DwellStudio

Robert Allen and DwellStudio have partnered to create luxurious printed and woven residential fabrics with a bold and innovative color palette. This collaboration brings a distinctive modern aesthetic and  an update to classic graphic designs.  Although highly contemporary I wouldn't hesitate to use them to add punch to a traditional setting also.  These fabrics are wonderful...they feel good to the touch and are natural fibers.... Try them in your next design project.

Gate-Apron 

Gate/Citrine from Robert Allen - Cotton/Linen blend  Retail $65.00/yd

Sale $39.99/yd

Gate/Jade from Robert Allen

Charcoal

Try mixing the graphic and vintage prints. You can find the bedding at DwellStudio and the fabrics from Robert Allen.  All of these fabrics are natural fibers of linen/cotton blend or 100% cotton.... See a fabric you like... let us know by email. We sell fabric and discount all fabrics.  



Vintage Blossom/Dove by Robert Allen - 100% Cotton -  Retail $44/yd

Sale $29.99/yd

Vintage Blossom/Citrine by Robert Allen

Boteh/Camel by Robert Allen - 100% Cotton - Retail $44/yd

Sale $29.99/yd

Boteh/Jade by Robert Allen

Friday Favorite: Anna Maria Horner

Happy Friday! This week went by very quickly and I haven't had a chance to post very much. I didn't want to leave all of you hanging for the weekend, so I thought I would share a new favorite website. If you need to get a refill on spectacular color, hop on over to Anna Maria Horner's site. Its so fun! I love these pretty rugs, they are like a party for your floors:)

You can also buy beautiful fabrics, sewing patterns, and smaller pieces of fabrics. I love these for smaller projects or for projects w/out large budgets. Now, I'm going to imagine how I could use some of these for myself!
Have a great (and creative) weekend:)

Delicious Pattern.

Pattern on pattern and texture upon texture! Wow!!!!
(From The Sartorialist, of course)

Tour Of Landfair Furniture + Design Gallery

Beverly gives a tour of Landfair Furniture + Design Gallery in Portland's Pearl.



Bev & Mike
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Sofa's Durability Depends On Fabric

Kara Pierce, Senior Design Consultant at The Sofa Company, has written an article titled How to Test My Sofa’s Upholstery Fabric Durability and Strength.

How exactly is a fabric’s durability measured? Most fabrics go by one of two test methods, known as Wyzenbeek and Martindale, to give the fabric an “abrasion” or “double rub” rating. Essentially, the fabric is pulled tight and rubbed in two directions by a standard weight fabric; if two yarn breaks occur, or if noticeable wear is observed, at that point the number of rubs is recorded as the abrasion rating. 30,000 double rubs is considered minimum durability for commercial use; hotels, conference rooms, etc. Between 30,000 and 100,000 is considered heavy duty. Although these tests are only used as tools for predicting wear, it can help when looking at fabrics, to know that the higher the abrasion rating number is, the better it performed on the durability test.

At Landfair Furniture + Design Gallery you will notice that most of the Sherrill fabrics have a "wearability" rating from Heavy and Medium to Light. The Duralee fabrics carry a durabilty rating and the samples will have a "double rub" rating.

It's important for your satisfaction with our furniture that you pair the durability of the fabric with its use. You wouldn't want to use a linen fabric, for example, in the den where the kids wrestle. You also wouldn't want to use a lower quality sofa or chair in a room that gets heavy use.

In our store we have sofas with different price points, different styles and fabrics that can be ordered to fit your needs.

Bev & Mike
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Vintage Fabrics

..from Something Fine