Tapestry Wall Hanging

Tapestry wall hangings are very durable, and come from various cultural backgrounds including Asian, Italian, French, and Belgian. Aside from the cultural aspect, tapestries are available in different textures, as well as different designs including architecture, nature like trees, birds, flowers, fantasy (unicorns, dragons, fairies), animals, medieval (castles, knights), royal crests, world map, art and modern art, as well as religious designs.

A wall tapestry provides your home with a sense of history and tradition. It can make any living space visually look larger than it is. A tapestry also blends color and character and captures the attention of the eye. In addition, tapestries are an excellent conversation piece. Since there are so many designs to choose from, you can literally find a tapestry wall hanging to suit your personal taste or compliment any theme you may have in a room.

If you have decided to add a tapestry wall hanging to a room in your home, you may be wondering how to choose a tapestry. Although the design is important when selecting a tapestry, texture is important as well. Chenille is the most popular texture because it is extremely versatile material that is both flexible and soft. A chenille tapestry is elegant and warm, and is suitable to just about any type of décor, regardless if it is modern, chic, eclectic, or rustic. Furthermore, chenille is a common fabric that is used to make throw pillows, window treatments and throw blankets. Therefore, you can add this texture in other parts of the décor in your room to link the tapestries with the other elements.

Modern day tapestry wall hangings blend old and new, using new improved fibers to reproduce classical and famous tapestry art from the past. With the improvements made to pigments and dyes in the last century we can now easily buy faithful reproductions of centuries-old tapestry designs; unseen in such vibrant colors since the time they were originally designed.

Croft European Tapestry has some of the finest tapestry wall hangings in the UK. Some forms of tapestries available at www.crofteuropeantapestries.co.uk include: