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Fabric Stories: How to Use Home Textiles
Textiles have been used in recent decades as an important and central motif in defining the style of the space because it can be replaced easily, agilely and with a relatively small budget.
On the floor, on the windows, on the furniture and even on the walls - this is how you will combine fabrics in the design
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Sunday, 07 February 2021, 07:35
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An effective and inexpensive way to make a makeover into space, just beware of formal congestion.
Living room with rich textile items designed by the Niv Toledano Foundation (Photo: PR, Itai Banit)
After a challenging year and now that we are already beginning to see the effects of vaccines, we deserve to change the atmosphere, relax and be pampered.
If in 2020 the salient trend was to pinpoint the needs and make the home space functional, comfortable and accessible, 2021 seems to be one that takes design a few steps further and in which many will breathe life into the various spaces of the house and fill them in character with accessories, patterns and colors.
Fabrics are an easy and effective way to make a makeover but as with anything, even in their case one should be careful and avoid formal congestion and excessive use of different types of fabrics, colors and patterns.
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In the face of all the dramatic colors and bold examples, many professionals recommend maintaining a balanced space design that is pleasant to stay in, one that will not tire the homeowners soon after, so in their view, when planning the space, it is important to first define and create a frame story.
Since fabrics can have a lot of presence in the space, it is advisable, even if dramatic and bold shades are chosen, to keep the pattern as refined as possible, even smooth.
If you also want to use examples, it is recommended to choose large motifs that will not burden the space.
If you chose dramatic and bold shades, keep subtle patterns.
A bedroom that combines velvet fabrics in gray and yellow, interior design: Ariela Azaria Berkowitz (Photo: PR, Elad Gonen)
Meanwhile, when choosing a new textile, the recommendation is to be equipped with fabric samples of the furniture that are already embedded in the space in order to build a balanced and correct color scale.
It is important to remember that there is a significant difference in the way the same example will look on wallpaper, an armchair or a pillow - it is all a matter of balanced masses and maintaining proportions.
According to interior designer Ariela Azaria Berkowitz, "Because unlike fashion, the longevity of upholstery fabrics is relatively long and the rationale is not to replace them every season, it is highly recommended to stick to types of fabrics that will suit all seasons. Unlike Europe, "Textiles that are considered wintery are mainly reflected in TV blankets, quilts, etc. However, in recent years we are seeing more and more homes using velvet, chenille, woven and quilted fabrics."
A combination of velvet helps to produce the wow effect.
Living room with velvet sofa and velvet cladding on the TV wall.
Design: Ariela Azaria Berkowitz (Photo: PR, Elad Gonen)
Velvet, for example, says Azaria Berkowitz, has excellent advantages because it can achieve a high level of shading and excellent acoustics.
"In general it helps to create a 'wow' atmosphere in the space and is very present. In large houses it is recommended to create a feeling of warmth throughout the year and this can be done by using velvet curtains and furniture upholstery. In small houses or apartments it is recommended to use velvet mainly heavy upholstery. "The density of the fabric and the thickness of the fabric, the play of colors in the velvet and its soft and caressing touch bring elegance and visual richness to the space and for those who are looking for such a look, it can be very suitable."
Work in layers of textiles, using the 'degradation' technique.
Design: Niv Toledano Foundation (Photo: PR, Itai Banit)
According to interior designer Keren Niv Toledano, "Textiles have power and a lot of presence in space, so it is important to combine it intelligently and create balances by accurately dosing the patterns, colors and types of fabrics. To do this, it is recommended to apply the 'degradation' technique. It is based on light and relatively smooth backgrounds, and on their backs are combined accessories and art items, so it is also possible to combine pillows and textiles in more intense shades and a fashionable and colorful look that brings a lot of interest and character to the space. "
The play of colors in the velvet and its soft, caressing touch bring elegance and visual richness to the space.
Design: Ariela Azaria Berkowitz (Photo: PR, Elad Gonen)
Furniture designer Yifrach Ben Zvi also recommends leaving the bulky items without samples so as not to create visual graphic congestion in the space: "I would save the bold prints mainly for portable and not very large objects, such as armchairs, so even if you want to change the type of upholstery. Not too big an investment. The same armchairs do not have to be the same as the rest of the seating system, on the contrary - an armchair can be a kind of third, bolder side, which will serve as an experiential and sculptural item and break the straight mass. It is important to remember that not every item fits a print. "Especially the layout of the fabric on top of the element and how it actually sits. There are a variety of elastic fabrics on the market with impressive patterns, but in practice it is difficult and not recommended to pad them because they are rigid so the pattern will not fit the item structure."
Save the bold prints for mobile, not large items.
Furniture designed by Yifrach Ben Zvi (Photo: PR, Shai Afgin)
Ben-Zvi also points out that the enormous wealth of types and styles of fabrics that the textile industry currently offers makes it possible to specify the desired style and concept, as well as more complex eclectic combinations.
"For example, it is possible to combine a 'grandmother' armchair with a retro print from the Sixties in the center of an ultra - modern living room without it looking like a foreign plant."
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