| They were history for over a decade, Damask and | | | | of the new Damask looks, it's going to pave the way |
| Toile fabric looks. Their look was heavy and dated, | | | | for the retro Mid-60's black and white revival in |
| screamed 1960's decadence and 1970's over-the-top | | | | interior design circles.-Not sure Damask is right for |
| decorating. An interesting thing happened in the last | | | | you? Add some new Damsk accessories such as |
| couple of years, they underwent a make over, I | | | | throw pillows, decorative glass or roman shades. A |
| would even consider the new softer, less intense | | | | quick pick-me-up for any room.-High-end Damask in |
| presentation that these prints can offer a window | | | | silk are coming back strong-though they tend to |
| opening, chair or room. Traditional designer is very | | | | remind me of the earlier over-done look. Be careful |
| 2006, Trad is Rad!-Damask is actually a weaving | | | | with silk it can formalize anything faster than you |
| technique of threads that creates a reversible | | | | think.-Toile's have been creeping back into vogue |
| pattern.-The softer look of today's Damask is often | | | | longer than Damask. Known to portray pastoral |
| a white background color over-layed with one | | | | scenes and tales, they have been revamped with a |
| foreground color. To Rad a room select | | | | fresh look-adding North American scenes. Old-line |
| contemporary furniture pieces and use a new | | | | Toile's were a mainstay in Britain, but now, many US |
| Damask.-Don't go overboard with Damask in a room. | | | | based companies manufacture Toile fabrics and |
| Use only on furniture, walls or drapes not all three or | | | | wallpapers.Mark Nash's fourth real estate book, "1001 |
| even two, that's the old busy and heavy look. Select | | | | Tips for Buying and Selling a Home" (2005), and |
| complementary solid colored drapes.-The hippest look | | | | working as a real estate broker in Chicago are the |
| is jewel-tone damask, a knock-out. Don't be shy | | | | foundation for his consumer-centric real estate |
| about mixing gold's and silvers.-Tone-on-tone | | | | perspective which has been featured on ABC-TV, |
| Damasks are a great way to test-drive if Damask is | | | | Associated Press,CBS The Early Show, Bloomberg |
| right for you.-Black and white Damask is the edgiest | | | | TV, Bottom Line Magazine. |