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Weekend Decorating: Playing with Blankets, Throws, and Quilts
How to Use a Throw in Unique, Decorative Ways
This weekend I challenge you to find alternative uses for your blankets, throws and quilts. Oftentimes we take for granted their colors, textures and intricate patterns and focus more on their function — especially during the winter. While you may not need them for warmth in the upcoming months, they can definitely serve an alternative function as room decor.
This ideabook provides a jump-start to finding new ways to decorate with blankets, throws and quilts. Some of the suggestions in the images below may be familiar to you, the others, eye opening and new. After all, our Houzz readers are a creative bunch. Take a look and see.
This ideabook provides a jump-start to finding new ways to decorate with blankets, throws and quilts. Some of the suggestions in the images below may be familiar to you, the others, eye opening and new. After all, our Houzz readers are a creative bunch. Take a look and see.
Getting creative with throws can yield beautiful results. This white wing chair trimmed in black piping is gorgeous on its own, but when paired with a double dose of throws draped across the back and threaded through the seat cushion, the piece sings a livelier tune.
This looks like a larger-scaled version of the above technique. Tossing what almost looks like a matching blanket over a ceiling-height headboard not only adds a sense of grandeur to the bedroom but also serves as a plush backdrop in this cocoon of cozy.
Can't get enough of a quilt you purchased on your last travel excursion? Display your work of art in a custom frame for year-round enjoyment.
For a less expensive method of quilt display, hang it on a drapery rod. With a quilt like this there are infinite color palette options. Have fun and experiment with various combinations is this room — there's no way you can go wrong using this quilt as a guide.
Store your blanket in plain sight. When not in use, this sweet quilt covers a sofa and simultaneously becomes instant decor in a quiet little nursery.
Choose a peachy cashmere throw for a subtle hint of color and a bit of everyday indulgence. In this photo, the throw helps to soften the look of the wooden chair, but in daily living it may be tossed across your shoulders or cover your lap for added warmth during the thermostat wars.
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More ideas for weekend decorating:
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