
It’s no secret: Color and personalization is trending in a big way. Pantone’s color of the year is Viva Magenta, Benjamin Moore’s is Raspberry Blush, and a wide range of green hues continue to enchant designers and homeowners. In general, people are eager to surround themselves with expressive spaces and there are so many ways to do it.
Whatever your personal style, Calico is your one-stop shop for custom decorating with window treatments, upholstery, bedding, and more. Founded in 1948 and turning 75 this year, Calico is the largest retailer of decorative fabrics and custom services with 60+ stores across the country.
Their designers, entrusted by countless clients over the decades, are pros at creating one-of-a-kind rooms for any personality. So, we’re sharing 12 spaces that showcase exactly that.
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Blue Sophistication
Pillows add visual punch and personality to a room. Mix textures and patterns to make a design statement, as with navy velvets, a snowy bouclé, and a floral print.
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Blue Sophistication
A Classic Home sectional is covered in Nomad / Oxford from Crypton Home, one of Calico’s performance fabric collection. Contrast welt in a navy velvet adds distinctive lines. Ottomans pair two fabrics: a linen-blend on the base and leather on top.
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Blue Sophistication
Create a dramatic focal point with Calico window treatments. Each is made to order to complement your style, your furnishings—and of course, your view. Draperies in a contemporary print, Color Wash / Water, are banded at the top in a solid linen for a finishing touch.
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Blue Sophistication
A collage of the elements merge for this living room decor: Calico designers are skilled at combining fabrics and trims in custom furnishings. They will help create a room that will look fresh and fabulous for many years.
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California Warmth
For some people, texture is far more enticing than color. And, as this space shows, Calico has you covered there. When buying furniture, you can get exactly what you want. Choose the fabric, cushions, arm and leg styles and more. Skilled artisans will create your heirloom quality piece in the USA and deliver it to your home.
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Jungle Glam
The magic is in the mix of fabrics available at Calico—from an Italian velvet to chenille wovens to an English lotus flower print on linen. Custom drapery panels frame the view, trimmed with a Greek key meander tape on the leading edge.
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Jungle Glam
A storyboard image of the fabrics and trim that make this living room so impressive: velvets in solid green and leopard spots; chenille upholstery and lotus-flower print. The Greek key meander tape for the drapery comes in multiple colors.
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Jungle Glam
The Baltimore Swivel Chair is beautifully upholstered in Avatar / Stone Pistachio, a heavy linen printed in the U.K. Note how the pattern is matched on the waterfall skirt—a mark of great craftsmanship.
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Jungle Glam
Custom window treatments are a specialty at Calico. A classic pleated panel can hang from a decorative rod in many finishes—wood to bamboo to metals and wrought iron, even clear Lucite!
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Bench Beauty
Many homeowners today value the look and livability of their outdoor spaces almost as much as their inside ones. Here, a custom cushion in outdoor fabric from Calico was made to order for a high-end deck. Pillows in a mix of blues add comfort and create a great backdrop for stylish outdoor entertaining.
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Charleston-Style Maximalism
A girl’s bedroom that will grow with her—and not grow tired with trendy commercial bedding. The upholstered headboard is trimmed in green contrast welting to accent the shape. Oversize pom-pom trim on velvet shams adds a playful note to an inviting bed. The floral print on the custom cornice repeats on the bed pillow, all made by Calico workrooms.
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Charleston-Style Maximalism
Especially for kids' rooms, you want to walk the line of letting your child express themselves at their current age while also looking ahead to ensure it will fit them as they mature. Calico delights in helping clients navigate these formative projects, and the results are often a perfect mix of whimsy and elegance.
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Neutral, But Never Boring
Who said neutrals have to be bland or one-note? Calico designers are not going to push you into color stories that don’t fit your personal style. For a serene space, they can help you create multi-dimensional looks within the subdued, lush neutral palettes you love. This custom bedding from Calico creates a luxurious way to call it a day. Completely custom, their upholstered bed frames and headboards, duvets, coverlets, comforters, shams and bed skirts can all be made in the fabrics of your choice.
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Neutral, But Never Boring
The fabrics selected for custom bedding in this serene primary bedroom are accented by a taupe tape and caterpillar fringe trim. These finishing touches are possible with bedding made just for you—from traditional to eclectic to contemporary, Calico can create for any style room.
