Diana Sisto, Creative Director at Brentwood Classics, a leading furniture manufacturer, shared these insights at Stoney Creek Furniture’s recent Inside Out Home Show… The ABC’s of Upholstery Fabric What’s the difference between natural and manufactured fabrics? Which is better? Natural fabrics include cotton, flax, wool, mohair, hemp, linen and silk. Manufactured fabrics include polyester, acrylic, […]
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Understanding Fabric and Choosing Upholstery Wisely
April 23, 2014How to add the 2014 Pantone® Color of the Year to your home
January 2, 2014A new year … a new colour of the year. Pantone, the global authority on colour, recently announced 18-3224 Radiant Orchid as their ‘2014 Color of the Year’. Radiant Orchid is described as “expressive and exotic” and a “captivating, magical, enigmatic purple” … and it’s no wonder. One glance and it awakens your senses […]
Fabric Trends, Tidbits and Tips on Mixing Patterns
November 21, 2013Fabric and upholstery are the “fashion” of a room. Just like our clothes create an image, the fabric choices you make when decorating your home give it style, character and express your unique taste. Like your fashion personality, your home can be “funky”, “proper”, “bohemian”, “charming”, “romantic”, etc. It’s up to you! One of the […]
How to Provide Your Kids with Rest and Focus They Need to Succeed
September 27, 2013We all know that a good night’s sleep is important to our health. But as it turns out, it’s especially critical to a student. Scientists have discovered a positive connection between sleep and academic performance – and while that’s no surprise – the extent of the benefits of good sleep is, pardon the pun, an […]