Selecting the right fabrics is essential to successfully achieve a particular theme style. It can make or break the look and feel of your room’s décor. When selecting a theme from contemporary, mid-century, traditional, or classic the choice of fabric makes a huge difference to effectively carry the theme through, so doing your homework is imperative to get it just right.
Here are four timeless styles with fresh fabric ideas to keep them current to use in today’s interiors.
Luxurious Contemporary:
The contemporary style is usually sophisticated with a glint of modern and nod to traditional, it blends the best of both. Use sumptuous leather upholstery, enduring linen fabric, or plush micro-suede for seating. Faux fur throws and pillows add a degree of posh to this look. Mate with cotton, wool or silk jacquard fabrics woven in bold geometric patterns on accent chairs, drapes, and pillows.
Mid-Century Modern:
Bold and vivacious, mid-century modern boosts wool flannel or fine-patterned linen upholstery usually done in deep greys, black or white leather. Accentuate using vibrant colors in cotton twill or wool, linen in lime green, sassy orange, sunny yellow, or feisty red for accent pieces, chairs and drapes. Chunky knitted wool throws, paired with geometric patterned pillows done in cotton or wool completes the look.
Nautical Traditional:
A lasting theme inspired by the beach, ocean, or sailing; nautical is a staple classic for many homes today. With an occasional update, this look will keep fresh and current. Inspired by the outdoors to use indoors, it’s rustic but not too harsh. This style uses hard-wearing cotton twill, linen or hemp weave fabric, even denim can be used on upholstery. Jute woven rugs are used frequently, as well as burlap for drapes, sailcloth in wide bold strips may be used on accent pillows to carry through the theme.
Gracefully Classic:
The ultimate in opulence, a classic themed interior can look expensive without putting a huge dent in your wallet because of the wide price range of fabrics from real silk fabric to comparable man-made versions available on the market today.
To get this look, you need to employ rich looking brocades, silk damasks, lavish velvet and linens on upholstery. Sheer voile curtains paired with opulent satin draperies.
Pillows can be done in velvet or tapestry embellished with beads and tassels. Gilded gold mirrors and accent pieces polish up the look.
Wrapping It All Up:
There are numerous resources to get ideas and inspiration to assist you in developing the theme you want for your home. Try fabric and craft stores, home furnishing shops, or online magazines or retailers. Some other outstanding source for ideas is social media like Pinterest and Instagram to name a few. Like icing on the cake, décor fabrics add charm and personality to a room, further communicating the design theme.
