Lewis & Sheron Textile Co.
L&S is officially my new favorite fabric store. They have a great selection, the prices are excellent for home decor textiles, and the customer service is stellar.
Madina Aryeh — who I also cannot say enough great things about — sewed these cushions for the bench in my entry. I went back and forth on the fabric and thought I had finally settled on Brunschwig & Fil's Dzhambul, but there was a problem getting a sample. Then I came across a post on Elements of Style about a pattern that is very similar, available at L&S. Since it was a lot easier and cheaper to order the L&S version, I went with that one. And I'm super-pleased with the end result:
When I posted about the bench earlier this year, it was suggested that I keep the seat bare. But I wanted to add some sort of pattern to the entry area and decided that a couple of cushions would do the trick. As you can see, they don't cover the entire length of the bench, so some of the wood is still exposed (which I love).
Comments
Wow. Those two fabrics are so similar. How much cheaper was the one you bought?
Posted by: Jennifer | December 22, 2009 04:41 PM
I love that fabric. What is the name of it? I looked briefly for it on their site and couldn't find it. Thanks!
Posted by: Allison Crawford | December 22, 2009 05:23 PM
Jennifer - The L&S fabric is about $25/yard. I don't remember the exact cost of the Brunschwig, but it was definitely over $100/yard.
Allison - It's called "Suzani" in the Jewel color (Item #1080505). One thing to note: When sewing the cushions, Madina's workroom backed it with another fabric -- I think because the weave isn't super-tight. (I hope that makes sense?)
Posted by: anh-minh | December 22, 2009 05:47 PM
i loved the 'suzani' knock-off so much i bought 9 yards of it awhile back. i'm debating whether to recover a wingchair or use it for a headboard in a future room i don't have yet! L&S is the best... my living room curtain fabric was also ordered from there.
Posted by: hanh | December 23, 2009 04:20 PM