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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 29, 1988.

Covering Your Furniture With Glory

By ELIZABETH MACRAE BOYKIN

The real news in the upholstery world is the removable cover. not a slip cover but a regular at tached upholstered cover that will come on and off for cleaning. The

combinations of rayons with cot- tons, linens or wool.

REPTILE OR OSTRICH FOR

UPHOLSTERY··

Leather for upholstery is going to be the very last word, but you'll be seeing new surface effects. Cowhide stamped to look like ostrich, reptile or other unusual skins will be the smartest thing. Raw hides will be very much in, and interesting co- lour effects are going to be fea tured. Such as, white, sage greens, and all the range of the warin browns.

.

'secret of course is in snaps 'andi zips that attach the pieces of the cover to the frame of the chair, and the idea works quite as well for an all-upholstered chair as for the wood frame chair. When this becomes a reality in our homes, we'll buy both summer and winter coverings when we buy the chair, quite as a matter of course, and there will be easy ways of re-

Stripes are literally everything in the figured world. Broad ordering new covers for old chairs, stripes (up to six inches in width!), However, this has only just been medium stripes, pin stripes. They introduced to the trade, so it will be much later in the year before seeming to clutter

afford the effect of pattern without up the picture. you can actually say "Send" one They can be used to introduce com- out." What makes us mad is that plementary or matching colour, or no one thought of the idea long just to introduce a dashing note of chic. So don't pass them up when you set out to shop for new up- holstery fabrics.

ago.

FASHION TRENDS

same as always. For fads

Furniture coverings

are

go

X

Stripes are the rage in decorating just now and nothing is smarter than a sofa with cushions like this covered with a dynamic stripe. Then you can combine a subtle all over patterned carpet with it to advantage.

"You combinations of ma- materials have

In the meantime, what about all the frayed and faded chairs in

Floral designs are definitely captivity that will have to "do" trending toward smaller scale de- for quite a while to come? They signs as a reaction from the huge need recovering, and most of us motifs that, have been the rage would like to perk them up a bit. these past seasons. And there are Then there are the rest of us who rather formal classic medallions, B. will go to market for the good old great many floral stripes and per- tried and true upholstery covers fectly lovely all-over sprigged de- that are sewed and tacked on the signs. Backgrounds include some may fine deep reds, many amber-to- come and fads may go, but these russet tans, a deep dull green, continue to be favourites because of gunmetal tone that seems to

a only. Or it will be scalloped. the style that the less permanent their good sitting.

any more than with anything. In the light tone terials very in-that is, a plaid clod-hopper shoes can compete going grounds, white continues to

hold for the seat and a plain for the rest with a trim pair of open-toed san- they've its own. Pinks in the

mauve-ish of the piece. Also watch for shir- dals, even if the clod hoppers would getting casts are still tops. The blues as red cushion tops on upholstered wear out four or five of the cute So you'll see many inter- usual take the centre of the stage, pieces for stylized rooms, because little numbers. So don't go for the esting plain-effect materials that but they're grey-blues or warm, deep you're probably going to be

see, mohairs and brocatelles just be- will be as fine as silk for decorat- blues rather than the green-blues ing them abouty Extra odd cushions cause they are so sturdy. At least ing. But of course if your floor that have had things their own way in square, round or oblong shape consider the lighter smarter fabrics and rugs are plain or fairly so, so long. you'll still find plenty of flowered

continue to add fresh details to the that may have to be replaced be- THE LOOSE FLOUNCE materials to bless yourself with. The Trimmings lend glamour and in-

decorative picture and to provide a fore you're old and grey, for isn't plains will, however, steal the fa- dividuality to upholstered furniture. way to introduce or accent a colour. everything that's gracious shion picture, for they

LONG ENOUGH willem-And a loose flounce

more trouble? You wouldn't ex- is smarter phasize new textures that are not around the bottom than a fastened holstery this year is that the hale aye, would you? Then why isn't The main caution about up- pect your suit to do for ever and so nubby and tweedy as formerly or pleated one. This loose flounce and hearty wear-like-iron materials two or three years along enough but of unusual surface effect. will be finished with braid and will aren't the whole show. They haven't for furniture covering? Sometimes this will be achieved by often have kick pleats at the corners

to be a bit plainer than

been because carpets are fancier.

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