Download or read book Decorating with Fabric written by Kate French and published by Ryland Peters & Small. This book was released on 2020-02-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether your favored look is sophisticated or relaxed, traditional or modern, urban or country, fabrics can help you create a look that is individual, comfortable, and effortlessly stylish. In Decorating with Fabric, Kate French and Katherine Sorrell offer imaginative ideas for every room, including bathrooms, home offices, and outdoor areas. They look at how to use color, texture, and pattern and how to choose the right fabric for the right place. With the help of specially commissioned photographs by Lisa Cohen, many showing the work of internationally renowned designers, Kate and Katherine demonstrate the timeless appeal of fabrics in myriad forms, from throw pillows to slipcovers to lampshades. While there are plenty of simple yet effective ideas that would be both useful and beautiful in any home, Decorating with Fabric also features a range of more unusual ideas, from using vintage grain sacks for pillow covers or mirrored bedspreads as curtains. The authors show that no matter what your budget, you can employ fabrics in many exciting ways to express your personality and inject style into your home.
Download or read book Decorating With Traditional Fabrics written by Miranda Innes and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Fabric Style Book written by Carl J. Dellatore and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Window treatments give you control of light, air flow, and privacy. Here are inspiring ideas for shades and curtains that are both functional and graceful. The beautiful examples you'll see in these pages will help you select the perfect styles, fabrics, and patterns for your home.
Download or read book Global Expressions written by Lisa Shepard and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-01-15 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fabrics we use to create clothing and home decor reflect our culture and heritage. This book takes readers around the world as it introduces them to fabric techniques through interviews with experts in the field. From sadza batik in Zimbabwe to Japanese sashiko quilting, the authentic method for creating each fabric is explained, along with simplified instructions for recreating the look. Color photographs, patterns, designs and stencils assist readers in utilizing the fabric for unique home decor. Includes an extensive appendix, a detailed glossary and traceable patterns. This book features 12 fabric styles and 15 projects. It offers information on the authentic fabric, how it is created and its place in the culture of the country. Global Expressions presents easy-to-follow directions on how to recreate the fabric.
Download or read book Textile Surface Decoration written by Margo Singer and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2007-08-08 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arts educator Margo Singer provides a thorough understanding of the unique properties of silk and velvet as well as the history and traditions of decorating these textiles. She then shows how to produce these traditional decorative effects using household materials and widely available craft supplies.
Download or read book D cor Enterprises Designing with Fabrics and Color written by Brenda Weiss and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2008-02-27 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Décor Enterprises Designing with Fabrics and Color, by Brenda Weiss, is a fabulous design book for all of us who love to design but need some professional assistance. "Designing with Fabrics and Color is the perfect "designer on your shoulder" and sure to help you understand the basics of design, fabric coordination, color theory, and furniture style. Brenda has created over 300 fabric and paint schemes from which to work, in the three major categories of Traditional, Contemporary, and Transitional. Brenda's book guides you through FIVE EASY STEPS to help you select the right fabric and paint scheme for any room in your home. Unlike other design books which focus simply on color, Designing with Fabrics and Color combines color for your walls with fabric coordination. It is an easy to read and easy to follow decorating book for all of us who want beautiful homes.
Download or read book A Field Guide to Fabric Design written by Kimberly Kight and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2011-11-16 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive, step-by-step resource for fabric design and printing—including tips from top designers. If you’ve ever dreamed of showing your designs on fabric, textile aficionado Kim Kight, of popular blog True Up, is here to teach you how. Comprehensive and refreshingly straightforward, this impressive volume features two main parts. First, the Design and Color section explains the basics with step-by-step tutorials on creating repeating patterns both by hand and on the computer. Next, the Printing section guides you through transferring those designs on fabric—whether it's block printing, screen printing, digital printing or licensing to a fabric company—and how to determine the best method for you. Includes extensive photos and illustrations
Download or read book Decorating With Fabric Liberty Style written by Charmian Watkins and published by Bounty Books. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Innovation as well as traditional uses of fabric in interior decoration is stressed in a collection of design ideas for soft furnishings using Liberty of London prints
Download or read book Provence Style written by Shauna Varvel and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intimate tour of quintessential Provencal style, featuring chic homes and interior details inspired by this picturesque region Thirty years after the publication of Peter Mayle's bestselling memoir A Year in Provence, the sun-drenched southern French region continues to excite home decorators with its combination of rustic charm, elegant details, and historical influences. Provence Style showcases the best of the region, with Shauna Varvel's quintessential 18th-century Rhône valley farmhouse--Le Mas des Poiriers--as its centerpiece. Named for the working pear orchard on the grounds, the property was reimagined by noted local architect Alexandre Lafourcade, who transformed a rough structure into a luxurious expression of the Provençal aesthetic, referencing historical influences, rural traditions, and Parisian taste. Set amid a garden of allées, arbors, and terraces designed by the architect's mother, renowned landscape designer Dominique Lafourcade, this exemplar of Provençal style is the starting point for exploring the region's characteristic interior details and exterior features. The book includes chapters on the public spaces of the home, from entrances to living rooms, the private realm of bedrooms and bathrooms, and outdoor areas including patios and kitchen gardens, transporting the reader on a captivating stylistic journey.
