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Embrace your Inner Traverse Rod — pinch pleat draperies are #1 for mid century homes

50sPam on Nov 06 2007 | Filed under: attic & basement, bedroom, dining room, fabric, kitchen, living room, window treatments

I know that Pottery Barn and the like want you to buy those tabbed draperies, or the ones that simply slide onto decorative polls. But this is definitely not the right answer if you are in a mid century home! You need pinch pleat draperies, and that is that! In addition to looking so much [...]

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50s style barkcloth for upholstery and draperies - from Melinamade

50sPam on Oct 06 2007 | Filed under: attic & basement, bedroom, fabric, kitchen, living room

I bought one yard of melinamade.com’s “celestial aqua” barkcloth to make the valance in my kitchen — and the fabric was just awesome. It is really nice and heavy-weight…great “hand”, or feel…and the colors are rich and beautiful. I love it, it makes a huge difference!
In the photos you get to see Melina herself. If [...]

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Great mid-century design fabrics to use for upholstery and draperies - from Maharam

50sPam on Oct 05 2007 | Filed under: attic & basement, dining room, fabric, living room

This fabric collection from Maharam — called Textiles of the 20th Century — is fabulous! It features vintage design fabrics for upholstery and draperies taken from original design classics from mid century designers (and their early 1900s European forefathers) including:
Gunnar Aagaard Andersen, Anni Albers, Charles and Ray Eames, Alexander Girard, Josef Hoffmann, Arne Jacobsen, [...]

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