The Sunday News
Home Decor with Yoliswa Dube
VELVET is a tricky fabric. Use too much and your home looks like the set of a period drama; select the wrong colour and you’re living in a bordello. Done correctly, however, velvet decor items create an elevated atmosphere that’s ideal for cold-weather cuddling.
The key is choosing one — and just one — show-stopping piece that starts a conversation. Here are some elegant options.
A velvet chesterfield sofa plus a faux fur throw equals instant luxury. You can bring velvet into your bedroom with a tufted velvet headboard in a bold solid colour, which anchors a layered bedroom.
Sweet dreams start with a sophisticated bed — and a cosy velvet duvet in a cotton candy colour sure sets the mood.
To instantly spice things up in your living room, switch out your basic throw pillows with velvet ones.
Talk about vanity flair. For an über-feminine aesthetic, make your dressing table stool a velvet one.
If your home allows it, step up your entryway with an elegant bench in a regal jewel tone.
It’s just a fact: A reading corner is nothing without a cosy armchair, and what’s cosier than velvet? It has a luxurious feel you can never get enough of!
Dark velvet curtains bring the drama — but if you don’t want your house or apartment looking like a “Game of Thrones” set, keep the rest of the room light and airy.
When your dinner table seats are velvet swanky, you’ll make excuses to use your dining room more than once a year.
