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To make sure the home decorating fabrics, pattern, and the colors you are considering create the effect you want and feel right to you, include samples of possibilities on your home decorating theme and inspiration board. Paint or cover your board with the wall color, and attach swatches of the fabrics you are considering for curtains and upholstery. Move all the pieces around representing the relationship of where they will be in the room, while deciding whether they work or not. If you are doubtful now is the time to make changes. Also important, when choosing fabric is to create a sense of continuity through the home.
Vary the size or scale of the pattern, but avoid too many patterns in the same room unless you are going for the cluttered Victorian look. Fiber content is important and are either natural or synthetic. Natural fibers include cotton, linen, jute, hemp, wool, silk. Two of the more popular synthetic fibers include rayon and polyester. There can also be two or more fibers woven into a textile. Review the home decor fabric characteristics of a variety of fibers. Whether or not a fabric is durable, depends on the way the fiber was spun and the construction or weave of the fabric. Look at the fabric construction to be sure the fabric is tightly woven. Remember loosely knit or woven home decor fabrics are not as durable and tend to show wear quickly.
Consider the purpose of the home decorating fabrics. If the piece of upholstery will receive a considerable amount of wear, select a strong fabric with a good abrasion resistance, ratings included on the manufacture’s information label. A less durable fiber can be selected for furnishings that receive less wear.
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