Velvet 101

Velvet Bedding, Built for Everyday Sleep
Velvet Bedding, Built for Everyday Sleep
Velvet bedding is no longer just for holidays — the right duvet and shams turn a bedroom into the most sensory room in the house, year-round. Velvet Bedding, Finally Treated... Read more...
The Meditation Cushion, Reconsidered
The Meditation Cushion, Reconsidered
The right meditation cushion is the difference between a practice you keep and one you abandon — here is how to choose, set up, and sit on yours. What a... Read more...
How to Style Throw Pillows, the Designer Way
How to Style Throw Pillows, the Designer Way
Most people overcomplicate how to style throw pillows — there are really only three decisions to make, and once you make them properly, every arrangement looks designed. The Simplest Way... Read more...
Velvet Pillows, Built to Be Lived With
Velvet Pillows, Built to Be Lived With
Why Velvet Pillows Belong in Everyday Rooms, Not Just Formal Oones Velvet has long carried a reputation for being precious — reserved for parlors, holiday tablescapes, and the kind of... Read more...
Velvet Fabric by the Yard, Done Properly
Velvet Fabric by the Yard, Done Properly
What "Velvet Fabric By the Yard" Actually Means When you buy velvet fabric by the yard, you're buying off the bolt — long uninterrupted lengths of upholstery-grade velvet that you... Read more...
The Velvet Duvet Cover, Done Properly
The Velvet Duvet Cover, Done Properly
Swap one textile in a bedroom for maximum visible change and the answer is almost always a velvet duvet cover — here is how to choose, size, and live with... Read more...
Velvet Curtains, Made the Old-World Way
Velvet Curtains, Made the Old-World Way
What Velvet Curtains Do That No Other Window Treatment Can Velvet curtains change a room before they're even fully drawn. The fabric absorbs sound, softens corners, blocks more light than... Read more...
The Bolster Pillow, Briefly Defined and Properly Used
The Bolster Pillow, Briefly Defined and Properly Used
The Bolster Pillow, Briefly Defined and Properly Used A bolster pillow is a long, cylindrical pillow — the shape your great-grandmother kept at the side of a daybed and the... Read more...