Fabric as wall art

Fabrics and the role they have played in the decoration of your home is undeniable. Starting from the curtains on your window and doors to the bed linen we use has a generous use of fabrics of different kinds. Fabrics also ensure that your furniture and fixtures are well covered, look comfortable and also look colorful.

Use fabric to decorate everything from walls and windows, to pillows and flooring. Here are 99 of the best fabric decor ideas for every room of the house.

Looking for a super simple afternoon DIY or weekend project to give your space a lift? Framing your favorite fabric may be the way to go! I've done other framed fabric projects before, with upholstery fabric samples, a tablecloth or place-mats (I'll leave the links at the end of the post), but this one is with a table runner I picked up at World Market earlier this year. For this project, a table-runner was just what I needed to update a trio of vintage gilded bamboo, long thin frames I had…

No nails. No paint. No wallpaper. If you are a renter, you must be familiar with these rules. Yet the desire to make our temporary homes look good motivates us to be creative. Here'

SO MANY BELOVED SHELTER MAGAZINES have folded in the past few years that it’s especially heartening when a new title arrives on the scene. This spring marks the inaugural issue of New York Cottages & Gardens, a sibling of the existing Hamptons Cottages & Gardens and Connecticut Cottages & Gardens (you can pick up a copy at the Brooklyn stores listed at the end of this post, or subscribe by clicking here).

7 Larger-Than-Life Art DIY Ideas (On a Little Budget) | The trick to large-scale pieces that won't bring you over budget is mixing in some simple DIY magic. Whether you order an engineering print of a favorite vacation photo or turn your grandmother's vintage fabric into a wall hanging—all of these ideas take what you love and place them front-and-center in your home.

British-based, self-proclaimed ‘slow-stitcher’ Jessie Cutts is founder of the eccentric textile company Cutts & Sons, for which she produces hand-made, intricate quilts, wall-hangings and fabric-based artworks with a rich and deeply tactile quality. “There’s no mass-production here!” she says. Instead, each fabric piece is carefully crafted from a blend of natural, sustainable fabrics, many of...

Lots of ideas for decorating with tapestries and a great online source.

Hello Polished Habitat Friends! It's been awhile since I've been here to chat with you all and I'm happy to be back today! I've got a fun little DIY in store to show how