Download or read book Decors Barbares written by Nathalie Farman-Farma and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A refreshing antidote to the contrived nature of much contemporary interior design, the textiles and decoration of Nathalie Farman-Farma have gained a devoted following among celebrity and socialite clients for their folkloric charm and romantic exuberance. Drawing on the enchantment of fairytales and a history of material culture spanning Persia, Central Asia and Russia, Farman-Farma employs traditional print-making techniques to create exquisitely detailed fabrics, which she uses to conjure interiors infused with warmth and natural charisma. Farman-Farma's townhouse and studio in London and her family homes in Connecticut and Lake Tahoe feature in this captivating volume, forming the backdrop for her Décors Barbares range of fabrics, as well as her vast collection of antique textiles, costumes and jewellery. Vogue has called Farman-Farma "the textile designer you need to know." Her clients include Lauren Santo Domingo, Tory Burch, and influential interior designer David Netto, who writes the foreword to this book"--
Download or read book McCall s Do it yourself Traditional Decorating written by Phyllis Hingston Roderick and published by Random House (NY). This book was released on 1974 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Decorating with Fabric and Pattern written by Ann McArdle and published by Rockport Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fabric, pattern, color and texture are the basic elements of interior decoration and style. This new series makes the process of choosing and using them in your home more effective and more fun than ever. Decorating with Fabric and Pattern provides practical information on using fabric to add warmth and color to a room, helping you get the most out of patterns in wall coverings, upholstery, window and door treatments, and decorative accessories. To show off all your rooms' best features. Decorating with Color and Texture offers myriad ways to define space, change the mood, create focal points, or add dimension. Whether you are planning a quick update or remodeling from scratch, these books will help you tackle and simplify the decorating process, and create a stunning home as well.
Download or read book Fabric Inspirations written by Kate French and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using fabrics is one of the most enjoyable and easy ways to transform your home. Whether your favorite style is relaxed or sophisticated, traditional or modern, urban or rural, fabrics can help you to create a look that is individual, comfortable, and effortlessly chic. Kate French and Katherine Sorrell present imaginative ideas for every room--even for unexpected spaces such as bathrooms, home offices, and outdoor areas. They ook at how to use color, texture, and pattern, and how to choose the right fabric for the function for which it is needed.*Learn how, with a little confidence and flair, you can employ fabrics in all sorts of exciting ways to express your personality and inject achievable, enviable style into your living space.*Innovative ideas range from using barley sacks for bedlinen to converting wartime sleeping bags into floor cushions.*Includes 250 beautiful photographs by Lisa Cohen, many taken in the homes of internationally acclaimed designers and experts in home furnishings.
Download or read book African Accents written by Lisa Shepard and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes how African textiles are woven, and features instructions for such projects as pillows, napkins, placemats, and picture frames.
Download or read book Design with Japanese Obi written by Diane Wiltshire and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09-04 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japanese Obi or "sashes" are colorful pieces of fabric that can be used to great effect in interior decorating as well as traditional Japanese dress. In Design with Japanese Obi, the authors present the obi as it is being used in interiors today, demonstrating simple yet striking techniques for making these exquisite kimono sashes the centerpiece of any room's decor. The focus is on seven key uses for obi that are applicable to nearly any setting imaginable, such as: Artistic table arrangements Dining room accents Framing enhancements Fabric coverings These and other dramatic and innovative uses of obi in interior design and decoration are presented along with such essentials as color coordination, fabric shaping, and accessories for hanging obi. The vivid photographs in this book present some of the most elegant interiors the authors have found, from Tokyo to Washington D.C., and show the obi being used in today's homes to create a sumptuous, refined, and modern ambiance.
Download or read book Country Living Perfect Patterns for Walls Floors Fabrics and Furniture written by Marie Proeller Hueston and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pattern is an easy way to add country style to a room. This book showcases inviting homes filled with combinations of all kinds of materials, to bring new life into your home.
Download or read book Decorating with Fabric written by Judy Lindahl and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
