Caxton magazines staffFallen in love with a gorgeous new imported fabric but simply haven’t got the budget to remake the curtains or recover an entire sofa? The good news is that you don’t need reams of pricey fabric to make a stylish statement. Here’s how to get the most mileage out of the fewest metres
Happy ending
A small amount of fabric goes a long way when it comes to creating a wow factor at the end of the bed. In this dreamy bedroom Julia Twigg covered an ottoman in a pretty turquoise floral and added scatters to match.
Waste not, want not
Even fabric off-cuts can be reinvented into something stylish. Here, Tracey Johnson of & More Design has used an off-cut of Mavromac’s Babette Check in Khaki to create a practical pinboard.
Two-tone trick
Wondering what to do with that metre or two of fabric you found at the bottom of the bargain bin? Take your cue from Generation Furniture who’ve used a crisp white cotton/linen band of fabric on two thirds of this chair with an arresting yellow spandex on the rest.
Making headlines
To get more bang for her buck, Tracey Johnson of & More Design used the bold botanical Raphael in Berry from The Fabric Library on this headboard. She’s paired it with an understated lilac chambray bedspread from Whatnot Natural Fabrics.
Sit up and take note
The back and skirt of this pretty chair have been upholstered in Mavromac’s Babette Check in Khaki, allowing the more expensive feature fabric, Harlequin Twinkletoes from Black Fabrics, to really make its mark upfront. Decor by & More Design.
Light touch
Add a pop of colour by covering a drum lampshade in a punchy print. Here, By Dezign Interiors have used Swatch Box Suki in Cerise from Home Fabrics to maximum effect.
To dine for
Tiggs Crozet from Indigo Interior Design teamed two of St Leger & Viney’s fabulous fabrics sparingly without compromising on a single ounce of springtime sass. She cleverly turned a length of Shalani in Ivory/Raspberry into a table runner which complements the GP & J Baker’s Medway napkins, in Aqua, to perfection.
Front and centre
Designer Sandra Bowler gave a stark white sofa a fresh look simply by layering a selection of linen scatters in shades of lime. She included one of Marcelle Halstead’s chic ikat fabrics by using it on just the front of two of the scatters.
Band together
Sarah Walters of Sarah Walters Interiors created a striking contrast by using a daring band of fuchsia linen from Medici as a deep border along the bottom of these curtains in Saint Paolo linen from Whatnot Natural Fabrics.
