Author: KEJATARIM

Business & Technology

15 May 2023

Choosing the perfect fabric for your home can be an overwhelming task. The fabric you choose can completely change the feel and look of your space, so it’s important to make the right choice.

With so wide choice of home decor fabric to choose from, it can be challenging to know where to start. Here are some tips to help you choose the perfect fabric that matches your home design.

Consider Your Design Style

Before you start shopping for fabrics, consider your design style. Are you drawn to modern, minimalist styles or traditional, ornate designs? Knowing your style can help narrow down your fabric choices. If you’re unsure about your design style, spend some time browsing home decor magazines or websites for inspiration.

Selecting the ideal fabric for your home can be a daunting task, especially if you’re unsure about your design style. It’s crucial to think about the type of texture, pattern, and color that will complement your living space. Your fabric choices can be a significant factor in bringing your home decor together.

We recommend first taking time to consider your design style, whether it be minimalist, traditional, or contemporary. Once you’ve found your style, choose a fabric that will suit your tastes and create a cohesive look throughout your home. With the right fabric, your home’s interior design will be both practical and beautiful.

Determine Your Color Scheme

The color scheme of your space is another important factor to consider when choosing fabric. Think about the colors that already exist in your space and choose fabrics that complement them. If you’re starting from scratch, consider a neutral color palette for your space. Neutral colors like beige, gray, and white are versatile and easy to work with. You can always add pops of color with accent pieces like throw pillows or artwork.

Choosing the perfect fabric to match your home design can be a daunting task, but determining your color scheme can make it a lot easier. First, consider the dominant hues in your space. Are they warm or cool? Earthy or bold? This can help guide you in selecting fabrics that complement your existing décor.

Another helpful tip is to experiment with contrasting textures and patterns. For example, mix a sleek, solid-colored fabric with a lively, patterned one to add depth and visual interest. By using your color scheme as a starting point, finding the perfect fabric for your home can be a fun and rewarding experience.

Think About Texture

Texture can add visual interest and depth to a space. Consider the texture of your furniture and other decor elements when choosing fabric. If you have a lot of smooth surfaces in your space, consider adding some texture with a textured fabric. Alternatively, if you have a lot of textures already, you may want to choose a smooth fabric to balance things out.

Consider Durability

When it comes to choosing the perfect fabric for your home design, durability should be at the top of your list of priorities. After all, you want the finished product to not only look great, but also stand the test of time. A fabric that is sturdy enough to withstand everyday wear and tear is a wise investment.

Plus, a durable fabric also means fewer maintenance and repair expenses down the line. Consider your lifestyle and the intended use of the space when selecting a fabric. Whether it’s a cozy sofa or a stylish accent chair, a material that is both beautiful and resilient is key to achieving a stunning and long-lasting home interior design.

The durability of your fabric is another important consideration, especially if you have kids or pets. Look for fabrics that are easy to clean and can withstand wear and tear. If you’re unsure about a fabric’s durability, ask the seller or check the fabric’s care instructions.

Choose the Right Fabric Type

There are many types of fabrics to choose from, each with its own characteristics and uses. Here are some of the most common types of fabric:

• Cotton: A versatile, breathable fabric that’s easy to care for. Cotton is a good choice for upholstery, drapery, and bedding.
• Linen: A lightweight, breathable fabric that’s perfect for summer. Linen wrinkles easily, so it’s not a good choice for upholstery, but it works well for drapery and bedding.
• Silk: A luxurious fabric that’s soft and lightweight. Silk is best for decorative pieces like throw pillows or curtains, as it’s not very durable.
• Wool: A warm, durable fabric that’s great for upholstery and drapery. Wool is also a good choice for rugs and blankets.
• Synthetic fabrics: Synthetic fabrics like polyester and nylon are often used for outdoor furniture or for pieces that need to be durable and easy to clean.

Find an Online Fabric Store

Once you’ve determined your design style, color scheme, and fabric type, it’s time to start shopping. An online fabric store is a great option for finding a wide variety of fabrics at competitive prices. Look for a store that offers a range of fabrics and has a good reputation for quality and customer service.

One online fabric store that stands out is Fabric Wholesale Direct. They offer a huge selection of fabrics, from cotton and linen to silk and wool. Their prices are very competitive, and they offer free shipping on orders over $50. They also have a customer service team that’s available to answer any questions you may have about their fabrics.

When shopping for fabrics online, be sure to read the product descriptions carefully. Look for information about the fabric’s weight, texture, and care instructions. You may also want to order fabric samples before making a large purchase to ensure that the fabric is the right fit for your space.

