Decorating & Design

May 25, 2016

Editor’s Picks: 5 Patterned Fabrics Perfect For Summer

Senior design editor Stacey Smithers shares the season’s top printed textiles.

Stacey-Smithers-FeaturedImgRight now, just about every editor in the H&H office has a beautiful, colorfully patterned fabric pinned to their mood board. Whether it’s for a bold upholstery project or vibrant window covering, a great patterned textile is something we’re all coveting. Looking to add some color and life to your home? Here are five of my favorite printed picks…

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Tiny Trinket in Coral Reef by Robert Allen. This swatch has been tacked up on my inspiration board for some time, and it makes me happy every time I imagine it cascading down a wall as a beautiful drape. Its embroidered pattern is so charming, and I especially love the saturated Coral Reef colorway.

Product: Tiny Trinket in Coral Reef
Source: Robert Allen Design

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Nympheus in Linen/Stone/Pistachio by GP & J Baker. This is one of my all-time favorite fabrics! Part of the Baker Originals collection, it’s a long-established classic. Its subject matter, scale and coloring are the perfect mix of modern and traditional. Plus, if you’re looking for a botanical that doesn’t skew too feminine, this is the great pick.

Product: Nympheus in Linen/Stone/Pistachio by GP & J Baker
Source: GP & J Baker

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Les Fougeres by Schumacher. Gosh, there’s just something so lovely and elegant about this fern fabric. I think it would be so perfect as a roman blind or headboard at the cottage.

Product: Les Fougeres
Source: Schumacher

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Henderson Stripe Sky by Tonic Living. 100% cotton and the loveliest shade of soft blue, I love the vintage ladylike-ness of this graphic stripe.

Product: Henderson Stripe Sky
Source: Tonic Living

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Jacaranda in Willow by Designer’s Guild. Birds, flowers and branches on the dreamiest buttery silk — this fabric is a heartbreaker! It would look so beautiful as an elegant curtain, undulating in the sunlight, or covering a powder room window.

Product: Jacaranda in Willow
Source: Designer’s Guild