FRESH FABRICS

Colorful details and light, cheery fabrics rule this summer, says fabric expert Daniel Zimman.

- By Alexandra Pecci

Summer means light, colorful, easy, and breezy, and that’s true whether it’s about weekend plans, clothing, or decorating your home. That’s why when it comes to summer fabrics for interior and exterior design, the trend this season is moving away from bland neutrals and toward embellished designs and colorful fabrics in pretty prints, including ones that evoke the natural world and bring the outside inside.

“We still see a lot of white slipcovers. It’s classic and never goes out of style,” says Daniel Zimman. “But this season people are being more adventurous with their colors, and they’re bringing in blushes and pinks and greens and blues.”

Zimman would know. He’s the fourth-generation owner of Zimman’s in Lynn, which is not only the largest fabric store on the North Shore but also the largest resource for in-stock fabric in the United States, with two floors of 50,000 in-stock fabrics, as well as two floors of furnishings and designers who can help shoppers navigate it all. The store also offers in-house services for reupholstery and drapery. “It’s a one-stop shop,” Zimman says. “together we find your perfect fabric, and Zimman’s does the rest—measure, fabricate, install, bringing your vision to reality.”

Zimman's has over 50,000 fabrics in stock.

COLOR MAKES A COMEBACK