A Fabric Field Trip
Since the girl's room is almost finish, I wanted to venture away from that for a second. But believe me I have been working very hard to get this room done. I'll show you when I'm done, I promise.
I have been thinking about curtains for the formal living and dining room and maybe some new throw pillows for the family room. I had been to Hancock and Joanns but none of those fabrics spoke to me. I came across Calico Corners online. They had some nice stuff, much nicer than what I was used to seeing. I looked up store locations and saw there was one near me. Woop woop, field trip!!! I made my way there and as soon as I entered the doors I was in awe. The fabrics are g-o-r-g-e-o-u-s.
I love these bold patterns.
There was a chair on display that should have went home with me that was upholstered with this fabric. Hubby would have killed me if I spent $1000 on a chair.
It would play so nicely with my other furniture. A girl can dream right?
My curtains in the family room are blue and brown so I want to keep the same base color throughout the rest of the main floor. I have really started to like the Dwell Studio fabrics and they had some great patterns. I could so see these as pillows in the family room.
I saw this and thought it would be a good curtain for the 2 formal rooms. It has the blue that we are using now but it also brings in the red from the rug.
I also saw this that would go with the blues as well.
I left the store with a few samples. All the fabrics were beginning to overwhelm me. Too many choices of beautifulness. Yep, that's a word. I would love to use some pattern as curtains but I ask myself, "Would I tire of it quickly?", "Am I picking the right one?" I tend to play it safe and use solid curtains and use the pattern for the throw pillows. I see so many great inspiration pictures of rooms with patterned curtains but I chicken out. I also wanted to try to sew my own curtains so the thought buying expensive fabric just to take it home and ruin it scares me. I think I'll stick to pillows for right now. At least I can no-sew those. Not sure when I'll even get to the formal rooms. So many projects in my head!!! AAAAHHHHHH!!!!
I have been thinking about curtains for the formal living and dining room and maybe some new throw pillows for the family room. I had been to Hancock and Joanns but none of those fabrics spoke to me. I came across Calico Corners online. They had some nice stuff, much nicer than what I was used to seeing. I looked up store locations and saw there was one near me. Woop woop, field trip!!! I made my way there and as soon as I entered the doors I was in awe. The fabrics are g-o-r-g-e-o-u-s.
I love these bold patterns.
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| Kalah |
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| Bocce |
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| Twist |
There was a chair on display that should have went home with me that was upholstered with this fabric. Hubby would have killed me if I spent $1000 on a chair.
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| Tilbury |
My curtains in the family room are blue and brown so I want to keep the same base color throughout the rest of the main floor. I have really started to like the Dwell Studio fabrics and they had some great patterns. I could so see these as pillows in the family room.
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| Vintage Blossom |
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| Gate |
I saw this and thought it would be a good curtain for the 2 formal rooms. It has the blue that we are using now but it also brings in the red from the rug.
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| Noisette |
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| Romano |
I left the store with a few samples. All the fabrics were beginning to overwhelm me. Too many choices of beautifulness. Yep, that's a word. I would love to use some pattern as curtains but I ask myself, "Would I tire of it quickly?", "Am I picking the right one?" I tend to play it safe and use solid curtains and use the pattern for the throw pillows. I see so many great inspiration pictures of rooms with patterned curtains but I chicken out. I also wanted to try to sew my own curtains so the thought buying expensive fabric just to take it home and ruin it scares me. I think I'll stick to pillows for right now. At least I can no-sew those. Not sure when I'll even get to the formal rooms. So many projects in my head!!! AAAAHHHHHH!!!!
I like the vintage blossom...I saw a tablecloth on Target online that looked really similar...I think it had birds on it though.
ReplyDeleteOk, wishing we had a Calico Corners close to where I live! Those fabrics are all so pretty!
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of using the Noisette fabric one to bring in some additional colors, but I can also totally identify with the idea of playing it safe with curtains ... we still have 1980's teal in our living room because I'm incapable of making a decision about what color/pattern I'd be able to live with long enough to justify the cost of new ones. Such a frustrating situation!
I get overwhelmed with fabric too. So many wonderful choices!! I'm also a chicken when it comes to patterned curtains...maybe we can overcome our fear together. :P
ReplyDeleteI love all of these and have several of them in my own home. Fun!
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