#7 Brilliant Reasons Why You Should Use Fabric Walling

Fabric walling is a fantastic wall décor that is often over looked. But why! It is a beautiful medium that can transform the entire look and feel of a space. Whether upholstering every single wall in a room or simply decorating one wall with a fabric mural.  Fabric walling can invoke the senses like no other wall-covering can.

We have explored the web and spoken to interior decorators and come up with 7 top reasons why fabric walling is a fantastic and stylish way to decorate your home.

1.  Looks Fantastic In Both Modern And Period Spaces

"Wonderful in old English and French country houses as well as brilliant for adding warmth, pattern and texture to more modern spaces".

Sarah Reed - Hard Hat Property

2. Perfect For Absorbing Sounds

"Attached with battens and padding fabric walling is great for absorbing sound and creating ambiance - perfect for Home Cinemas".

Mille Couleurs

3.     A Wide Variety of Fabrics To Choose From

"From linens to velvets, leathers and wools, there are so many different fabrics to choose from when deciding on your fabric wall décor".  

Zardi & Zardi

4.    Cleverly Hides Imperfections

"Fabric can often be a better option than having to prepare and smooth poor quality, rough walls as the fabric can disguise uneven services".  

Ballards

5. Effortlessly Lends Itself To Casual Or Formal Interiors

"It can be designed to offer either a casual or formal look, creating an inviting atmosphere and a sleek, tailored style".

Mille Couleurs

6.     Brilliant At Creating Hidden Elements

"Practical and versatile, fabric walling is brilliant at hiding modern day elements such as sound systems".

June Perkins Interiors

7.     Super At Keeping Drafts At Bay

"Wall decoration dates back as far as the earliest cave paintings. People have used leather and fabric walling to insulate their houses for centuries".

Squidoo

Which reason on this list would inspire you to use fabric walling in your next interior decorating project? Do you have any other tips or reasons you could add?

If you would like further information about Zardi & Zardi's fabric walling please visit our website or join us this September at Decorex International as we launch our exciting new A/W ‘14 fabric walling collection.

21st September - 24th September, Syon Park, London

Top Ten Interior Decorator Tips

We recently came across a super post on HouseBeautiful showcasing 101 quotes from top interior designers. We were so impressed we thought we would share our favourite ten. 

In no particular order:

• "Use wallpaper in unexpected places: on the ceiling in a panelled room, in closets, hallways, and small foyers. A great pattern or texture in small spaces can be a prodigious twist!" Lindsey Coral Harper

• "A good paint formula for ceiling is the trim colour plus 50% white" Allison Caccoma

• "The perfect amount of space between a mirror and the top of a mantel is 7" J. Randall Powers

• "Always line curtains in the same material all throughout the house so there's continuity from the outside." Susan Zises Green

• "Measure the depth of your dressers, desks, and other furniture before purchasing a rug. The rug should stop before the furniture in most cases."Angie Hranowsky

• "Hang curtains. They make a room seem finished. Think of them as the lipstick of decorating." Peter Dunham

• "I love to use paper-backed linen on bedroom walls. in cream or pale yellow it gives a softness that paint can't make." Libby Cameron

• "When you don't have dimmers, use 15-watt bulbs to simulate candlelight. Works like magic." Mary McDonald

• "Throw pillow with Turkish corners are so much plumper and more luxe than regular knife-edge squares, and they really soften a modern sofa." Nick Olsen

• "A rectangular table is ideal at about 36" in width. This allows for conversation with your neighbours to the right and left and across the table, a real bonus." Charlotte Moss

What do you think? Feel free to add your own tips below:
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Pia
Zardi & Zardi