve where the base meets the bac...
Hello AT, We have inherited a Duncan Phyfe sofa similar to the one pictured. My mother would like to keep this sofa in the family and has offered to help pay to have it reupholstered (it is threadb...
Maybe it's the onset of winter and the brisk chill in the air that draws us towards a bright, sunny yellow. The end of the year brings out twelve custom leather colors from Design Within Reach and t...
Our good friend Riian at Stuff-ing is so excited about her finds at Repro Depot, she's posted about it twice in less than ten minutes. No secret to Heather at AT Chicago, the great selection of well-...
More from Montreal. Fine home linens and decor in an inspiring space. That's what we found in Le Baldaquin, a shop located in the historic Old Montreal......
"We believe a modern home is not a spread in a design magazine", says the Haystack home page. The shop feels like home, with comfy and stylish upholstered furniture from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams ...
Marrakesh express... Aware of the growing hipness and attractiveness of the Chelsea Market, we were recently tipped off to yet another resident: Imports of Marrakesh, a wholesale and retail operation...
Super-Store. With a mission to "market and sell Scandinavian Design worldwide" we thought it was time to devote a store post to the online retailer Scandinavian Design Center. After all, we've poste...
Stylish Accessories. We wish we would have known about Mothology when we answered the question, Where does one find Bell Jars? Mothology's collection of vintage-inspired decorative objects is a grea...
Take a shopping trip to France without leaving the net. We recently found The Collection and we're won over by their home decor products. Though the shop is in France, they ship worldwide and have a...
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