Comments on: help! what fabric(s) should I use for my living-room art? http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/04/18/help-what-fabrics-should-i-use-for-my-living-room-art Where people who love their homes click Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:09:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: design snob http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/04/18/help-what-fabrics-should-i-use-for-my-living-room-art/comment-page-1#comment-6435 design snob Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:06:14 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=4026#comment-6435 I think one big gesture with a nice fabric print is going to be more impactful than a series of small fabric pieces. Everyone is gravitating towards big artwork these days. I think one big gesture with a nice fabric print is going to be more impactful than a series of small fabric pieces. Everyone is gravitating towards big artwork these days.

]]> By: lsaspacey http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/04/18/help-what-fabrics-should-i-use-for-my-living-room-art/comment-page-1#comment-6434 lsaspacey Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:00:39 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=4026#comment-6434 If you appreciate a patchwork look, you could combine them and either machine sew them together or randomly hand sew them together with yarn using cool embroidery stitches, then stretch it over canvas strips. Good luck and post a picture after you do whatever you choose to do! If you appreciate a patchwork look, you could combine them and either machine sew them together or randomly hand sew them together with yarn using cool embroidery stitches, then stretch it over canvas strips.

Good luck and post a picture after you do whatever you choose to do!

]]> By: Ferne http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/04/18/help-what-fabrics-should-i-use-for-my-living-room-art/comment-page-1#comment-6433 Ferne Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:59:40 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=4026#comment-6433 What if you were to sew together a few strips of each pillow then mount that on the frame? That would tie in all the fabrics together. Or check out Anna Maria's method of painting on top of the fabric with a simple sillohette. She did it on Martha's show. Looks quite simple and with the right sillohette could be really elegant. http://annamariahorner.blogspot.com/ Scroll down her side bar a bit and there is a link on how to do this. What if you were to sew together a few strips of each pillow then mount that on the frame? That would tie in all the fabrics together. Or check out Anna Maria’s method of painting on top of the fabric with a simple sillohette. She did it on Martha’s show. Looks quite simple and with the right sillohette could be really elegant.

http://annamariahorner.blogspot.com/

Scroll down her side bar a bit and there is a link on how to do this.

]]> By: Bunny Wong http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/04/18/help-what-fabrics-should-i-use-for-my-living-room-art/comment-page-1#comment-6432 Bunny Wong Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:33:20 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=4026#comment-6432 Thanks to both of you for your suggestions! (The green print that's up there is actually usually in my bedroom; I just hung it up for a size comparison.) Anyway, I'm off to Brooklyn General in a few, and I'll keep you posted about what I find! Thanks to both of you for your suggestions!

(The green print that’s up there is actually usually in my bedroom; I just hung it up for a size comparison.)

Anyway, I’m off to Brooklyn General in a few, and I’ll keep you posted about what I find!

]]> By: Mary T http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/04/18/help-what-fabrics-should-i-use-for-my-living-room-art/comment-page-1#comment-6431 Mary T Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:28:37 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=4026#comment-6431 I agree with Ellie, with a twist: I would go for a big, big piece of fabric and hang it about a foot lower so it has more connection to your couch -- the one that's there seems to be hanging in space a bit. What about a fabric that tied together all the colors: your couch (looks like a brown, but kind of hard to tell), a blue, and a pink, all in one fabric? I think a bold print would be the way to go; anything too small or delicate would get lost and not have that much impact. I agree with Ellie, with a twist: I would go for a big, big piece of fabric and hang it about a foot lower so it has more connection to your couch — the one that’s there seems to be hanging in space a bit. What about a fabric that tied together all the colors: your couch (looks like a brown, but kind of hard to tell), a blue, and a pink, all in one fabric?

I think a bold print would be the way to go; anything too small or delicate would get lost and not have that much impact.

]]> By: Ellie http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/04/18/help-what-fabrics-should-i-use-for-my-living-room-art/comment-page-1#comment-6430 Ellie Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:55:37 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=4026#comment-6430 Love your pillows bunny, I'd go for something lower and larger that doesn't compete with the scale of the florals on your pillows. a little graphic. Also, If you are going to frame prints to keep some continuity, maybe you could consider using the fabric in a frame as well. Or using fabric as matting around or behind the prints instead of on its own. Other homey items like plates could work with the fabric instead of prints too. Love your pillows bunny, I’d go for something lower and larger that doesn’t compete with the scale of the florals on your pillows. a little graphic.
Also, If you are going to frame prints to keep some continuity, maybe you could consider using the fabric in a frame as well. Or using fabric as matting around or behind the prints instead of on its own. Other homey items like plates could work with the fabric instead of prints too.

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