Woven IN TIME

Once used to insulate drafty manor houses, tapestries are experiencing a renaissance. Try a hanging textile or stylized wallpaper to mix old and new in a bedroom.

- MARNI ELYSE KATZ,LAURA RESEN,MONIKA EYERS

To infuse your bedroom with instant coziness, follow fashion designer Johnson Hartig's lead and incorporate a tapestry. "They're cocooning, comforting, and romantic," he says. In his bedroom, Hartig heaped lush pattern and bold color on bedding and draperies against tapestry-inspired wallpaper from his Schumacher collection.

A draped tapestry recalls traditional four-poster beds at Le Grand Mazarin in Paris.

1. SCENIC BACKDROP