The opposite day, somebody commented on a submit and mentioned, “…what number of instances are you going to alter your thoughts…?” To which I responded, “As many instances because it takes to get it proper.” In the event you’ve been round right here for some time, you need to know the reply to that query. I’ll proceed to weigh choices, change my thoughts, tweak a plan, and make changes till a mission is completed. And even when it’s completed, nothing is protected in my home. 😀 One thing could also be my absolute favourite factor in my home right this moment and be on the chopping block tomorrow. And what? That’s okay.
So with that mentioned, I’m beginning over on my plan for our bed room. All three rugs are going again, and I’m abandoning the thought of utilizing the material material that I already had readily available.
After I got here throughout that material and realized I had sufficient to make draperies for all three home windows within the bed room (if I solely use one panel on every window on both facet of the mattress), I used to be so excited concerning the thought of saving cash through the use of one thing I already had readily available. And I do assume that material could be very fairly, and it went completely with the teal grasscloth (not together with the accent band and inexperienced Greek key trim on the sting of the panel).
However as I’ve tried to make it work, I’ve discovered myself fighting it. Clearly, from the response on my submit concerning the three rugs choices, the second rug was the only option to go together with this material. It seems to be prefer it was made to go together with this material.
However I simply can’t make myself prefer it. I don’t know why, however I can’t. I’ve tried. I’ve had it in that room similar to this in order that I can see it each time I stroll by, hoping that I’d ultimately like it, however I simply can’t get there.
So all three rugs are going again, and I gave myself the liberty to dream a little bit. If I weren’t making myself use that material material, what would the room appear like? I instantly acknowledged the issue. I would like heat colours, even when it’s just a bit accent coloration. I noticed that I purchased that material material again once I was nonetheless attempting to make teals and greens work on their very own, and lengthy earlier than I noticed my love for pink, orange, and coral.
I began looking for a brand new material as a leaping off level for our bed room, and I needed one which ticked all the bins. Inexperienced, teal, and a heat coloration (pink, orange, or coral). And naturally, with me, there are all the time main bonus factors if there are birds, flowers, and/or timber.
And y’all. I discovered it. It’s the proper material. If this doesn’t have my title written throughout it, I don’t know what does.
I’ll say that I’ve a pattern of this material in my possession. It’s sitting proper right here on my desk proper beside my pc. And I can say that Ballard Designs’ images of that material are terrible. That material has a pleasant creamy background to it. It’s not stark white, however it’s additionally not what they present. I attempted to regulate the colour a bit within the photograph above to make it extra like the true factor, however I ended up making the background too inexperienced.
That is extra of a real illustration of the material coloration…
This image beneath seems to be a bit blah for my style, however I’m together with it in order that we are able to see how this material seems to be as material panels. You usually lose a sample/design within the pleats.
I don’t need the sample getting misplaced, so I additionally tried it on a headboard from Ballard Designs.
That is it. That is, for positive, the one. I’m going to order the material right this moment, however I simply have to make one fairly large resolution first.
As I mentioned, I began out searching for new material material. I really like this material and need to use it, however I don’t know that I like it as material panels. I a lot choose it as a headboard. In order that leaves me nonetheless needing a material material.
Effectively, on the identical time that I ordered that pattern, I additionally ordered a pattern of the Signature Teal Velvet from Ballard Designs, and oh my goodness, these things is attractive. This image doesn’t do it justice in any respect. It’s so attractive in individual, and has such a richness to it.
I initially ordered this pattern pondering it may be a risk for the headboard. However now I’m pondering…velvet curtains? I really like velvet curtains. I’ve them within the breakfast room. They add such a luxuriousness and heat to a room. And this explicit velvet is an acceptable weight for curtains. It wouldn’t be as easy to work with as a decorator cotton, however I may do it.
With this new path in thoughts, I began going by material samples that I already had and placing some collectively all based mostly on that fowl material, and that is the place that headed…
Aside from the grasscloth wallpaper, the teal velvet (which is darkish and superb, however not as darkish in individual because it’s displaying in that photograph), and the fowl/department material, nothing here’s a particular a part of the plan. These are simply samples I had readily available that I pulled out based mostly on the greens within the fowl/department material. However I’d LOVE to have my studying chair coated in that inexperienced plush velvet! 😀 That’s the plush velvet pattern that I initially ordered as a risk for my studio desk chair. It’s about 1/4-inch thick, if not thicker. I can simply think about curling up in that with a guide. And whereas I had that specific coral readily available, I feel it’s in all probability a bit too shiny. I’ve ordered a number of extra coral samples, each solids and patterns. I would like one which’s toned down only a bit. However a minimum of this provides me a good suggestion of the place I’m heading, and I really like this path SO a lot better than the opposite one.
I’m nonetheless undecided about whether or not to make use of the birds/branches on the headboard and the velvet on the curtains, or to make use of the velvet on the headboard and the birds/branches on curtains. I may need to do a mock up of every possibility so I can actually envision them.
If there’s one factor I’ve discovered about myself over the previous couple of years it’s that I would like heat colours. They don’t need to be dominant within the room in any respect, however they do need to be current in some type. Whereas teal will all the time have my coronary heart, adopted carefully by greens, these heat colours simply add such life to a room that, in my humble opinion, can look a little bit bland with out them.
It’s okay to alter your thoughts. I promise. It solely hurts for a little bit bit. 😀
UPDATE: I decided. I simply ordered the fowl material for the headboard, and I’ll use the teal velvet on the curtains. I’m so excited!! I really like this new path!
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I rework and enhance 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 the vast majority of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.
