Foam & Fabrics Outlet

Foam & Fabrics Outlet

I always seem to end up at Foam & Fabrics Outlet unintentionally. I was on the way back from another appointment when my phone alerted me that HQ was about to start.

What is HQ?

HQ is a trivia game a lot like Jeopardy that you play on an app on your phone. Everybody plays at the same time. Right now it comes on every night at 9:00 and Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3:00. It is a lot of fun. You win money. You can watch your friends play, too.

I pulled over into the parking lot of Foam & Fabrics Outlet and went in to browse after the game. (I lost. Close, knew everything up to the last question. As soon as I guessed I knew I was wrong…)

Foam and Fabric Outlet is on US-25, about halfway to Asheville from Hendersonville. If you are looking for it, it is on the left side of the road heading to Asheville.  They sell a lot of things, but I was looking for ideas to reupholster our new dining room chairs, and fabric. trim and ideas for curtains. Lots of options once we are in the house.

Trim for the Living Room Drapes

I bought velvet drapes from Ikea for the fabric, but I plan to line them. I was also thinking of adding some kind of trim. So that’s where I went first, looking for inspiration. Foam & Fabrics Outlet sells hundreds of decorative trims, tassels, fringe, braid and cords.

Trim with tassels in almost white grey, turquoise and blue. - Foam & Fabric Outlet - Project Small House
Trim with tassels in almost white grey, turquoise and blue

I’ve seen some drapes I really like with a panel at the top, then a row of tassels like this where the two fabrics join. I am thinking I would like to put some kind of Chinoiserie at the top of the velvet, then the trim, then the velvet.

Trim with tassels in chartreuse and teal. - Foam & Fabric Outlet - Project Small House
Trim with tassels in chartreuse and teal

There are a lot of options, but it all has to work together. So, I took a lot of photos.

Drapery trim with tassels and fringe - Foam & Fabric Outlet - Project Small House
Drapery trim with tassels and fringe

I was just thinking fringe or braid, but I saw a photo with tassels…

Foam & Fabric Outlet sells upholstery trim in a lot of colors. The prides are better than at a lot of places. These are $5.99 a yard. - Foam & Fabric Outlet - Project Small House
Foam & Fabric Outlet sells upholstery trim in a lot of colors. The prides are better than at a lot of places. These are $5.99 a yard.

This is what I came to look for. But something in plain navy, which they didn’t have enough of.

Curtain trim with pink, yellow, and green pompoms - Foam & Fabric Outlet - Project Small House
Curtain trim with pink, yellow, and green pompoms

Oh my goodness I love these pompoms! What about in the guestroom, which is really for the grandgirls?

Trim with fringe made of glass or plastic beads and pearls - Foam & Fabric Outlet - Project Small House
Trim with fringe made of glass or plastic beads and pearls

They have a lot of trim with beads, even sequins, spangles, and glitter.

Upholstery or drapery trim with glass beads - Foam & Fabric Outlet - Project Small House
Upholstery or drapery trim with glass beads

They would rather have fancy castley beads than fun pompoms. They are much more princessy.

Chinoiserie

Anyway, back to what I came for. Some kind of Chinoiserie type fabric in blue, either navy or cobalt or somewhere in between to make a top panel on the drapes and to recover the dining room chairs.

They had exactly what I was looking for, but in the wrong colors.

- Foam & Fabric Outlet - Project Small House
Two coordinating Chinese prints

I would like two coordinating prints like this.

Red pagodas on off-white by P Kaufmann Fabrics - Foam & Fabric Outlet - Project Small House
Red pagodas on off-white by P Kaufmann Fabrics

This has the right weight. And the label says it is stain and soil resistant.

Pagoda print in chartreuse and black on a soft linen weight fabric - Foam & Fabric Outlet - Project Small House
Pagoda print in chartreuse and black on a soft linen weight fabric

This one is too soft and light weight. But the print really appeals to me.

Pagoda print in chartreuse and black on a soft linen weight fabric - Foam & Fabric Outlet - Project Small House
Pagoda print in chartreuse and black on a soft linen weight fabric

If it came in the right colors, it might be ideal for the curtains in the bedroom.

Neo Toile by Robert Allen - Foam & Fabric Outlet - Project Small House
Neo Toile by Robert Allen

This would really work if it were heavier weight. It goes with the red leather sofa and the turquoise velvet drapes. Maybe use this to line the drapes?

Dragon Lady Home Accent Fabrics - A Ronnie Gold Design - Royal Blue - Foam & Fabric Outlet - Project Small House
Dragon Lady Home Accent Fabrics – A Ronnie Gold Design – Royal Blue

This has all the right colors, but it’s a little too Chinese.

Waverly Genevieve Gorder Gotham Chinoise - Foam & Fabric Outlet - Project Small House
Waverly Genevieve Gorder Gotham Chinoise

Oh I LOVE this!!! I wish it came in blue! It is a city, sorta a New York City, with all of the Blue Willow motif around it. The blue willow bridge and birds in a New Yorkesque print. I’ve gotta find something to do with this.

Waverly Genevieve Gorder Gotham Chinoise - Foam & Fabric Outlet - Project Small House
Waverly Genevieve Gorder Gotham Chinoise

I think I’m going to go back and buy some to sew a skirt or maybe an apron.

Curtain sheer with blue embroidery - Foam & Fabric Outlet - Project Small House
Curtain sheer with blue embroidery

Much less fun, but the colors are ideal. These are sheer with embroidery in cobalt and navy. The fabric has a very nice feel.

Anyway, I didn’t end up buying a thing. Nothing was perfect. And there is no deadline.

Foam & Fabrics Outlet
Phone: 828-684-08013049
Hendersonville Highway
(Highway 25)
Fletcher, NC28732