I have a chaise lounge from the 1930s that belonged to my great-grandmother. When I got it for our Brooklyn apartment, the floral upholstery was falling apart, so I had it redone in Tidal Wave fabric in Peach. It moved with me down to Charleston, and the color didn’t quite work anymore in our new house (not to mention, I am always trying to show our new fabrics on upholstered pieces so you can see how they work). I had it reupholstered in Channels fabric in Sunset, which has all these pinks and blues and yellow—just a lot of different colors in it. Right now, it’s in our primary bedroom, but it feels to me like it could belong in a range of spaces. It’s a special piece that has so much life in it. 

Most of my furniture is reupholstered vintage pieces like this, and that’s partly why I spend so much time thinking about our upholstery fabrics. I love that you can bring new life to family heirlooms with our designs. You can also get a much higher quality piece of furniture—with a solid wood frame, feather cushions, sturdy joinery—for a more accessible price when you buy vintage and have it recovered. And you can use any fabric you want. Our fabrics are intended to evoke feelings and emotions, memories of your favorite places. I want them to make it easy to use color and enrich your home. Upholstery and window treatments are a great place to start. 

I designed the new “solid” fabrics in our Color Collection in colors and textures that draw you in. They look like a single color from a distance, but up close, when you’re sitting on a sofa or chair covered in them, they’re complex and interesting, filled with colors you might not expect. That detail enriches the story of a space, whether it already has a patterned wallpaper or single-color fabrics or paint. I find simple textured color adds so much—it’s a layer that expands the palette, and the details in the texture make you want to look closer. 

You can use these fabrics for a large piece, like a sofa or ottoman, to be a foundational color element in your room. They’re also beautiful for window treatments, especially in spaces that already have a lot of pattern or that neighbor a highly patterned space. 

Cover a sofa in Bramble, our new chunkier woven fabric, in Camellia Leaf, and you’re transported to the park.

Cover a chair in Park, in Allium Purple, and suddenly you’re floating in a flower. 

Sew curtains in Alder, in Soft Tangerine, and you’re biting into the perfect blood orange.

Park in Daybreak surrounds you with that liminal moment, the light and landscape when the sun comes up. Rosewood is grounded and blooming, like a flower. You can apply this indoor-outdoor fabric pretty much anywhere. I called it Park because it’s light and crisp; it looks like the sun is always shining on it. 

It doesn’t stop with upholstery. Curtains and window treatments add color to a room, but they also filter the light and give it a special quality. Alder, our new printed linen, is ideal for this use or pillow, window treamtents, and light-use upholstery. It has a small-scale print that plays well with other prints but doesn’t compete with them. You can use it to add movement in a way that’s understated and dynamic. 

I created these new solids to help you blend and build color palettes, to bridge true basic fabrics and patterns. They make it easy to add visual depth with their weave or printed texture. I can’t wait to see how you use them. Please share your ideas with us. 

Thank you, Rebecca