Fabric obsession

[kristilynnmy]

As some of you may recall I chose this bedding for my soon-to-be 2 year old's big/little girl room:


It's from Target. If you zoom in it looks like light pink/orchid/yellow squash (maybe??). I like it and it goes with my bright colors I'll be throwing in there in various other ways. I've been looking for fabric for a roman shade and I came across this one:

This will not go at all with my ikat type bedding will it? Poop, I don't think it will but I just love it! It's an out of print fabric and they have just enough yardage left for me. I've been considering throwing in some aqua so I may go with a solid aqua color roman shade. I think this floral pattern is just too much pattern with the bedding pattern... but part of me thinks I can make it work. Yes...no. Remember it's for a little girls room that is going to be bright, happy, and hints of retro.

[thewop]

To me it does not go. At all. I'd go solid.

[lemondrop]

I don't think it goes either. The rule I follow for mixing patterns is that all patterns have all or most of the same colors, so one pattern might have pink, yellow and green and the other has pink and yellow but no additional colors.

[Susie]

:N: Sorry. The colors aren't close enough, and the patterns aren't of different enough scale. They're both pretty, but not together.

[TBM]

Jan 28, 2013 12:52:08 GMT -5 Susie said:

Sorry. The colors aren't close enough, and the patterns aren't of different enough scale. They're both pretty, but not together.

This.


I do like the idea of patterns rather than just bringing in an aqua solid for the shade.  I feel like you need something in the room with a pattern with aqua and some of the other colors in it to bring it in, then you could maybe do a small scale aqua pattern for the window.

I sometimes look at Sarah Richardson's website for pattern mixing inspiration.  She is pretty much nms, but she mixes patterns better than anyone.

[auntie]

It's a great fabric, but not for a room that contains that bedding. Just no- there's no cohesive element to the designs or scale or the colors that would make it appealing. If you want a roman shade, perhaps a foulard print or a stripe with those colors would work. Or something like the reverse of the duvet cover.

I made my mother a shower curtain for his hall bath out of a similar fabric. LOL, it's my go-to project for awesome fabric for which I can't find another use.

[kristilynnmy]

I totally agree with you guys and with some of your recommendations I found a fabric that has pretty much the same colors and it's a simple stripe. Maybe I'll pull in some aqua another way or maybe not at all.