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Plum, Plush Comfort
The Monterey Daybed from Calico makes an interesting alternative to a sofa—especially if placed between two seating areas in a large room so that it works in either direction. The Landon Chair is a updated version of a classic wing. Striped silk draperies frame the view with beautiful workmanship.
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Jewel Tones = Chic Living Zones
A rich, deep color can function as a neutral in a room. This Sabre Arm Sofa from Calico in velvet grounds the space and plays off a painterly print on the Fairfax Swivel Chair and a leaf print on the draperies. All frames are made in America, covered in the fabrics and trims of your choice.
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Jewel Tones = Chic Living Zones
A closeup of the fabrics and braid trim used in the previous room, showcasing the mix of textures: velvets both solid and printed (with leopard spots), chenille textures, cotton prints and a beautiful braid. Great rooms start with great fabrics—and the designers at Calico know how to make that happen.
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Jewel Tones = Chic Living Zones
This Sabre Arm Sofa from Calico has sculptural lines, accented with a braid trim applied at the base. Velvet pillows accent the colors in the furniture and the cotton print of the draperies.
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Antiques with Pearlescent Flair
This polished setting for cocktails and social life features a custom-covered sofa, ottoman, and antique Bergere chairs—all in fabrics from Calico. The stores have thousands to recover family heirlooms or have new frames upholstered in your style preference.
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Antiques with Pearlescent Flair
A storyboard of the fabrics and trims: A chenille texture on the sofa (Gulfstream / Spa), embroidered velvet (Blaco / Lichen) on the ottoman, and antique chairs in a botanic print (Gretl / Sage). An embroidered tape adds a special touch to the silk drapery panels (Soprano / Silver).
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Light, Bright, and Coastal
You don't have to live by the sea to embrace the calming benefits of a coastal design. In this space, performance fabric on a Classic Home sectional from Calico makes it practical and carefree. Adding to the mix are a Bankwood Chair and Zoe Ottomans for flexible seating—all made in the USA in the fabric of your choice.
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Light, Bright, and Coastal
The storyboard for this space shows the oceanic pattern play among textures in blue, coral, and ivory hues. Calico designers are experts in coordinating colors and patterns to create a refined room.
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Classic with a Twist
A client's personality can shine no matter what colors they choose. While blue and white may immediately bring to mind delicate or traditional style, this space shows how you can easily make it contemporary and edgy with the help of Calico. The Classic Home sectional from Calico is given a custom touch with the application of an embroidered tape at the base. You can absolutely live with a white sofa like this when it’s covered in one of Calico's beautiful, easy-care performance fabrics.
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Classic with a Twist
A closer view of the fabrics, trims, and carpet, including the grasscloth wallcovering, also from Calico. With 1,800+ performance fabrics to choose from, every piece of upholstery in your home can be carefree.
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A Lullaby of Patterns
Nursery décor is kicked up a notch with custom draperies from Calico, accented with a playful ball trim. Hunter Douglas woven wood shades beneath were added for light control. A Baltimore Swivel Chair is perfect for cuddling, covered in a blue performance fabric that cleans easily.

Imagine flopping down onto your dream bed after a long day, sinking into a comfy chair you love after dinner, or hosting friends with no fear of spills in your formal living room. Eye-catching yet wonderfully livable custom spaces are an everyday reality at Calico, so why wait to fill your home with personality?
If these rooms have your wheels turning, just wait until you step into one of Calico’s 60+ stores. Free of charge, designers are ready to help you create design concepts and sift through options that fit your style, from bespoke window treatments to distinctive wallpapers and everything in between. Once you have a few ideas in mind, you can borrow as many large samples as you’d like to experiment and make decisions with confidence. Calico designers can even come to your home at no charge if that’s most convenient.

Free design services? Check. No pressure or limit on samples? Check. Thousands of custom furnishings, fabrics, trims, window treatments, and wallcoverings? Check. So, what’s stopping you from crafting your dream interiors this year?
If you’re located near New York City, you can stop by a Calico store in Scarsdale, NY; Chappaqua, NY; Huntington Station, NY; or Westport, CT. To find the store closest to you nationwide, click here.