Florals, brocades, stripes and geometrics can take the most ho-hum space to another level, injecting movement and personality while softening hard edges and elevating the overall design scheme. “To me ...

In the tribal villages of Hazaribagh in Northeastern India, facades of mud huts are adorned with intricate floral and vine patterns painted by local women using a dark manganese coating and a pale ...

Thandiwe Muriu is sick of blending in. Born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya, the 30-year-old artist feels like she’s often flattened “into the background of my culture,” as she told the BBC. “And my ...

A new show at the Fowler Museum at UCLA explores the ideas of appropriation and ownership of African dress, and how African history and culture is communicated through the printed fabrics. African ...

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Printed with everything from rainbow plaids to bonsai trees, these colorful textiles will bring much-needed brightness to any room. Clockwise from bottom left: Colefax and Fowler Perseus in antique ...

When Fawn Galli, an interior designer, needed drapery for her floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Central Park, no ordinary fabric would do. Plain silk, damasks and traditional florals all lacked the ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Curtains can be a beautiful way to soften up a room around the windows, where they also grant functional properties like privacy and light ...

“My visual world is all about noticing small but exciting details,” says designer Rebecca Atwood in the introduction to her upcoming book, Living With Pattern (Penguin Random house, $32.50, available ...

Placing too many picture frames on surfaces will create clutter. If you are someone who enjoys displaying family photos all over your tabletops, it's better to opt for a gallery wall instead, ...