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Feel as if you've been spirited to an island with pink sands, soft green foliage and honeysuckle in bloom with this appealing group of fabrics that can transform any room. The dramatic Bansuri ikat print fabric can anchor a bed, an upholstered screen, a large chair or big pillows -- use it to make a design statement! Then coordinate it with the delicately drawn Toile Shanghai or the paisley print fabric Sugar Baby -- all complemented by a sprightly woven stripe fabric and a dressy textured…

From Suzanis to ikats, paisleys to tribal motifs, there are dramatic designs inspired by cultures far and near in both prints and jacquard wovens, mid-scale to large-scale. These are the fabrics that create a focal point on a piece of furniture, the designs that trigger the question, "When were you traveling on the Silk Road?" www.calicocorners.com/category/landingpage/ethnicinspirat...

As you all know, Calico Corners is my first choice when sourcing fabrics for clients and my own home. I love their stores, the friendliness of the people, the knowledge! There's nothing quite like walking into a store and knowing the staff by name! So, when I found out that they had a new blog, Design Defined I immediately added them to the left sidebar, and caught up on all the posts I missed. Charlotte Moss via Calico Corners A design icon, and a legend really in her own right, Charlotte…

I love color, pattern and fabric and lots and lots of it! I know trying to mix and match fabrics can be confusing and overwhelming. Okay, so the photo above has a far more pattern going on than most of us would ever even dream of attempting, but some how it work. So how’d they […]

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Birds are bountiful this season, as in teh flock of cranes in Beyzade, a dramatic jacquard fabric in a chinoiserie design of stylized flowers and rushing rivers. We love the mix of textures in this assortment of fabrics -- the elegant Beyzade with lush velvets, a shimmering stripe and an intricate cotton paisley print. www.calicocorners.com/category/landingpage/spiceisland.do

Muted aquamarine blues and soft linen grays marry here for a serene, calming room. Chipper is the ikat print fabric that complements the large Ajanta Handprint floral. Both work beautifully with Island Stripe, all woven in India. We've added texture and contrast with Primative Stripe and Small Houndstooth, plus a pretty embroidered cotton on a flax ground to complete the picture. www.calicocorners.com/category/landingpage/tranquility.do

The Jacobean floral print Darjeeling is the standout fabric in this collection, in classic chinoiserie blue and indigo on an ivory ground. It's complemented by jacquard wovens in indigo — the ikat design Samani, the paisley Basira and the ottoman stripe Mulsanne. The smaller-scale embroideries April Flowers or Unlinxed would make lovely window treatments, pillows or a tableskirt. Completing this mix of fabrics is a subtle diamond-pattern solid; a textured linen would also play well with all…

The prettiest Black and White Buffalo Check and Black & White Floral Print Fabrics from Calico Corners. "Elwood Thunder" and "Ralph Lauren Ashfield Floral", buffalo plaid fabric, buffalo check fabric

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