Designer pillows add color and a finishing touch to a decorating project I've featured numerous husband and wife teams, but this is the first mother-son duo. Marian LaFrance-Silverman convinced son Brian to join her at Pillows by Dezign. Their goal is to offer affordable designer fabric pillows with an average price of $59. This is a buy if you count the included down/feather … [Read more...]
Fabric Schemes 1-2-3
No vague answers from Jamie Gibbs. Our designer pal guides us through fabric schemes for any room. Professional designers don't think much about fabric schemes. After years of experience, pulling a room together becomes automatic. The client provides general guidance about the colors and designers already have a mental data base based on looking and using hundreds, if not … [Read more...]
Boost Your Fabric IQ
Expert designer answers on need-to-know questions about home decor fabric. When interior designer and textile expert Jamie Gibbs teaches his class on interior fabrics at Parsons The New School for Design in NYC, he asks each student to bring in a fabric sample. Then he does a virtuoso “show and tell,” identifying and discussing fibers, weaving, printing, finishing, use and … [Read more...]