How Do You Decorate With Vintage Chenille?
Chenille is a soft and fuzzy fabric that became popular for bedspreads in the 1930s. It has made a comeback in the last several years. Collectors are snapping up vintage chenille bedspreads and using the fabric for home decorating projects. Vintage chenille is made of 100 percent cotton. The name comes from the French word that means caterpillar because the short tufts of fabric that stand up on chenille resemble a caterpillar. Try to add this nice accent to your own home by reading on to learn how to decorate with vintage chenille. Give your bedroom cottage style with vintage chenille. Cut up the fabric and fashion into throw pillows and pillow shams. Then rest your head on a cuddle-up pillow that will take you back to sleepovers at Grandma’s house. Decorate a nursery with vintage chenille. Many chenille bedspreads in the 1930s and 1940s were pastel, usually soft pinks, blues, yellows and minty greens. Make tablecloths and curtains to welcome your new little one home. Add some stuffed
