Furniture,Soft Home | September 20, 20102 Comments

Fall Interior Design Trend: Lovely Velvets In Vibrant Colors

This Fall velvet is big. We’re seeing it on the runways and in our design studios. Its soft, plush comforting texture is fresh and vibrant this season. More and more, interior designers are choosing velvets for curtains, furnishings and accessories. Why? Because the new velvets aren’t the formal fabrics they  used to be. Innovative cutting methods and fresh colors make velvets perfect for every room in the house. Designers are using velvet in family rooms, bedrooms – even kitchens. It’s not just for your grandma’s dusty drapes.

Example A: the settee (above) is covered in a yummy Wild Flora velvet by Anna French ($178 yd full retail). Love it! Here are more velvets that look so yummy you’ll wish they were cupcakes (but then they’d be gone!)….

I know the wallpaper is really great, but isn’t the sofa awesome as well? The white velvet trim gives the sofa a lot of pizzazz. The indigo velvet is from Thibaut’s Tidewater Collection (59 yd full retail). It comes in zillions of colors.

I said zillions didn’t I? Here’s another take from the Tidewater Collection. See how playing with trim sets off a style? I live the texture of the Greater Gator wallcovering, too.

This style is a little frou-frou for me. But I love the velvet stripe (I could lose the trim). Cut velvets are so fashion forward.

Here are a few Robert Allen selections I found at OnlineFabricStore.net. A cut velvet is terrific on upholstered pieces, pillows, and (depending on the weight) curtains. But truly, the sky is the limit. Be creative and think outside the interior design box. How about covering storage boxes with a patterned velvet? Super!

Just as in fashion, accessories are a great way to follow a trend. Pillows are just the thing. Of course, velvet will be around a lot longer than the thigh high boots I bought last week. So why are these pillows from Etsy so less expensive? Sigh. Starting from the top left, Homemaker Movement offers tons of pillows. These chrysanthemum velvet pillow covers are $59.00. The damask velvet burnout style is from The HomeCentric ($17.75). They also have lots of styles to choose from. Finally, this lovely striped pillow from NenaVon ($25.00).

More! Yes. One of my favorites fabric houses is Designer’s Guild. Check out their site. It’s inspiring. They have an online shop that often runs sales (and I do mean often) on bedding, pillows and other decorative things that are super lovely.

Here’s a sampling of Designer’s Guild fabrics. Velvet that is! Cut velvets rule. Their fabrics are sold through the trade (that’s me). See my online shop for details on how to order samples and yardage.

I could go on and on with velvets. Love them. I used a cut velvet for lumbar cushions in a kitchen I recently finished. Where would you use a velvet?