- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Aurum Press (April 28, 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1903221765
- ISBN-13: 978-1903221761
Decorating with antique and exotic fabrics can make a home warm, lively,
and distinctive. Within their weaves, colors, and patterns, textiles
contain the story of interior decoration, and this guide delves into
their history to encourage an understanding and a love of the great
variety of world fabrics. Capturing some of the world's most imaginative
and unusual interiors, this sumptuous book is a rich source of ideas
for using everything from old linen sheets to scraps of silk embroidery
in clever and original ways. Professional decorators demonstrate the
importance of including unusual textiles—the antique, ethnic,
hand-painted, and rare—in designing a room as accents to the scheme or
to set the theme for the whole room. The interiors featured are full of
the unexpected, including carpets used as tablecloths, painted fabrics
masquerading as pictures, and layer on layer of linen and lace as
upholstery. This collection is a real inspiration—a fascinating read and
a photographic insight into textiles.
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