Felt Gives Rooms the Warm Fuzzies
Snuggle-up softness paired with workhorse sturdiness? It's no wonder felt has moved past crafts and onto interior design's radar
Houzz Contributor. Fresh out of journalism school, I fell into decorating media and immediately discovered a new passion. An Atlanta native, I spent several years as an editor for Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles magazine before making the leap to national publications and websites such as Houzz, Better Homes and Gardens and Southern Accents. I live in Birmingham, Alabama, with my husband and son, who’ve gotten used to coming home and finding the furniture rearranged. When I'm not dragging case goods across the floor, I enjoy good food and wine, college football, music of all kinds, and traveling.
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When's the last time you thought about felt as anything other than a crafts material? This soft, nonfraying fabric — made by compressing wool or other fibers together rather than weaving them — is making a name for itself in the home design arena. Not many textiles can boast felt's combination of sturdiness and downy softness, and its unfussy nature dresses down formal spaces and pairs perfectly with casual ones. Here's a peek at just a few of the ways inventive homeowners and designers have elevated felt to star status.
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Felt rosettes adorn a little girl's chair seat for an effect that's as cushy as it is pretty.
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Here's a more adult take on the same idea. Felt rosettes pair nicely with a textural burlap lampshade and add a little depth to the palette.
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A felt-covered sideboard bedecked with bird silhouettes helps to keep this spare dining room from feeling stark and flat.
Why don't we see more dining chairs covered with felt? It's durable, inexpensive, easy to clean and ultrasoft. The subtle color variations in this space, from hot pink to persimmon to fuchsia, are pure fun.
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This rug, with strips of felt stitched together in a random pattern of stripes, turns the age-old tradition of patchwork on its ear.
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| A felt firewood caddy makes a soft, cozy alternative to the typical metal kind. |
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This fanciful garland, in sophisticated neutrals, festoons a youngster's room for a mod-meets-mellow touch.
| Because it stands up so nicely to wear and tear, felt is a wonderful choice for workhorse items such as table runners. Get more ideas for well-dressed tabletops |
Ideabook published on Jan. 5, 2013.
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On my second visit I saw the felt cut work table topper. Love it!
Still hoping for shopping referrals for great quality wool felt. And recommended thicknesses. Wish they didn't give them in mm's - strains my brain trying to envision in parts of an inch.
I washed it and dried it (warm water, to make it thicker) and I believe I air dried it. I cut what I got into strips (and had two colors, a navy blue and an off white). Then I laid it on the floor and just wove like crazy. Then I used one of the permanent fabric glues to glue each strip in place. It wasn't the most beautiful rug, but it was fun to make!
Hats off to you
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