Examples of chintz in a Sentence
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At a time when floral chintz reigned supreme, such starkness was groundbreaking.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2023
Old-school patterns, like toile, chintz, and vintage floral chintz, are seeing a resurgence in popularity.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 21 Apr. 2023
Jayne Design Studio senior designer William Cullum chose a cheerful robin's egg blue for this 1980s country home in Suffern, New York, which showcases Italian Baroque stools and a rug digitally printed with a pattern taken from an 18th-century Indian chintz.
—Kristin Tablang, House Beautiful, 1 June 2022
When adding chintz to a space, pull at least one color from the pattern into other accents.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2023
Unlike the coordinated chintz of the '80s, try contrasts in color and scale.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2023
Hay used a Pierre Frey chintz fabric on the sofa and paired it with pillows from Guy Goodfellow Collection.
—Allison Duncan, House Beautiful, 9 Jan. 2023
Flowery chintz brings a touch of the garden into this bathroom, where designer Justine Cushing managed to fit in a dressing table and a matching chair that tucks underneath it thanks to a clever layout.
—Amanda Sims Clifford, House Beautiful, 19 Dec. 2022
O’Connell went with Schumacher’s fern print, Les Fougeres, on a pair of chairs in the sunroom; Colefax and Fowler’s classic Bowood chintz in the breakfast nook; and Jasper’s Malmaison-Fontaine, featuring climbing passionflower vines, in the library.
—Maile Pingel, Washington Post, 27 July 2022
Elise Taylor, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2023
Old-school patterns, like toile, chintz, and vintage floral chintz, are seeing a resurgence in popularity.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 21 Apr. 2023
Jayne Design Studio senior designer William Cullum chose a cheerful robin's egg blue for this 1980s country home in Suffern, New York, which showcases Italian Baroque stools and a rug digitally printed with a pattern taken from an 18th-century Indian chintz.
—Kristin Tablang, House Beautiful, 1 June 2022
When adding chintz to a space, pull at least one color from the pattern into other accents.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2023
Unlike the coordinated chintz of the '80s, try contrasts in color and scale.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2023
Hay used a Pierre Frey chintz fabric on the sofa and paired it with pillows from Guy Goodfellow Collection.
—Allison Duncan, House Beautiful, 9 Jan. 2023
Flowery chintz brings a touch of the garden into this bathroom, where designer Justine Cushing managed to fit in a dressing table and a matching chair that tucks underneath it thanks to a clever layout.
—Amanda Sims Clifford, House Beautiful, 19 Dec. 2022
O’Connell went with Schumacher’s fern print, Les Fougeres, on a pair of chairs in the sunroom; Colefax and Fowler’s classic Bowood chintz in the breakfast nook; and Jasper’s Malmaison-Fontaine, featuring climbing passionflower vines, in the library.
—Maile Pingel, Washington Post, 27 July 2022
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“Chintz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chintz. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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chintz
noun
: a shiny cotton fabric with a flowery pattern printed on it
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