Fabulous Fabrics
Interior design may be a mostly visual art,
but designers agree that texture
with its promise of tactile pleasure
is an essential element in every room.

By SALLY FRIEDMAN
Ah touch. It’s a powerful sense, one that even infants experience and respond to. The tactile can change a feeling, establish a mood or alter it. In our homes, its our fabrics that create a veritable feast for the fingertips.

The velvet-covered chair beckons the deep pile chenille makes you want to run your fingers through the sassy, nubby plaid textured cotton on a stuffed armchair invites you to burrow in.
Fabric that cannot be ignored and should not be.