Bringing Texture Into Your Home With Soft Furnishings

When we think texture it's easy to forget about your soft furnishings in favour of elements such as open brickwork or wood; done correctly soft furnishings can play a vital part in inviting texture into your space.

Yes, large elements of texture are brought about by aspects such as plasterwork, wood grain and even ornamental features. However, this does not mean that your designer curtain fabrics cannot play a pivotal part in enhancing your textural elements. 

Velour, Velvet & Satin Curtains

A prime example of adding texture with fabrics are decadent velour, velvet and even satin curtains or blinds. They can be used by themselves to great dramatic effect, adding a sense of occasion and opulence to a room. Velvets are perfect for underpinning the overall grandeur of a room with its tactile, deep pile. Satin can be used to add that sense of elegance with its visually alluring sheen.

However, another fantastic use of these fabrics is to use them to directly contrast other textures in a space. Incorporating too many textures can make a space feel hectic, uncomfortable and poorly thought out. The eye needs somewhere to rest. 

Soft, fabrics like these are perfect for almost adding negative space to a room. It sounds counterintuitive but the absence of overt texture in favour of something a little softer has a great calming effect on a space making it much more comfortable. Fabrics in Zoffany's Wool Satin collection are ideal to be used like this.  

Rustic Curtain Fabrics

We cannot talk about adding texture to a space without discussing how tactile curtain and blind fabrics are great for really enhancing a rustic space. Think weaves, wools and tweed. There's often a misconception that fabrics like these are course, rough and a little uncouth.

This is certainly not the case!

Combine tweed and rustic woven linen curtains fabrics with open stonework or wood to really build up your rustic space. Linens are particularly great to use in these situations. They are soft to the touch, temperature regulating and extremely hardwearing.  Linen fabrics have the added bonus of really complementing country house decor. They can be tightly woven as in bed sheets or more loosely woven to give you more rustic visuals. 

Obviously tweeds and woven wools really stand out as fabrics that facilitate a homely, warm space.

Curtain Finishes & Tie Backs

Different styles of curtain and blind fabrics aside, let's not forget about the wide array of finishes available to combine with your soft furnishings. Beaded finishes and bobble trim can all work to add a playful sense of texture to a space. The same can be said of valances and tie backs, soft furnishings like these are effectively a blank canvas waiting for you to inject some texture into your home. 

Curtains, blinds and their ancillaries form a large part of your decor, don't overlook them when you're considering texture.