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Fabric Decorating on a Budget
Many people are often
faced with the design dilemma of changing the look of an entire room
without blowing the budget. This means that in effect, major changes
in furniture, structural renovations to the home, and any other
major overhaul, are out of the question.
However, if there’s one
thing that do-it-yourselfers and professional designers agree on,
it’s the capacity of fabric in various textures and colors to bring
life to a room. Fabric, when incorporated properly, can define the
theme for the season or the mood of the room, and can bring life to
even the dullest spaces.
Here are some fabulous ideas to incorporate fabric in different
places in the home—
Window Treatments
A window positioned anywhere in a room provides a dramatic
statement, a focal point, or may even provide an opportunity to
bring the outdoors inside the room. With window treatments, fabrics
may be used in curtains and window valances.
In order to provide a dramatic statement in a room via the window
treatment, you can make use of two extreme types of fabrics—either
heavy, rich-colored fabrics, or sheer draperies: or possibly a
combination of both. Heavy, rich-colored fabrics make a dramatic
statement with their strong colors and eye-catching patterns (like
damasks, flower prints, stripes, etc.). Sheer draperies, on the
other hand, bring a light, sunny feeling to the room by letting in
just enough sunlight, yet allowing for a light and flirty curtain
solution.
Used together, putting sheers behind the heavy fabric draperies,
provides texture and color contrast. The heavy fabric draperies may
be opened in the morning with the use of trimmings and tassels,
allowing for sunlight to come through the sheer draperies. To create
a more formal feeling, some of the heavy fabric draperies may be
incorporated into a window valance.
The Sitting Area
In rooms like the living room and the dining area, the sitting area
comprises much of the space. This means that most of the design that
can be incorporated into the room must come from the sitting area,
if it is to make a visual impact.
For the living room, fabrics are the best solutions to provide
either temporary or permanent overhauls for the sofa or couch. Sofas
that are badly stained or worn may be taken to a shop for
re-upholstery. When re-upholstering the furniture, the extent of
damage equates to the amount of repair that the sofa will
undergo—some may only need a small amount of repair while others
need major repair: such as the foam completely changed or complete
over-haul. Re-upholstery entails the permanent change of the outer
skin or covering of the sofa using new fabric or a covering material
such as faux leather. When choosing the fabric for re-upholstering,
choose one that will blend in with various color schemes, as
re-upholstery is permanent in nature.
For temporary punches of life, color, or even design themes,
slipcovers are the better choice. Slipcovers are available
ready-made in department stores, or you may have them custom-made
especially for your sofa to assure a snug-fit. Slipcovers will allow
for seasonal color changes of the room, and even for mixing and
matching the sofa with other furniture or accessories to better suit
the décor of the room.
For the dining area, the dining chairs or stools may be fitted with
covers and skirts for a more decorative effect or to better continue
a color scheme in the room.
Tables Around the House
Fabric table covers serve two important purposes – they bring
colors, patterns, and excitement to a room’s design, and protect the
table from water or other corrosive materials that come in contact
with it. When using fabrics on tables, you may experiment with
various lengths - using long fabrics to cover the entire table for a
formal effect, shorter fabric to fit the table top exactly to allow
for storage under the table, or as a long, thin, table runner to
bring drama to a table and emphasis to the table décor.
Fabric is used in these various scenarios is, primarily, to bring
color or color themes into the room. The use of fabrics by
themselves or in color and pattern combinations allows you to mix
and match as you wish. The same colors used over and over again in a
room poses no threat when working with fabric, because with fabric,
you may use the same color in various shades, patterns, and fabric
textures to avoid monotony.
Depending on its use, fabrics can bring unique moods to a room.
Heavy, rich-colored and textured fabrics usually bring a more
formal, ornate feel to a room, while sheer fabrics used in windows,
made to hang over bare walls, or even just thrown over the back of a
couch or an ottoman bring a fun, flirty feel to a room.
Used properly, fabrics achieve design changes at a cheaper price and
with less effort. Fabrics take the place of added accessories and
furniture, create as much impact as a new coat of paint or
wallpaper, and allow for versatility of design by mixing and
matching, and temporary solutions such as slipcovers at a fraction
of the cost of permanent changes.
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