Conclusion

In conclusion, choosing the perfect fabric for your home is an important decision that requires careful consideration. By keeping in mind your design style, color scheme, texture, durability, and fabric type, you can narrow down your options and find the perfect fabric for your space.

Additionally, by shopping at reputable online fabric stores like Fabric Wholesale Direct, you can access a wide variety of fabrics at competitive prices without leaving your home. Remember to read product descriptions carefully and order fabric samples to ensure that the fabric is the right fit for your space. With these tips in mind, you can create a beautiful, cohesive space that reflects your personal style and meets your functional needs.

Finland has topped the list of the world’s happiest countries on earth for the past six years.  That is according to the 2023 World Happiness Report. This always comes as a surprise to South Africans as we consider plenty of sunshine and our friendly people to be the key ingredients of happiness. In contrast, Finland has long dark winters, in Lapland daylight is restricted to a few hours in winter and temperatures can drop to -50C. So, apart from their love of the outdoors, which South Africans share – what is their secret ingredient for happiness? Senior Director at Visit Finland told BizNews why the Finns are so content, how happiness is becoming an export product and why they don’t mind paying tax. In case you wonder, it is not because Santa Claus lives there. – Linda van Tilburg

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The Finns are not cheerful all the time, but they don’t like to complain 

Well, the happiness report is not measuring or ranking countries on how happy they feel all the time. It doesn’t mean that we would be very cheerful all the time, but it’s more that we are content, we are satisfied with our lives. I think that the degree of satisfaction is very high in Finland because we are relatively happy or satisfied with our lives. If you would ask a Finn whether she’s happy, she would probably say yes, even though she would have the most miserable day. But it’s more like being happy or satisfied with everything you have in your life and if everything is okay, then you are supposed to be happy because you don’t have anything serious to complain about. 

I think that happiness is based very strongly on different factors related to our society, but of course also the nature of Finnish people. It’s probably not something that only we have, it’s something that everybody has. It’s a combination of many factors like policy, societal stability and quality of life that is extremely important and very strong in Finnish society. Freedom, freedom of speech, of course, attitudes and skills and also the deep connection with nature that we have and a very down-to-earth way of life. 

The Finns don’t mind paying tax

We feel that it’s very important and very good that we are collecting taxes for the good of the whole society, not just for us. Myself, for example, I managed to break my wrist two weeks ago, and even though I could have afforded to go to a private occupational health care provider, I chose to go to my hometown public hospital and the service was just excellent. So, I don’t have any reason to complain about all those services that are open to everybody. I do think that it’s pretty much the same in other Nordic countries as well.

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Not ‘crying for the moon’  and finding peace of mind in every day, small things

It is about finding balance, because I think that’s the real essence of our happiness. We are generally very modest and very down to earth and we are happy with the small things in life. So, we are not crying for the moon, but instead, we find peace of mind in everyday small things. I think that’s the key and we are not aiming time for something bigger all the time. 

I think it must surely be very stressful if you need to strive for perfection all the time. How can anybody be happy if you always keep on wanting more or wanting something better? So, understanding what is good enough, I think is the key to happiness and independence. Like most people, they do belong to the middle class. So surely, it’s vital for happiness that you are not suffering from poverty. But if you are just wealthy enough to get your everyday necessities and buy something extra on top of that, I think it’s good enough for the majority. 

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The importance of nature, forests and ice baths 

Well, of course, we have the forest air. So, it’s not just going outside, but it’s enjoying the forest with very fresh air. Considering climate change and the too-high temperatures that people are suffering from, also in Europe nowadays, we still have very fresh air. It’s really an advantage, of course, that we’re pretty much enjoying life but, I would just say that being close to nature is one of the key elements because you are never far from nature in Finland, even if you live in the middle of Helsinki, just around the corner, you can find nature. So, it’s a very low threshold. It’s very easy to find nature in Finland and be surrounded by it.

I’m not going to swim in an ice hole, though. I know that many of my friends do, and they say that it’s something extra, that you feel so relaxed and so happy after you’ve done that. But you don’t have to be that extreme.. But just being around in nature, I think that this is very important because we know that even a short stay outside or in nature lowers your blood pressure and calms down your heartbeat. So, there are very direct good effects that it has on your health and well-being. Just going out, hugging a tree, watching the beautiful scenery by the seashore or lakes  – you can just inhale the beauty of nature. One of the very important elements of being in nature is to understand that we are only a small part of it. Sometimes I feel that many people just think about themselves as being the centre of the universe and everything is surrounded by your well-being. But if you are in nature, you understand how small you are and how you are just part of everything else. I think that is very healthy. 

