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Inspired: Tufted Velvet at the International Rome Film Festival
When I spotted this picture of director Laurent Tirard at the International Rome Film Festival, my eyes immediately wandered to the gorgeous tufted velvet cubes to the director's right. They look so luxe that I immediately wanted to add one to my own home.
Tufted velvet combines two sumptuous decorating ideas: that of tufting, which is achieved when upholsterers thread through layers of fabric and secure the ends of the thread with a knot or button, and velvet, which is one of the richest fabrics used throughout history.
Love It or Hate It? Chartreuse Tufted Headboard
Chartreuse is one of those colors that people have a hard time feeling neutral about. This Chartreuse Tufted Headboard ($1,709) is built on a maple frame that's been covered in tufted, chartreuse suede. Part of me loves it, but I doubt that I could handle the color — or decorating around the color — for very long.
Nice and New: Urban Outfitters Tufted Velvet Throwbacks
Urban Outfitters is reclining retro-style with its latest tufted velvet furniture. In addition to the Lana Tufted Velvet Pouf, the Antoinette Fainting Sofa ($575), now in more colors, nods to the old-time look with its name.
If you've been coveting that Mad Men headboard, there are plenty to choose from, including the Dauphine Velvet Headboard ($325) and the lush brown Velvet Tufted Headboard ($300).
Nice and New: Urban Outfitters Lana Velvet Pouf
I wish the Urban Outfitters Lana Velvet Pouf ($89) had been on my radar when a TeamSugar member asked me to find an ottoman featured in Teen Vogue. This cushy, tufted velvet number is a close second to the one she had her eye on, but its spring green, chocolate, and royal purple fabrics are more versatile colors. The pouf itself is also quite the Renaissance piece; you can use it as seating, a foot rest, a table, or simply a decorative place to stack pillows or throws.
Guess What This Type of Sofa Is Called?
This Williams-Sonoma Beverly Sofa's design has another, more general name. This name comes, most likely, from that of a 19th-century earl and originally referred to a couch with upright armrests at either end. Can you tell me the name of this type of sofa, which is also the name of the earl?
Love It or Hate It? The Drapers' Headboard
Whenever there's a scene in Mad Men involving the Drapers' bedroom, my eyes are always drawn to their tufted velvet headboard. Its color, texture, and tufting are over-the-top feminine, and reflect nothing of Don's removed masculinity. But maybe that's the point of this headboard — to reflect how removed Don Draper is from his home and its contents and inhabitants.
Less or More: Fainting Sofas
I've actually taken a look at tufted velvet fainting sofas before, but I'm back for more to truly stump you. For the next installment of this game, take a look at each of these apple green fainting sofas and see if you can answer my questions about them.
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If Money Weren't an Issue . . .
Would you buy this tufted velvet bed ($3,999 for queen)?
If Money Weren't an Issue . .
Crave Worthy: Marilyn Sofa
If you're feeling the need for some sophisticated lady glamour, consider the Marilyn Sofa ($2,060). Essentially half a sofa (you can choose from either the left or right side), this hardwood framed, cream-colored beauty is an obvious choice if you're looking to glam up a room. With hand tufting, killer curves, and nailhead trim, it's got all you could ask for and more.
Crave Worthy: Tufted Slipper Chair
What's not to love about the Harlow Tufted Slipper Chair? (Well, besides the price tag: it runs between $1800 and $2400.) Still, there's no harm in admiring it from afar. I love how its pale lavender femininity is somewhat offset by the nailhead detailing.
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