The 4 Luxury Textiles Guaranteed to Elevate Your Home
What’s the first thing you think about when you need to redecorate?
Most people think of painting the walls a new color. Selecting and sticking to a color palette is absolutely an important factor to get right from the beginning of a project, for sure. But an even more satisfying piece to add richness to a room is the element of texture.
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Surfaces like flooring and counters are the permanent and defining textural finishes. And the cherry on top? Textiles! They can bring a flat wall to life, drape and add billowy movement to windows, upholster our seating in soft nubbiness, and wrap us up in delectable warmth. But are they essential? You betcha!
Here we’ll take a look at 4 textiles that will elevate your home with luxurious texture, guaranteed!
#1: Touchable, Elegant & Vibrant Velvet Pieces
Velvet is the quintessential luxury fabric, isn’t it? Traditionally reserved for more formal settings, it was a favorite in the Victorian era. It truly adds a regalness to any setting. Now available as a performance fabric, it can take the more active wear and tear of us commoners and bring our homes to a softer, cozier, more elegant level. Imagine sitting on a velvet sofa or chair. I’ll take mine in navy blue, please and thank you.
#2: Fresh, Crisp & Layered Linen Accents
If your idea of elegance has a crisper, cooler side, you just can’t go wrong with linen. It engenders relaxation at its finest. Linen drapery adds such graceful movement to an open window, makes for beautiful upholstery pieces and, of course, dresses accent pillows beautifully.
#3: Sophisticated, Durable & Luxe Leather Pieces
I do love a good leather chair. It is so comfortable and looks luxurious without a lot of high-end upkeep. Nothing adds more warmth to a room and is at its best in seating pieces, ottomans, and even table surfaces - actually just about anywhere you would like to put your feet up!
Of course, there are some very good vegan look-alikes which may or may not be as durable. But leather can truly withstand the test of time. (It withstands pets well, too!)
#4: Comfortable, Soft & Warm Wool Accents
Wool is also a durable and timeless textile that can bring rustic "poofiness" or finely tailored softness to the room. It’s breathability allows for circulation, which is so desirable in clothing, blankets, pillows, rugs - anything that touches our skin. Of course, cashmere is known as the most luxurious wool with a softness and elegance that is second to none.
No matter the look you are trying to achieve in your design, luxury textiles can get you there in a heartbeat. They can elevate and luxuriate any aesthetic and treat you and your family with durable comfort and style in a way no brush full of color ever could! As the saying goes, if the barn needs painting, paint it! Just don’t skimp on the game-changing texture of textiles!
