Fabric Color, Pattern and Trim: By The Numbers

Old Man Winter has dropped his bags at the front door for an extended stay, but a fabric color, pattern and trim pick-me-up provides all the decorative lagniappe necessary to lift a decorative spirit out of the winter doldrums.

Mardi Gras and the calls of Throw Me Something, Mister ring thick in the mild Louisiana winter air, taking the sting out of the fact we’ve got a ways to go before spring, sprang and sprung of spring.

With the word throw being the star of the Mardi Gras Carnival parades, and bright, bold and anything but boring color draping the entire state in pops of party shades, color me inspired.

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Decorative throw pillows remain a great choice of decorative accent for instant and affordable pop of color, pattern and trim.

The colors, pattern and fabric durability of outdoor fabrics are making the transition to indoor home decor accents.

Recently I came across a very informative feature by Stephanie Nickell in Casual Living Magazine.

Exclusive to Casual Living Magazine, the 2015 Fabrics Survey shows fabric color, pattern and trim choices projected to be the best sellers for 2015 by outdoor retailers and designers who responded to the survey.

Categories include cushions, slings, decorative pillows and trim predictions with percentage comparisons between the 2014 and 2015 results listed.

Let’s take a look at the numbers in the 2015 preferred pillow colors category.

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Interesting predictions.

In what category do you find your preferred fabric color, pattern and trim choice in?

Love your style!