The Fabric Loft says Mint Green Is The Official Color Of Spring!

Mint green is the new color for spring. Have you been clothes shopping lately? I always get inspiration for interior design from the latest trends in clothing and accessories. Although we don’t redesign our homes as frequently as we change our clothing styles, there is still a correlation.  Shades of green such as mint, spearmint, pastel green, pale aqua can easily be blended with rooms of gray or beiges. A simple transition might be a chenille throw on a chair or custom pillows using the latest in tapes and trimmings.

With the arrival of spring and every thing blooming, now is the time to spruce up your yards and your family rooms! I was at Cracker Barrel eating pancakes and they had accessories for the kitchen that reminded me of the 1950’s. Remember that shade of minty green? I stopped and took a picture for this blog.

  I recently purchased a new pocketbook and loafers in the same beautiful color. They seem to go well with gray, khaki and denim. Oh and my new sneakers from Old  Navy…mint green. You might say I’m obsessed.

Do you love mint green too? Well visit our social media sites for tons of pictures, fun ideas and photos of mint green!

The Fabric Loft is located in Lahaska next to Peddlers Village. We service the Bucks, Hunterdon and Montgomery County areas such as New Hope, Doylestown, Furlong, Buckingham,Jamison, Warwick, Warminster, Warrington, Newtown, Holland, Southampton, Churchville, Wrightstown, Pipersville, Perkasie, Dublin, Ottsville, Erwinna, Flemington, Lambertville, and Stockton. We offer window treatments, draperies, valances, drapery hardware, pillows, custom bedding and reupholstery.

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2014: New Year Of Trends and Colors

The Fabric Loft's Trend and Color of 2014: 

Purple 

I am obsessed with PURPLE!! Now I am seeing it everywhere. Even the shopping bags at Wegman’s are speaking purple. This is how the trends start. Well, first the new color trends are determined by the experts, such as Pantone. “Radiant Orchid blooms with confidence and magical warmth that intrigues the eye and sparks the imagination. It is an expressive, creative and embracing purple—one that draws you in with its beguiling charm. A captivating harmony of fuchsia, purple and pink undertones, Radiant Orchid emanates great joy, love and health." If you Google Radiant Orchid you may see images of things in our everyday life that are the inspiration for all types of design.

Interior Design is often inspired by fashion, art, nature and everyday items such as dishes, vases, flower pots, etc. That is where the process starts. As a decorator, our job is to take that inspiration and create a setting in your home that follows the trend. The headline of an article in last week’s Inquirer said “How to be trendy, but not too much”. Basically, you shouldn’t go overboard with any one color scheme or motif. Add a touch here and there, layer your existing décor with the latest colors.

"As a decorator, our job is to take that inspiration and create a setting in your home that follows the trend."

 Using fabric is one of the BEST ways to achieve this goal. While keeping your draperies neutral, you can embellish them with drapery trim or decorative tapes. Adding a couple of pillows to your sofas and chairs in the latest colors is a great and least expensive way to go. Pick up a chenille throw and place it over the arm of the sofa. Find vases or silk flowers in shades of your new color scheme. Try to transform the room in these strategic ways. Painting the walls is, of course, always an option.

"Adding a couple of pillows to your sofas and chairs in the latest colors is a great and least expensive way to go."

With that in mind, The Fabric Loft is busy with their ever changing window display. We have decided to bring the color PURPLE outside. Stay tuned for our transition and let’s get ready for decorating inside and out!

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Happy New Year! By now most of you have spruced up your homes for the holiday season. Things are calming down. We like this time of year at The Fabric Loft because it gives us the opportunity to RE….redecorate, recreate, revamp and review our showroom and our customers.

If you haven’t had the opportunity to drive by our storefront on Rt. 202 (we’re right at the red light at Peddlers Village in Lahaska), you are missing an ever changing window display. Curious people have stopped in just because of our windows. We try to use creative ways to display the latest color and fabric trends. Not every display is a window treatment , upholstered headboard or bedspread, sometimes we cover lamp shades or umbrellas with bright geometrics or floral fabrics.

So what’s in store for 2014? You’ll have to drive by or follow our blog to find out! If you are in the area…stop by. We would love to meet you.

