Outdoor Mokum Cushions
For the last couple of years we have regularly been using outdoor fabrics in our balcony designs to add personality and softness to the space.
Soft furnishings help complete a balcony giving it an inviting comfortable feeling in the same way they do in a living room or bedroom. The design team have recently taken the time to put together our favourite fabrics to create a New Collection for the store.
With so many wonderful fabrics to choose from it can be a challenge to get just the right combination so here are some hints and tips on how to use outdoor fabrics on your balcony:
- The most obvious and simplest way to use fabric is in scatter cushions. A couple of cushions on a bench or casual chair will instantly add warmth, texture and colour to the balcony.
- Use a combination of patterns and colours in complimentary tones. We group our fabrics into pallettes including plain block colours, stripes and patterns to make it easy to visualise the combinations.
- Avoid the plain block colours for scatter cushions, instead select two, at most three, different patterns that work together and use one or two cushions per pattern. If you have a small space and only need 2-3 cushions then pick different patterns for each cushion. Some examples of combinations that work well together include:
Mokum – Pallette 1 : Stripe, Mimosa 042, Firewheel 005
Mokum – Pallette 5: Arabesque, Stripe, Firewheel 418
Urban Balcony- Pallette 7: Plain 034, Stripe, Floral
- Save the plain block colours for recovering chairs, lounges and sofa’s. Or if you are feeling ambitious and want a truly unique look consider covering the back cushion in a pattern and the base in a plain. We’ve done this with our latest store display using Hampton Square Chairs with a pattern back and plain base cushion.
We are showcasing the Mokum range of fabrics in store, so come in and take a look at our ideas!