Sitting pretty: Carmilla blue damask dining chair from Pier 1 ... Play it safe with a few botanical, graphic or tribal-pattern accents. Slip a piece of graphic blue-and-white wallpaper beneath ...

Many of the designs were inspired by nature with floral or large leaf patterns, and a number ... A bold denim blue and yellow damask short kimono made out of old royal curtains Credit: Jane ...

But what is damask, exactly? What’s its history? How is it made? What makes this ornate, jacquard-patterned fabric so special? And where is it best used? We tackle these questions and more with ...