Jane Churchill New Fabrics

Jane Churchill has brightened the winter scene with her new fabric collection. Called the Havana Collection, it is just the thing to be thinking about in December here in New England - how to cheer up wherever you happen to be going.

This bedroom is typical of the color saturation of this collection.The wall color is yellow with a lot of green in it - both bold and a neutral, it holds its own against the red background of the floral headboard and the red lamp. The wall color and red tones are repeated in the chevron fabric of the dust skirt, shams and drapes. This is actually the pattern which pulls the room together. Mardi Gras is the appropriate name for the bedcover. All of the jewel tones are picked up by the throw pillows.This room includes many patterns - too many for me to use together but I love seeing them all together as a visual.

In this photo the wall color becomes the solid fabric on the sofa and both the walls and the drapes are quietened by the calm of white. A contrast I would not do but is powerful here is the use of a contrast fabric as  back pillows for the sofa.There are six cushion patterns and another pattern for the ottoman - lots of energy in this room too.

It is hard to tell from this picture, but the wall color is again the yellow/olive tone.You can see it a bit by contrasting the majolica corn vase with the wall color. ( How nice it is to see an antique accessory.) The sofa zig-

zag fabric has been nicely tailored to become diamonds on the seat cushion. As you can see, there is no color fear here. The geometric stool fabric is aptly called carnival.None of the throw pillows are matches - nor do the drapes have a partner in this color story.

Fearless color. Notice that the chair and drapes are matching and that the chair is upholstered in two fabrics.

After a riot of color, this grouping is quieter, soothed in part by the use of blue as a uniting thread and all of the pops containing red. Somehow all of the blue tones pull together and are peaceful. The following photo not only shows the blue anchor of a solid sofa but the quiet of the passageway leading to this cheerful room and the duality of blue and red.

All photos from Jane Churchill