5 Steps to Choosing Your Perfect Fabric
1. Too much inspiration?
Pinterest and Instagram are brilliant for inspiration – but they can also make choosing much harder.
The fabric that works best is usually the one that feels right in your own home.
2. Try your samples in different light
Fabrics can feel completely different in daylight, evening light and with lamps switched on.
⟡ Daylight
⟡ Evening (pendant light)
⟡ Lamps on
3. Test samples where they’ll actually be seen
Pin or tape your samples where they'll actually be seen. Curtains and blinds face into the room, so the direction of light matters more than most people expect.
Step back and view them from a distance as well as close up.
4. Choosing together?
Narrow your shortlist down to two favourites and live with them for a few days.
Usually one naturally starts to stand out.
5. The smile test ☺
If one fabric keeps making you smile when you walk into the room, trust your instinct.
