Apartment Therapy: fabric & textiles

Making it Modern: Plaid and Floral

Plaids are everywhere right now, and the trend seems perfect for the cozy autumn season. Of course, plaid can also be a risky choice, as it can easily trigger a country-cottage explosion; plaid layere...

Form + Function = Felt
Style Roundup

Plain and simple wool felt is no longer taking a backseat to its industrial relatives like steel and rubber. In the hands of some forward-thinking designers this common material has stepped to the fo...

Hemp
Material Obsessions

No wait! Don’t skip this post! When you think of the words “hemp” most of us picture hippies dressed in sloppy, burlap-looking clothing—there might be a hacky-sack involved. But using hemp a...

Osborne & Little Color Inspiration

We often first think to introduce color to a room with paint. Fabrics, too, can liven up the scene, be it in upholstery, drapery, or smaller objects like pillows. For a little color inspiration from...

Natural Color in Design

"An idea that comes from the widely accepted view that the colors of nature are, in the main, beautiful, harmonious, and satisfying is that the use of only the natural colors of materials will guara...

Before & After: Eddie Ross Loves Pattern & Color

We know that Eddie is killer creative and technically savvy with before & afters, and here's yet another great example. These Salvation Army chairs truly were salvaged with a little vision, some gre...

Summer Into Fall: Virginia Johnson Pillows and "Throws"

Something about Virginia Johnson's gauzy textiles and bright, energetic prints makes us think of summer, and yet the colors and patterns of this pillow collection seem like they'll blend beautifully r...

Blue Velvet Obsession

This is one color/texture obsession that's just not going away for us. While I've yet to own a blue velvet piece of furniture, these 10 examples have it high on my gush list, in a way that feels far...

Roundup: Favorite Natural Linen Tea Towels

In the dream farmhouse kitchen of our dream farmhouse, we will surely have need for stacks and stacks of natural linen tea towels. In the meantime, though, we'll have to settle for outfitting our regu...

Repeat Fabrics

We're suckers for hand printed patterns, so Repeat, a new line of fabric and notions from designers Roisin Fagan and Arounna Khounnoraj, immediately caught our attention. Each style is made with solve...

Modern Quilts: Got Me in Stitches

We love the warmth and color that a hanging quilt brings to a room. With so many beautiful modern quilt designs available now, even those with more minimal tastes can enjoy quilts as wall décor. Thes...

Confessions of a Souvenir Textile Addict

Silk saris from Mumbai, catching their first glimpseof the world outside the closet in over a year Some people collect postcards from their travels, or shot glasses, or kitchen tools, or tribal masks...

Macrame Owls by Tamara Maynes

Fun, fun, fun. Perfect for anyone who remembers their mom or grandma taking up the macrame craze the last time around, these owls straddle the line between......

Inspiration: Making Bold-Patterned Upholstery Work

When it comes to upholstery fabrics, we find ourselves instinctively drawn to patterns—the bolder the better. This can be an unfortunate predilection, as it's sometimes tough to make these bold patt...

Melin Tregwynt Blankets

click thumbnails for larger picsWith the weather in San Francisco changing so much, we started looking for warm blankets again. This past weekend it was cold and windy. These beautiful blankets from...

Look! Chairs Upholstered in Cyanotype Fabric

Do you remember the Sunprint Kits that have been popular with kids for ages? They're little squares of paper that you lay out in the sun with objects on it, which you then develop in water to make a...

Sisters Gulassa: Pattern and Textile Design

click thumbnails for larger picsSisters Gulassa is an international design studio. It was founded by two sisters - Lise based in Berkeley California and Cyrille in Vienna. They menage to collaborate ...

Marimekko Slipcovers for Ikea Furniture Via Bemz

The awkward thing about Ikea furniture is that it is so instantly recognizable; guests know immediately where you purchased your sofa or table and no doubt have seen it in several other houses too. Th...

Atlas Tapestry

Our shower curtain at home when we were growing up was a map of the word, and we credit this fact with our early familiarity with place names such as Ljubljana, Reykjavik and Pyongyang. While this m...

New Fabric from Skinny laMinx

click thumbnails for larger picsSkinny laMinx is one of our favorite Etsy sellers (remember the "I Wish We Had Ikea" pillow?), and her new line of fabric makes us love her store all the more. Made of...

Easy DIY Inspiration from Mod Green Pod

Going into a fabric store without a project in mind can be a dangerous move. If you're like us, you might end up walking out of there with yards of beautiful fabric... that end up sitting in your clos...

Photo Print Curtain by Bauke Knottnerus

This amazing curtain by Bauke Knottnerus, a Dutch designer, could be a wonderful room divider. We love the idea of printing photos at a large scale on fabric. This is a great way to showcase your own ...

New "Patternscapes" from Wish You Were Here

click thumbnails for larger picsFiona and Ben O'Brien, the UK-based husband and wife duo behind Wish You Were Here—a beautiful, whimsical collection of giclee prints—have just released a new coll...

Otomi Patterns Throughout the Home

click thumbnails for larger pics Apartment Therapy Chicago recently did a post on Otomi textiles, handmade fabric produced by the Otomi Indians of Hidalgo, Mexico. The style has seen a surge in popul...

Having Fun with Felt: Window Drapes or A Room Divider

We only have one window in our home, so we like to keep it mostly uncovered. In the past we used very transparent fabric, and we also tried decorative wooden screens. Privacy is not much of an issue, ...

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