Calico curtains feature in my 'kitchen library' in our country house. The cream colour reflects lots of light and suits the pale coloured furniture. A greek key border adds definition.
The cushions on our garden seat are screen printed calico. Doris finds them very pleasing.
There are many essentials to my life, but I thought I would talk about one in particular : calico. This is such a versatile and affordable fabric. Honest and practical, it adds a noble note to a room. It has many uses not only for furnishings including making toiles or patterns when creating clothes. Christian Dior used it as interlining to stabilise and add structure to his costumes, and of course it makes great dust covers for protecting furniture. I like to use it for curtains and blinds and also as curtain linings. It drapes well and you can use generous quantities without feeling guilty about blowing your budget. Many years ago a client asked me to stencil a Greek key border onto some calico curtains to dress the windows in her antique shop. They were very successful. Stylish yet affordable. When I was creating the kitchen library in our country house I thought I would repeat the idea. Calico works with both modern and traditional furniture. I also like to have a few meters put aside in case I am feeling creative. You can print, dye or stencil calico to create sumptuous fabrics as well.
The cushion and seat of this stool is dyed and stencilled calico.
Calico as an anti animal device, well not very effective but it does help keep the blankets clean.
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