{"id":356,"date":"2016-03-27T20:20:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-27T20:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/27\/sprucing-up-for-spring-2\/"},"modified":"2016-03-27T20:20:00","modified_gmt":"2016-03-27T20:20:00","slug":"sprucing-up-for-spring-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/sprucing-up-for-spring-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Sprucing Up for Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nSprucing Up for Spring<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nEvery magazine I have read this past month has had articles
\non cleaning the house and redecorating or remodeling.  Visit my blog,  \u201cSpring
\nCleaning\u201d, April 15, 2013 for care of your vintage textiles.  One tip, for now, is please check your
\ncollection every couple of months for proper storage.  Take your textiles and refold them in a different pattern or,
\nbetter yet, roll them. When textiles remain folded the creases become difficult
\nto remove.  If there is pressure on the
\nfolds (by stacking the textiles atop each other) the fibers will weaken and
\nmay, in time, break.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nNow for the remodeling. 
\nWe recently remodeled our kitchen and are very pleased with the
\nresults.  But you don\u2019t have to
\ncompletely redesign or remodel to create a new look for your rooms.  Of course, the designers would love you  to consider new paint, new furniture, maybe
\nremove a few walls.  There are many ways
\nto freshen your living quarters without going broke or winning the
\nlottery.  Naturally, I\u2019m talking using
\ntextiles to express your design personality. \n<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nTip #1  Start with
\nwhat you already have.  While you are
\nrefolding your stored fabrics, linens and other textiles, consider using them,
\nin perhaps a different manner than they were first intended.  When you put away your heavy, winter bed
\ncoverings could you exchange them for an embroidered sheet and shams from the
\n1930\u2019s?  Do you have a lace curtain
\npanel that could be placed at the foot of the guestroom bed?   How about a 1940\u2019s cotton tablecloth for
\nyour eat-in kitchen table?  <\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nTip#2  Consider when
\nto purchase new fabrics or use vintage. 
\nFor kitchens, linens from the 1940\u2019s and 50\u2019s are entirely appropriate
\nand easily found in thrift shops.  These
\ntextiles were made from cotton and are actually very durable.  They have been washed many, many times
\nthroughout the years and are found in cheery patterns and colors.<\/div>\n
\nHowever, if you are looking for fabric to upholster a
\nreading chair for your great room, new fabric is a better choice, as it needs
\nto be strong, stain resistant and pet friendly.  If you like the look of vintage, reproduction fabrics are readily
\nfound,<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nTip #3  If you are
\nplanning a new look or are decorating a new home do your homework by visiting
\nhigh-end furniture and design stores. 
\nThey will display various vignettes 
\nusing coordinating styles .  You
\nare no longer required to style your home depending upon your location.  Quilts are not only for New England, pastel
\npalettes not only for Florida.  One
\nsuggestion I always offer: go \u201cethnic\u201d. 
\nThis style is definitely in favor right now and very, very easy to
\nintroduce into your room d\u00e9cor.  In my
\nhome I have Indian dhurries as floor covers, Indonesian batiks and ikats as
\nthrows and table covers and African Kente cloth for pops of color and
\ninteresting, geometric patterns.  These
\nall cohabitate with southwestern pottery and tribal art.  Many ethnic fabrics and textiles can be
\nfound , whether vintage or modern reproductions.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nTip #4  It is your<\/u>
\nhome or apartment or dorm room.  Your
\nsurroundings should reflect your interests. 
\nSome prefer a minimal approach, some like to display collections.  To keep from creating sterility or chaos
\ninclude meaningful objects. More is not only more!!  More is confusing. 
\nComplete absence of texture, color and form is not only boring but does not reflect
\nyour personality.  Decorating is a
\ntalent that requires some degree of experimentation.  If, at first, you are not entirely pleased with your efforts, try
\nagain and be open to new ideas!!!<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n

This is one of my favorite references.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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The Textile Art in Interior Design, Melanie Paine, Smon and Schuster, NY 1990<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Sprucing Up for Spring Every magazine I have read this past month has had articles on cleaning the house and redecorating or remodeling.  Visit my blog,  \u201cSpring Cleaning\u201d, April 15, 2013 for care of your vintage textiles.  One tip, for now, is please check your collection every couple of months for proper storage.  Take your…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}