curtains to carpets

SIMPLE, LAYERED, OR CHANGED with the seasons, textiles will finish your rooms like nothing else can. Pillows and fringe add softness, comfort, and texture. They muffle sound. They round out a dominant color scheme, or introduce accent spots for contrast. They suggest a style, period, or mood by virtue of design, color, volume, material, and trimmings. A house without textiles is not yet furnished.

Although the best late-Victorian rooms were heavily layered, textiles do not