Fabric Archives

I have IKEA’s Patrik as my desk chair. I still like it and it’s comfortable, but I’d like to change the color. I think having it reupholstered would probably be too expensive, so I thought a slipcover could be a good solution. Do you think it would be too hard to do though? [...]

It’s so pretty. It looks good with the pink upholstery fabric I bought on eBay too. I’m going to put white curtains up instead of ivory, and I think the rug could stay (for now at least). I was going to paint the ceiling the same color as the living room, but I don’t think it [...]

These are my latest ideas… The constants throughout all four designs are the ivory curtains (from Crate & Barrel, now discontinued), the lighting fixture (from west elm), the dining table and chairs (vintage, from Jubilee Furniture), and the wood trim and floors in our home. Also, I may edge the curtains with a coordinating solid [...]

I upholstered one chair as a test in Amy Butler’s Ritzy Stripe fabric. It looks great, but I’m not sure what to do for the rest of the room. Creamy white walls and a green ceiling? A green rug? Photos of Drew Barrymore’s Flower Films offices (in the April ‘08 issue of Domino) have been [...]

I made something stupid for Murray this afternoon. What’s that boy? Yes, it does look silly. I sewed a little scrap of fabric into a sort of neckerchief… And then I closed the middle up and inserted the collar. Now it’s a collar cozy. I figured it would be better than the plain black collar Murray’s been wearing, which [...]