Incorporating a tapestry into your décor is a great way to elevate your home and create a warm and dimensional feel with textiles. Check out our tips for styling and hanging your tapestry, bring your space to life in a whole new way.
As vintage-revival influences are becoming more popular in interior design, tapestries are having a resurgence. Our own Lone Fox x Joon Loloi debut collection was largely inspired by Drew Michael Scott’s affinity for antique tapestries, with the Hollyhock Rug being directly inspired by the 17th century Belgian one Drew has hanging in his home.
In sourcing a wall hanging for your space, consider your style and color palette. Are you looking for something antique-inspired, or more contemporary? Abstract or expressive? Framed or free hanging? Look for colors that complement your current décor—if even one element of color matches up with your space, you’re in business.
Just like wall art, there’s something for everyone out there—look around to find what speaks to you.
Inspired by a real 17th century Belgian antique, Hollyhock is designed to be used as a rug or a tapestry—the choice is yours.
The large-scale format of tapestries make them ideal for filling large spaces with high walls, or creating a dramatic focal point in a small space (which is to say, they belong virtually anywhere).
Hang your tapestry in the entryway to set the tone with a statement piece. Place it on the wall behind your sofa or favorite accent chair to create a cozy feel, or behind your bed as a sort of mock headboard. Ultimately, a tapestry is flexible while delivering a high-impact look: a dream of a décor object.
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You’ve brought your tapestry home and found a spot for it—excellent work—now it’s time to hang it up. These are a couple of our preferred methods.
Adhesive strips come in many versatile forms, with hooks (for tapestries with hanging loops) or “claws” that clamp onto your tapestry. This option is for medium-weight tapestries, and for those who don’t want to put holes in the fabric or their walls.
Step 1: Prepare your wall according to the adhesive hanging material’s package instructions. This step is crucial: Residue or dust on your wall might cause adhesive to come un-stuck, so it’s important the surface is prepped.
Step 2: Measure and mark where the corners of the tapestry will hang on your wall.
Step 3: Place the adhesive strip on the wall and allow to set according to package instructions.
Step 4: Should your tapestry require additional support, add adhesive strips along where you want the top of your tapestry to line up.
Step 5: Insert hooks into the loops of your tapestry or clip the corners of your tapestry into the claws.
For those who are OK with a small hole in their tapestry and walls, opt for nails or push pins. Nails are our pick for heavier tapestries, while push pins will work well for lightweight fabric.
Step 1: Scope out where you’d like your tapestry to hang, holding it up on the wall. Place your first nail and hammer it into the wall/push the pin.
Step 2: Drape your tapestry to the desired tension and repeat step one on the other corner, adjusting the placement of the nail if needed to achieve the desired look.
