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Taming Textures and Trimmings

Created and Written by Barbara J. August
Graphic Design by Kelley O'Rourke  

Enlighten your senses with tantalizing ideas for your window and room designs using textures and trimmings. The following pages will expand your imagination with creative styles enhanced by details you can see and touch.
Covington features its Regency collection of wall coverings and coordinating fabrics in this delightful bedroom ensemble. Rosander, a neoclassical design, features an elaborately detailed urn filled with a bouquet of roses, tulips and boxwood greens in a monochromatic theme. Architectural scrollwork and garlands of laurel twine and ribbons accent the pattern used here for the window covering, pillow shams and cases and sidewall. Romney is the companion floral used for the duvet cover and top sidewall. Royce, a small-scale diamond-geometric, completes the set.
Capture the comfort of a country retreat with Seabrook Designs' Touches of Home collection of wall coverings and fabrics. This textural collection boasts a wide spectrum of deep, rich colors and hosts both traditional and unusual subjects that focus on the simple pleasures and pastimes of country life.
Classical Elegance for the home by Studio Designs from Brewster Wallcoverings offers a richly defined silk and satin collection of coordinating wall coverings, fabrics, sculptured and customary borders. Included are grand florals, fabulous fruits, full swags, faux textures, moirés and stripes in a refreshing color palette of soft pastels and jewel tones.
This elegant, yet comfortable room setting designed by Tiffany Davidson, Affiliate I.D.S., Davidson Designs Ltd., Billings, MT, features window treatments and upholstery adorned in natural cording and brush trims. The pleated panels with an attached brush-trimmed valance is made in Waverly's State Fir fabric and Designer Moss edge trim in natural. Adding to the natural textures of the treatment and the Old World look is Kirsch's Design Trends hardware. The rings were hand painted to blend with the sand pebble finish of the rod.
Levolor brings cellular shades to a new level of sophistication with the new Designer Textures[TM] collection created with luxurious woven cellular fabric, shown here in Merlot. The shade provides a consistent, seamless and upscale look that differentiates itself from other non-woven cellular materials. Choose from a stunning array of soft whites, popular neutrals and deep jewel tones.