The Fabric Loft: Designer House Empty House Party

The Fabric Loft: Designer House Empty House Party.  February 24th was the Designer Showhouse Empty House Party. Tickets could be purchased for $25.00 to come and see the house before the designers begin their transformations. The VIA provided delicious refreshments and had wonderful gifts and accessories to be auctioned off to the highest bidder. This event has been a successful fund raiser for the organization.

Welcomed guests could walk through the different rooms and check out the designers' design boards. Every board tells a story...color scheme, fabric choices, wall color, art selections, etc.My story board was a big hit. Everyone commented on the doggy fabric that I have chosen. I am reassured that I made a good choice. For me, it was a chance to study my space more carefully. What I came to realize is that my room is very dark. I need to rethink my window treatment design. Perhaps something minimal to let as much light in as possible. Also, I will probably need more lighting, which presents a problem since there is no ceiling fixtures. I also will choose a very light beige for the wall color to brighten things up. Work can start at the house as of Monday. Here we go!!!

Designer House Measuring Day

     January 10th is the day the Designers get their first serious look at the space they will be working on up until opening day April 26th. I am armed with my measuring tape, chalk, brown paper, tablet and pencil. My space is small, about 10 X 13, but mighty! The walls seem to be in good shape, as well as the hardwood floors. Now what? Where will I put the bed? Where are the electrical outlets? What will be the flow of the room?
     I like the bed to face you when you walk into a room. I have come up with a great idea for a headboard. Since the theme of my room is a boy and his dog...the headboard will be shaped like a dog house! The fabric for the bedding is an adorable print with dogs in sweaters. The colors of the room will be khaki, olive green, brown and touches of orange.
     I have one deep set window in the room. I think a window seat cushion would be terrific. I will add a couple of throw pillows, one shaped like a dog bone! I will add a small valance in a coordinating fabric, not to cover too much of the window. A bureau, bookshelf, nightstand, some lamps and accessories will come next. I will keep you posted!
 

Bucks County Designer House & Garden

Lisa Shull will be a participant in this year's Bucks County Designer showhouse . This blog will take you step by step through the design process. If you are not familiar with this event, let me give you a little background. This is a major fund raiser for the VIA or Village Improvement Association of Doylestown. They are best known for raising funds for Doylestown Hospital.

The concept of a Designer Showhouse is that someone donates their home, or a home that is not currently occupied and local, talented, designers band together to refinish, restore, redecorate, recreate the most beautiful rooms possible! Admission is charged and all of the furnishings are for sale. Hence....a fund raiser.

Designers are invited to preview the empty house and decide if they want to undergo
the task at hand. Some of the homes have not been lived in and are in need of serious
repair. Some homes are in great shape and don't require alot of work. It seems every year I go to preview the chosen house...it rains. Not a very good way to make a first impression! So, once you peruse the house you pick a room that suits you and note it on the application. Then you create a design board illustrating your grand plans and add fabric swatches or pictures to impress the ladies on the VIA board! Then you wait to see if you are chosen.

Using a vibrant mix of colors and patterns, a playful space is created for a young boy
 inspired by his tail-wagging best friend.

 By now your mind is churning out ideas for your room. Color schemes, room themes, who you gonna get to help you paint those awful walls and shine up those dull floors. So you go the the house and stare at the four ways, trying to envision the best way to express what you do best. The next step is Measuring Day which I will cover in my next blog post!

The Fabric Loft has created a blog!

The Fabric Loft is very excited to announce that we have just launched our first blog! 

The Fabric Loft, owned and operated by Lisa Shull, has been providing excellence in the decorating business for over 20 years. Custom window treatments, pillows and bedding are our specialty. We offer personalized service to all our customers, helping you choose both fabrics and designs for decorating your home. We are educated and knowledgeable in the current trends in the hard and soft window treatment industry. We offer expert manufacturing of draperies, valances, bed coverings, slipcovers, benches and window seats. As well we offer products such as verticals, wood blinds, shades and shutters. Our great selection of fabrics, decorative trims and drapery hardware comes from over 50 sources and will surely impress the most discerning shopper. We invite you to visit our showroom and let us help you begin your design process.