An ikat pattern is the result of a procedure known as resist dyeing which a quite similar tie-dye. Through the named process, only certain parts of the fabric are affected by the dye, resulting in a cool tribal-inspired print that works with every style. I’m having a little ikat moment lately, weather is a beautiful ikat area rug, a fab
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How to: container home construction
While designing and building a shipping container home may sound a bit weird, it can really be a practical and financially rewarding decision. With the cost of building and housing materials soaring and the idea of up-cycling becoming more and more embraced, people the world over are seeking a humble modified shipping container to save on building costs. Not only
How to look after velvet upholstery
One of the most luxurious materials not only in the world of fashion, but also in the world of furniture, velvet is often associated because of its price and style, to nobility. In fact, for hundreds of year’s velvet has been largely exported from Cairo in Egypt and it is because of this that so much value is put into
How to style a sofa
aka one sofa three ways This showcases the versatility of just simple gray sofa, and I absolutely love it, the sofa and how it was styled too, all the three ways. I use to do how to wear posts on my fashion blog and there are quite similar, though those are way easier to make. styled by Nicola Kragh Riis
