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Craving color? Pattern too? Come to Calico!

Craving color? Pattern too? Come to Calico!

Calico recently introduced new collections from Echo for interior use and Bella Dura from Fabricut for indoor-outdoor use—both featuring saturated colors and great design.  With the prevalence of gray and beige shades in residential interiors over the past decade, these neutrals now account for about half the color in our homes.  If your rooms feel color-deprived, look for vibrant hues to rev up the décor or add visual punch to a neutral interior.  These new fabrics from Calico will do the trick! 

Echo Retreat

Many of us have an Echo scarf or two in our closets—from the designers noted for their love of color and pattern in fashion accessories.  Here are close-ups of some of the fabrics we love in this new Echo Retreat Collection:

 An array of citrus/coral brights in playful patterns will infuse a space with positive energy. 

(L to R) JARALES stripe in color Citrus; a mix of Echo Retreat designs in coral and citrus; VADO floral print in Citrus Sky 

Also from Echo Retreat, fabrics in a wellspring of blues add a cool note of color to interiors. 

(L to R)  BELEN print in color Blue is filled with leopards, peacocks, exotic birds and butterflies; VADO floral print in color Indigo; NAMBE woven stripe in color Indigo Sky  

Bella Dura Modern

Calico’s new collection of Bella Dura Home performance fabrics can live happily indoors or out.  These 90 fabrics come in prints, stripes, solids, tweedy textures and jacquard upholsteries.

Bella Dura is a high performance fabric woven in the USA that can be used either indoors or outdoors.  It is woven with solution-dyed olefin yarns so that the color is integrated into the very fiber.  Bella Dura fabrics are not prone to pilling or abrasion, making them extremely durable and great for heavy-duty use. 

What makes Bella Dura special?
Bella Dura fabrics resist fading, stains and mildew—and for heavy soil, are also bleach cleanable.  Most stains will disappear with a simple detergent/water solution.  Here are some of our favorites from the new Bella Dura Modern collection:

(L to R) GULF GATE print in Caribe; MARINA BAY upholstery in Palm; MARVISTA upholstery in Calypso

(L to R) ISLAND VIBES print in Tropic; FLORIDA KEYS upholstery in Surf; PEACE GROVE print in Surf

(L to R) NIKOMIS woven stripe in Azure; SUNCOAST print in color Punch; BOARDWALK STRIPE in Paradise

Show House Inspo: Finding ideas and inspiration from the over-the-top rooms at the Kips Bay Decorator Show House

Show House Inspo: Finding ideas and inspiration from the over-the-top rooms at the Kips Bay Decorator Show House

Fall in love with performance fabrics!

Fall in love with performance fabrics!