Decorating with vintage fabrics is a wonderful way to inject color, pattern and warmth into interiors. Antique textiles and ...

Florals, brocades, stripes and geometrics can take the most ho-hum space to another level, injecting movement and personality while softening hard edges and elevating the overall design scheme. “To me ...

Pantone’s color of the year for 2023 is “Viva Magenta,” and that should tell you a lot about trends right now. Even without seeing the color, you can picture it: Attention-grabbing. Head-turning. This ...

With strategically used patterns, a room can be styled particularly elegantly. Certain patterns are even indispensable for ...

Fashion and textiles may be among the last places you’d expect to see innovation. But college researchers in Florida have figured out a revolutionary fabric that can alter its color with a mild change ...

HIGH POINT – At Showtime Market this month, the return to adding pops of color is welcome news for many textile manufacturers – and can be seen on vibrant accent pillows and throws. “Our personal ...

Imagine wearing a shirt that turns from deep blue to bright red when you’re working out, or a dress that shifts from black to silver as you move from air conditioning into summer heat. The fabric that ...

Tie-dye involves folding or crumpling fabric with string or rubber bands to create patterns with dyes. Tie-dying gets messy, so make sure to wear gloves and use a plastic drop cloth. There are endless ...

Some things I will never understand. One of them is minimal bedding. I see these modern and contemporary homes that parade their restraint like a badge of pride. Why, oh why would anyone want a spare, ...

Vern Yip of Home Reimagined demonstrates how to use color, pattern, and texture step by step during a design segment on Live with Kelly and Mark ...

Growing Up in Style is a series about the connection between fashion and local life in America, past and present. To listen to Susan Choi read this profile, click the play button below: HISTORIANS of ...