The Fabric Loft’s Trend and Color of 2014: 

PURPLE

I am obsessed with PURPLE!! Now I am seeing it everywhere. Even the shopping bags at Wegman’s are speaking purple. This is how the trends start. Well, first the new color trends are determined by the experts, such as Pantone. “Radiant Orchid blooms with confidence and magical warmth that intrigues the eye and sparks the imagination. It is an expressive, creative and embracing purple—one that draws you in with its beguiling charm. A captivating harmony of fuchsia, purple and pink undertones, Radiant Orchid emanates great joy, love and health.” If you Google Radiant Orchid you may see images of things in our everyday life that are the inspiration for all types of design.

By now most of you have spruced up your homes for the holiday season. Things are calming down. We like this time of year at The Fabric Loft because it gives us the opportunity to RE….redecorate, recreate, revamp and review our showroom and our customers.

If you haven’t had the opportunity to drive by our storefront on Rt. 202 (we’re right at the red light at Peddlers Village in Lahaska), you are missing an ever changing window display. Curious people have stopped in just because of our windows. We try to use creative ways to display the latest color and fabric trends. Not every display is a window treatment , upholstered headboard or bedspread, sometimes we cover lamp shades or umbrellas with bright geometrics or floral fabrics.

So what’s in store for 2014?  You’ll have to drive by or follow our blog to find out! If you are in the area…stop by. We would love to meet you.

February 24th was the Designer Showhouse Empty House Party. Tickets could be purchased for $25.00 to come and see the house before the designers begin their transformations. The VIA provided delicious refreshments and had wonderful gifts and accessories to be auctioned off to the highest bidder. This event has been a successful fund raiser for the organization.

Welcomed guests could walk through the different rooms and check out the designers’ design boards. Every board tells a story…color scheme, fabric choices, wall color, art selections, etc.My story board was a big hit. Everyone commented on the doggy fabric that I have chosen. I am reassured that I made a good choice. For me, it was a chance to study my space more carefully. What I came to realize is that my room is very dark. I need to rethink my window treatment design. Perhaps something minimal to let as much light in as possible. Also, I will probably need more lighting, which presents a problem since there is no ceiling fixtures. I also will choose a very light beige for the wall color to brighten things up. Work can start at the house as of Monday. Here we go!!!

Lisa Shull will be a participant in this year’s Bucks County Designer showhouse. This blog will take you step by step through the design process. If you are not familiar with this event, let me give you a little background. This is a major fund raiser for the VIA or Village Improvement Association of Doylestown. They are best known for raising funds for Doylestown Hospital.

The concept of a Designer Showhouse is that someone donates their home, or a home that is not currently occupied and local, talented, designers band together to refinish, restore, redecorate, recreate the most beautiful rooms possible! Admission is charged and all of the furnishings are for sale. Hence….a fund raiser.

Designers are invited to preview the empty house and decide if they want to undergo the task at hand. Some of the homes have not been lived in and are in need of serious repair. Some homes are in great shape and don’t require alot of work. It seems every year I go to preview the chosen house…it rains. Not a very good way to make a first impression! So, once you peruse the house you pick a room that suits you and note it on the application. Then you create a design board illustrating your grand plans and add fabric swatches or pictures to impress the ladies on the VIA board! Then you wait to see if you are chosen.

Using a vibrant mix of colors and patterns, a playful space is created for a young boy
inspired by his tail-wagging best friend.

By now your mind is churning out ideas for your room. Color schemes, room themes, who you gonna get to help you paint those awful walls and shine up those dull floors. So you go the the house and stare at the four ways, trying to envision the best way to express what you do best. The next step is Measuring Day which I will cover in my next blog post!

The Fabric Loft is very excited to announce that we have just launched our first blog!

The Fabric Loft, owned and operated by Lisa Shull, has been providing excellence in the decorating business for over 20 years. Custom window treatments, pillows and bedding are our specialty. We offer personalized service to all our customers, helping you choose both fabrics and designs for decorating your home. We are educated and knowledgeable in the current trends in the hard and soft window treatment industry. We offer expert manufacturing of draperies, valances, bed coverings, slipcovers, benches and window seats. As well we offer products such as verticals, wood blinds, shades and shutters. Our great selection of fabrics, decorative trims and drapery hardware comes from over 50 sources and will surely impress the most discerning shopper. We invite you to visit our showroom and let us help you begin your design process.