Master classes in Finnish happiness

I think it’s a very nice campaign idea that we came up with. We have already been selected as the happiest country in the world six years in a row. So, we have been using this key content in our campaigning. But now we have decided that we are going to invite ten people from around the world to come to Finland in June to the most beautiful resort in the Lakeland area, and we are offering them this holiday within Finnish nature and there will be eight different coaches or trainers who will teach them all these skills that we have. What makes us happy? They are all related to being in nature and finding your well-being in nature, Finnish food and different kinds of activities.

We haven’t decided yet on whether we will continue the programme, but an online version will be available to everybody in August. 

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A balance between work and free time… and a sauna

I think that one of the key assets that we have is that we know how to combine or balance work life with free time. This is something at least that is very often raised by people who have moved from other countries to work here, that it’s the balance between your work life and free time that is good here. We are not working all day long but we can separate free time from business hours. Of course, many find business life very stressful but I think that we are rather good at finding remedies against stress. Nature, as I said already many times, it’s one of the major sources of well-being for us but maybe another asset is a sauna. There’s hardly any kind of worry that would not be dissipated in a sauna.

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Steven Spielberg, Paul Thomas Anderson and Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav took part in a panel at the 2023 TCM Classic Film Festival to discuss the importance of rescuing films that are at risk of deteriorating.

During an event Thursday on the festival’s opening night at Los Angeles’ TCL Chinese Theatre, TCM host Ben Mankiewicz moderated a conversation between the three guests surrounding their efforts to restore decades-old titles. Spielberg explained that Martin Scorsese launched The Film Foundation in 1990 to preserve motion picture history and had enlisted the help of the Hollywood studios and other prominent filmmakers. The panel on Thursday focused on the work being done in a partnership between TCM, Warner Bros. Discovery and Film Foundation, and it accompanied the premiere screening of the 4K restoration of Howard Hawks’ Rio Bravo (1959).

“We all joined [Scorsese] to go around to all the studios to get them to try to finance this rescue operation to save our cultural heritage,” Spielberg said. The Fabelmans director recalled that among his fellow filmmakers who joined Scorsese back in 1990 were Stanley Kubrick, Francis Ford Coppola and Sydney Pollack.

As for how the group decides which movies to prioritize, Spielberg — who noted that their efforts have rescued more than 990 films — explained that they initially aimed to collect the body of work of a particular director. The quality of a film negative can also be a deciding factor, while a filmmaker’s own personal preference can help steer decisions as well.

“We try to find the films, not the films that are our favorite movies, but films that tell a very unique story of this country and the people of this country,” the Oscar winner continued. “And not only this country, but we’re rescuing experimental films, documentaries. We’re rescuing international films now. We’ve already rescued 97 international films. So this is something that’s not going to stop. We were all very busy making our movies in 1990, and Marty put everything aside and said, ‘No, we’re prioritizing this. This is what needs to be done.’”

According to Anderson, the importance of the work goes beyond just preserving cinematic history. “I don’t want to get philosophical, but it starts to end up being the protection of memories — very, very important memories — that we each individually have,” the Licorice Pizza helmer said. “Where was I when I saw E.T.? I remember it very well, and I remember the friends I was with. I remember who I took to see that film as much as I remember the film.”

The TCM Classic Film Festival, which this year spotlights Warner Bros.’ legacy in honor of the studio’s 100th anniversary, ends Sunday. Videos from the festival’s events can be seen here.

Lazio star Mattia Zaccagni admits the game against Juventus was an important win for them.

The black and whites wanted to earn another win as they raced towards a top-four place despite losing 15 league points.

This means they do not have room to lose games or drop points.

However, the Lazio side they faced had momentum and it was always going to be a tough game for Juve.

The Bianconeri eventually lost, but Zacagni insists it was against a tough team while discussing how their goal came from a training ground routine.

He says via Football Italia:

“We are truly happy, because above all for the table it was such an important match and we gave a strong response on the field.

“It’s true that in other situations we used to suffer under pressure, but today we allowed few chances even when we were getting pushed back in the final 10 minutes.”

Juve FC Says

Zaccagni is being candid about the game and we know Lazio deserved to win.

This should prepare us better for our next matches, knowing they are games that we need to win no matter what happens.

There is no more room for dropping points if we seriously want to finish in the Champions League places and we expect our boys to do better when they are next on the pitch.