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Article: EYE ON DESIGN; The Fabric Formally Known as Chintz
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- March 16, 2000
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A full-blown English country-house look took America by storm in
the early '80s.
Cabbage roses burst into bloom all over the house: on elephantine
sofas and skirted tables, on needlepoint rugs and overstuffed chairs,
on puddled draperies and bouffant balloon shades. Tasseled pillows
and painted lamps did not escape the floral fever.
For many people, the love affair with flowery chintz prints
endures. The fabric has classic appeal--it's warm, charming and just
plain pretty.
But what looked fresh in the '80s might seem overblown today. Even
Mario Buatta, the New York designer known as the Prince of Chintz,
says enough already: "People who piled it on all over the place are
chintz abusers," ...
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Article: Country look takes best accents of many worlds
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April 14, 1991 ;
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......even in large cities. The country look features pretty flowered chintz, wooden beams, pictures in heavy, carved frames, skirted tables, wooden mantelpieces, afghans on sofas and woven rugs on tile floors. Because this appealing look is so casual, fabrics...
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