Chintz!” If someone whispered that dreaded word in your ear at a 1980s cocktail party, you would know exactly what was meant.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whether you love it or loathe it, this historic textile isn’t going anywhere soon. “Chintz is a lovely painted or printed cloth ...

Linens designer and shop owner Julia Amory fashions this Palm Beach home as a fresh-air idyll for her family.

Chintz has been making a comeback after decades of banishment. Once a standard in interior design, especially for upholstery and drapes, this glazed fabric usually featured floral prints on a ...

Chintz has been making a comeback after decades of banishment. Once a standard in interior design, especially for upholstery and drapes, this glazed fabric usually featured floral prints on a ...

Paige Minear gets a thrill from frills. In the style blogger’s Atlanta home, a ruffled skirt with a green bow print adorns a bedroom vanity. In the family room sits a chintz ottoman with a ruffle ...

Get ready for it: Chintz is staging a decorating comeback, big time. Picture the Victorian days when sofas and chairs were covered in posh velvets, only to be slipcovered in a happy flowered chintz ...

Nobody could accuse the 1980s of being shy with the decor. Quite the reverse. It was the era of chintz on chintz, dubious paint effects, and glossy glam galore. Floors were chequerboard, walls were ...