How to Use chintz in a Sentence

chintz

noun
  • Chintz and leopard prints abound, along with shades of pink, green, and trench-coat tan.
    — Celia Barbour, ELLE Decor, 31 Aug. 2016
  • Pair with the brand’s chintz-style floral sheets and shams for a complete bedscape.
    — Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Daybeds, oriental rugs, and chintz pillows lend themselves to long and lazy naps.
    — Todd Plummer, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2018
  • Here, too, is a nice study of the scale of oversize chintz roses and tiebacks, right for the height of the windows.
    — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 9 Aug. 2021
  • 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
  • The options are truly endless and range from chinoiserie to chintz to cheeky block prints.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025
  • After all, what is too much chintz to one person is comfortable and cozy to another.
    — Jacoba Urist, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2017
  • And has the design duo known for floral upholstery really grown sick of all things chintz?
    — Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2017
  • And my English great-grandmother had a bedroom that was all lilac floral chintz.
    — Vanessa Lawrence, ELLE Decor, 19 Oct. 2018
  • Velvet sofas and tapestry chairs were slip-covered with cotton chintz.
    — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Florals and chintz feel right again, particularly when they are balanced with antiques and warm woods.
    — Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The songs got bigger and took on some of the chintz and drama of musical theatre, but the bones of her signature sound were still there.
    — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2021
  • The new, and newly renovated, hotels that have opened their doors over the past year are less chintz and more chic, with varying degrees of success.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2019
  • Superbloom is another helping of polyester in an age of microplastics, weighed down by chintz and notably shorter on dazzle and wit.
    — Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Use a floral chintz tablecloth, add pink Murano glasses and silk bows, then sprinkle pastel bonbons around the plate.
    — Bebe Howorth, ELLE Decor, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Banks and Fahy are sensational, and both get to smoke even after they’ve been told not to because the smell might infest the chintz drapes in the breakfast room.
    — Libby Gelman-Waxner, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Whereas calico derives from a city’s name, chintz derives from the nature of the fabric’s decoration.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
  • While a crisp white sofa and chintz slipper chairs dress the space, McGregor favors ottomans over coffee tables.
    — Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Zinnia Citron, singing out strongly, a little going a long smiling way as background in chintz upholstery and window blinds.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 23 July 2021
  • Pair classics like chintz, balloon shades, gathered dust ruffles, and skirted tables with meaningful accessories.
    — Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Rich, earthy colors and heritage prints (this is a brand not afraid of chintz) are designed to be layered together—and topped with one of the label’s many plush velvet throw pillows, of course.
    — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2026
  • So, mostly, is Junya Watanabe, who spliced oversized suit jackets to trenches to knits to parkas, most of it over chintz floral leggings or shirtdresses.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2018
  • Shop a wide variety of classics, like ticking stripes and chintz florals, or choose from their impressive array of Sunbrella fabrics for something more durable.
    — Alyssa Longobucco, Architectural Digest, 19 June 2026
  • Expansive skirts on fashionable dress of the period proved the perfect blank canvas to showcase chintzes lush with pomegranates and lotus flowers à la Indiennes.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 1 June 2018
  • And the twigs can do it with an appeal that’s less Mario Buatta chintz and more Scandinavian farmhouse; more pencil line than lavish brushstroke.
    — Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2020
  • To help balance some of the home’s more traditional details, like chintz and antiques, Sikes was generous with natural materials.
    — Emma Bazilian, House Beautiful, 6 Oct. 2018
  • Thanks to the gentle, unforced way Mills directs his script, and Phoenix’s naturalistic acting, the movie never has the feel of Hollywood chintz.
    — Kyle Smith, National Review, 5 Oct. 2021
  • In the living room, a Navajo blanket from Shiprock in Santa Fe hangs above the sofa, and in the bedroom, an antique patchwork chintz quilt covers the bed.
    — Anne Hardy, Architectural Digest, 23 Apr. 2026
  • After mid-century modernism’s long reign, some drama is making its way back into interior design—like with the resurgence of statement ceilings and chintz, or the return of colors like green and ochre.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 25 May 2018
  • His quest for fine English and Chinese export porcelain, fanciful floral chintz fabrics and quirky accessories became a lifelong passion.
    — Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2020

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