Local Designer Offers Fall Fabric Tips

BOISE, Idaho - Sept. 8, 2014 - PRLog -- Boise, Idaho – Summer styles are gone from store shelves, and homeowners are getting ready for autumn's cooler weather. Fall fashions are for more than runways, says one local interior designer, and she has tips for Boise residents on choosing fall-friendly fabrics for your house.

Dawn Salkas, interior decorator with Ethan Allen of Boise, says clothing fashion trends toward natural fabrics extend to upholstery and fabric accessories for the home too. "Blends with cotton, linen, wool and silk have a natural warmth and appeal to them that make them ideal for the season," she says. "Leather is also enjoying new popularity in unexpected places. A leather sofa is always a classic, but increasingly, designers are using leather for trim on end tables, as ottomans and in throw cushions."

Interior Design Consultant Louisa Borrowick adds, "Texture is also key to autumn style for your home," says Wallace. "Think of all the fabrics that keep you warm – chenille, fleece, velveteen and corduroy – to get a glimpse of fall's best trends in home design. People want to feel cozy at home when the weather turns cool, so they wrap up in soft, warm fabrics." She recommends considering where and how the fabric will be used when choosing accessories or upholstered home furnishings. "Sturdy velveteen and corduroy can hold up to party rooms and are fine for family room furniture, but in rooms that see lighter use or for accent pieces you intend to change frequently, consider a fuzzy chenille or even a faux fur."

Window treatments also deserve special attention in the fall, says Salkas. "Slanting autumn light can create glare in entertainment rooms, bedrooms and home offices. Blinds and shades can deflect direct light while still allowing some diffuse illumination to take advantage of the sunlight while it's there. Days are shorter in the fall, so pick window treatments that let you adjust light levels easily." For homeowners who live at higher altitudes or have older homes with drafty windows, she suggests thermal blinds. "The layers of thermal blinds from manufacturers such as Hunter Douglas keep warm air in when temperatures drop and easily retract to let light in during the day."

"This fall, pay attention to fabric and add warmth with soft, natural choices," says Borrowick.

For more information visit EABoiseDesign.com (http://www.eaboisedesign.com/) or call 208.377.1111