Create a stylish fabric window dressing

Country Living online 12.08.2008

Double-sided curtains make an interesting take on window dressing

White living room with armchair and window with curtainsCombine contrasting fabrics in similar tones to create a stylish window dressing. The inner edges  can be hooked back to show the fabric on the reverse. 

 

 
Curtain in Bewick's Birds linen, £39/m, Lewis & Wood; backed in Milford French Blue cotton-mix, £32/m, Romo Fabrics. Brass hooks, from £2.60, John Lewis. Armchair, £695; vintage table, £110: both Pimpernel & Partners. Plant pot, £79, The Blue Door. Old enamel coffee pot, £45, Decorative Living. Napkins, £6 each, Nordic Style. Cushion in Classic Night Star aqua linen-mix, £50/m, Celia Birtwell. Bound wool Arran Shell rug, £549, Crucial Trading. Basket, similar from Chairworks.

 

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