Over the past few years, Houston interior designer Paloma Contreras noticed a shortcoming in the textile market. “While there seem to be millions of fabrics in the marketplace, the same cannot be said of decorative tapes and trims,” notes the designer, known for her fresh take on traditional style. To address the issue, she partnered with Schumacher to formulate a charming new portfolio of six timeless trims.
Each pattern is satin-stitched in a selection of versatile colors onto white faille or plain-weave tapes. “I find it to be very important for rooms, or in this case, tape trim designs, to maintain a sense of elegance and timelessness,” Contreras observes. Her love of French architecture inspired the patterns: for example, Royere Scroll, a bold and simple flowing wave pattern, honors the metalwork of French designer Jean Royère; Porte Parisien’s concentric rectangles and dots were informed by a rivet detail Contreras spotted on a door in Paris. “The trims are beautiful along the leading edge of drapery or Roman shades, or on pillows and as trim on upholstery,” Contreras says. “I cannot wait to see how other designers end up using them.”
