^ xp: fabric coordination and paint colors

[aspentosh]

XP from Home and Garden (which I guess is the new D&R?)...

We just bought a new house and I'm trying to get as much set up as possible so I can purchase beforehand. I am horrible at coordinating patterned fabrics and figured (HOPED!) you all could help me out

We already have this duvet from West Elm (with white sheets and a yellow quilt that matches that yellow stripe).



Would curtains made from this fabric be too matchy matchy? Or totally wrong?



We have yet to pick a paint color but I've been thinking of a dark and dramatic blue. Thoughts on that as well?

TIA!

[gardengal]

whatever paint color you choose, if it's not a neutral, I think it should come out of the duvet or curtains (I suck at mixing patterns so i'm going to leave that to others). personally, i like the ligher, teal-ish blue in the duvet. would be a cheery room color, i think.

but the answer to this really depends on how much light that room gets.

[kzoomaggie]

I'm not a big fan of the curtain fabric (I love the bedding though!) I think the colors are close, but not quite the same as the bedding and the slight difference would bother me. I like the idea of a dramatic blue for the walls though. That would look nice!

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What is on your floor?

[aspentosh]

May 18, 2012 9:06:11 GMT -5 @spenjamins said:

What is on your floor?

White carpet

[aspentosh]

May 18, 2012 9:00:21 GMT -5 gardengal said:

whatever paint color you choose, if it's not a neutral, I think it should come out of the duvet or curtains (I suck at mixing patterns so i'm going to leave that to others). personally, i like the ligher, teal-ish blue in the duvet. would be a cheery room color, i think.

but the answer to this really depends on how much light that room gets.

I definitely agree that the paint color needs to come from the fabric. I couldn't handle too many blues

[Deleted]

No to the curtains. Too busy. Go for a pale gray paint.

[cep1976]

That would be a whole lotta pattern going on in the room with those curtains. Pick a paint color from the duvet, and maybe do a curtain in this style (but not these colors) with the main part being white and the smaller part being another color from the duvet.

images.landofnod.com/is/image/LandOfNod/Curtain_BlueZoo_LL?extend=110,110,110,110&$web_zoom$&wid=445&hei=445

[vanillacourage]

I love both patterns but think that both together would be too busy for the room. I'd get curtains in a solid or much more muted pattern.

[aspentosh]

May 18, 2012 9:17:28 GMT -5 vanillacourage said:

I love both patterns but think that both together would be too busy for the room. I'd get curtains in a solid or much more muted pattern.

That's what I was worried about. Arg...

I like the idea of color blocked curtains that cep posted.