FRILL SEEKING ‘Lace gives you the sense of refreshment,’ said Juan Montoya, who designed this Dominican Republic bedroom. In contemporary interiors and furniture design, lace is overcoming its affiliations with English B&Bs and tea-stained doilies and making a reappearance. New York interior designer Libby Langdon is partial to a lace table covering, but only if used judiciously. Some new designs, like Brett Beldock’s Dashes Lace wallpaper and Scalamandre’s Modern Lace sheer fabric update and abstract the patterns, forgoing figures and featuring very subtle repetition. “Just like a lace dress, the rug creates a romantic mood,” said the New York designer.

Source: Wall Street Journal February 16, 2018 16:20 UTC