The opposite day, I confirmed y’all which cloth samples I had ordered for my desk chair within the studio. Most of them arrived yesterday. I believe I began with about 10, and narrowed them down to 5 straight away. The others had been simply too boring, too darkish, too vivid, and so forth.
So after that fast elimination spherical, I used to be left with these 5 materials…
As you may see, I actually had inexperienced in thoughts, so most of them are inexperienced. Even those I eradicated had been inexperienced. However there’s one oddball there among the many greens — that tremendous velvet striped cloth that I simply needed to see in individual.
Effectively, it’s as wonderful in individual as I had hoped it could be. However that simply makes my determination even more durable. I used to be nearly sure that the chair could be inexperienced, however now there’s this new chance that takes issues in an entire totally different course.
Right here’s a very shut up view of the material. I imply, doesn’t that appear like it was customized made to go together with my cupboards?! I selected type of a wierd pink for my cupboards, so the truth that this cloth appears to be like so good with that barely “off” pink cupboard shade simply looks as if the selection has been made for me.
But when I select that one, my shade plan for my pendant mild must change. There’s no manner that the velvet striped chair can sit below a gradient rainbow pendant mild manufactured from 1200 spoons painted on this gradient of colours on the underside row on this photograph.
These two issues, that shut collectively, simply don’t complement one another in any respect.
So if I am going with that cloth, I’d change my plan for the sunshine and simply use one shade in an ombre type, beginning with darkish teal on the high, and steadily getting lighter in shade in the direction of the underside rings. I might in all probability select a shade like Thai Teal, which is among the paint shade swatches on my paint swatch cupboard.
I believe that these would look very good collectively subsequent to/above a white desk.
The considered doing a teal ombre pendant mild out of tiny tasting spoon bowls type of makes me snicker as a result of whereas the rainbow gradient pendant mild was going to be impressed by my favourite piece of artwork I’ve ever made…
…a teal ombre pendant mild could be a throw again to considered one of my oldest and hottest DIY initiatives ever. I imply, this goes manner again to our rental days, and it’s the viral challenge that put my weblog on the web map. It’s my original chrysanthemum mirror made out of plastic spoons.
In order that’s the course I’m leaning in the direction of, however I’m not 100% positive as of proper now. My mother nonetheless prefers the concept of a inexperienced chair and the unique rainbow gradient pendant mild concept. I do know that inexperienced makes extra sense within the room. I actually do. In any case, have a look at all this inexperienced already within the room…
So sure, inexperienced utterly is sensible. However…BUT…there’s additionally teal within the wallpaper mural and the floral cloth, and I don’t have some other teal within the room proper now. And since teal is my absolute favourite shade, doesn’t it make sense that teal must have a extra distinguished look in my studio someplace aside from only a random flower in a wall mural and cloth?
Okay, so shifting on. If I am going with the inexperienced, sadly, I don’t assume that my favourite inexperienced cloth will work. It’s a really skinny cloth, and it’s not velvet, and I don’t assume it can stand an opportunity towards my cat Felicity. So, sadly, I’ve to rule this one out.
I’m additionally ruling out this inexperienced and white stripe. I really like stripes, however this specific one doesn’t do something for me. I’d adore it on a a lot larger piece of furnishings, like an enormous upholstered ottoman or perhaps a couch. But it surely appears unsuitable for a desk chair.
In order that narrows it down to 2 inexperienced velvets. Do you keep in mind the one inexperienced velvet that was that was $159 a yard, and I couldn’t determine why it was so costly? Effectively, now I do know. Right here it’s. I don’t know for those who can see how plush this velvet is, however I’ve by no means seen something prefer it. It’s so assume and plush that it appears like you would use it to dry off after a bathe. 😀 However don’t. That might be an extremely costly towel.
After which right here is the rather more moderately priced apple inexperienced velvet that I believed is likely to be my favourite.
So let me present you a detailed up view of the distinction between these two velvets. Right here’s the apple inexperienced velvet, which is far nearer to what I’m used to, though this one is a bit thinner than what I had hoped.
But it surely’s nonetheless a reasonably good velvet at $25.99 per yard.
Now take a look at this costly velvet. You’ll be able to see how rather more plush this cloth is…
And simply check out this pile. It’s like carpet! 😀 By no means in my life have I seen a velvet like this! It’s polyester, which is my second favourite velvet, second solely to silk. (I don’t like cotton velvet.) I imply, I simply can’t cease touching these items. I now utterly perceive why it’s $159 per yard.
So if I am going with inexperienced, I’m nonetheless undecided on which inexperienced velvet I’ll select. Possibly considered one of these to, or possibly I’ll order extra samples. The apple inexperienced is a bit skinny, and the opposite one is far more than what I had hoped to spend on cloth.
However what I can’t appear to resolve on now’s if I ought to go together with the stripe that I really like and alter up my plan for the pendant mild (it’s to not late to do this), or if I ought to keep on with a inexperienced chair and the unique plan for the pendant mild.
Striped velvet cloth with a teal ombre pendant mild paying homage to my authentic chrysanthemum mirror?
Or a stable inexperienced chair with the rainbow gradient pendant mild impressed by my rainbow pinwheel artwork?
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I rework and adorn the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.
