Threshold Curtains Again PIP

[mrsemilys]

I posted about these curtains last week and with your help I decided to bring them home and tack them up to get a feel for them and see how they go with the rug.  I would order the 95" online so they look super short in the pics but you get the idea.

Here are a few pics of the room on a sunny day:





Here is the room on a rainy day with both the gray and cream curtains:



Cream:



Gray:



I will reserve my thoughts for now.  More pics in the blog in siggy if you're interested.  It's hard to show the curtains and the rug at the same time but hopefully you get the idea.

Thanks!!

[ssmjlm]

I vote cream still. And I think they work with the rug.

[thewop]

I just....don't like them. They totally clash with the rug IMO. Sorry. Maybe I just don't have the right vision.

[cajungal]

I'm not a fan of either. They just don't go with the rug IMO. But, I also love geometric patterns, and I think I read that you're not a fan of those, so we may just have different tastes.

[teengirlsquad]

Cream. I think the dark ones conflict too much with the rug.

[munkii]

The gray creates balance in the room; the cream are too light in visual weight. However, I don't like either with the rug.

[boiler717]

I would pass.

[mrsemilys]

I don't love them either hung up. Ugh, the search continues. Thanks ladies!

[teeah22]

I think it's going to be hard to add more color and pattern with a rug that bold, if that's what you're trying to do. Something solid or with a more subtle, tone-on-tone kind of pattern will probably work better.

[munkii]

I know you said you don't like geometric patterns, but what do you think of something like these?

www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Sahara-Rod-Pocket-96-inch-Curtain-Panel/4155111/product.html

www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Pebbles-96-inch-Grommet-Curtain-Panel/5723770/product.html

Another option is something like this that plays off the shape of the pattern in the rug:

www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Liliana-Grommet-With-Silver-Metallic-Pattern-96-inch-Curtain-Panel/6367885/product.html

[emoflamingo]

Yeah, I am still not a fan either.

I can search more, work blows!

[emoflamingo]

OVERALL though I do think you need to go dark because I do like the balance the gray provides, but the pattern is what throws me.

[teeah22]

Here's some other suggestions:

Target


Target (maybe too busy??)


Another Target:



JCP:

[peach]

Neither look right with the rug. The cream is way better than the dark, but the pattern clashes.

[mrsemilys]

Apr 24, 2013 11:23:14 GMT -5 teeah22 said:

Here's some other suggestions:

Target




I don't mind these....anyone else have an opinion on these??  TIA and Thanks Teeah!

[mrsemilys]

Apr 24, 2013 10:07:47 GMT -5 munkii said:

I know you said you don't like geometric patterns, but what do you think of something like these?

www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Sahara-Rod-Pocket-96-inch-Curtain-Panel/4155111/product.html

www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Pebbles-96-inch-Grommet-Curtain-Panel/5723770/product.html

Another option is something like this that plays off the shape of the pattern in the rug:

www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Liliana-Grommet-With-Silver-Metallic-Pattern-96-inch-Curtain-Panel/6367885/product.html

I don't mind the circles but I don't think I want to do black.  I like the silvery ones with the flowers but I'm not sure they are me.  Thanks so much for these!!

[thewop]

Meh?
www.potterybarn.com/products/lucianna-medallion-pole-pocket-drape/?pkey=cdrape-event&

[mrsemilys]

What about any of these?

in light gray




Or these in navy:



Or something in a plain white....

[thewop]

Plain Navy is exactly what I would do. I think it would look elegant and simple. Let the rug shine!

[mrsemilys]

Apr 24, 2013 12:13:14 GMT -5 thewop said:

Meh?
www.potterybarn.com/products/lucianna-medallion-pole-pocket-drape/?pkey=cdrape-event&

Not terrible but $$$.  Ideally I want to spend less than $50 per panel and I need 4.

[sierramist03]

I'm not digging either one honestly. The pattern is too big and clashes with your rug I feel. Try a small print if you really want a print.

[kellikans]

the rug is so bold, and I'm terrible at mixing patterns, so I would go with a solid.

West Elm, $79/panel

www.westelm.com/products/velvet-window-panel-regal-blue-t485/?pkey=cwindow-panels-curtains-shades&cm_src=window-panels-curtains-shades||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_--_-

IKEA, $39.99/pair

www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20206043/#/00206044

Ballard Designs, $69/panel

www.ballarddesigns.com/ballard-essential-panel/panels-draperies/window-treatments/10330?defattrib=&defattribvalue=&listIndex=18

[teeah22]

Apr 24, 2013 12:07:29 GMT -5 mrsemilys said:

Apr 24, 2013 11:23:14 GMT -5 teeah22 said:

Here's some other suggestions:

Target




I don't mind these....anyone else have an opinion on these??  TIA and Thanks Teeah!

Those are my favorite too out of the four I posted.

[mrsemilys]

Apr 24, 2013 12:39:47 GMT -5 littlespitfire said:

I like the navy plain or the first ones teeah posted.

Where did you get the rug? I really like it. I think your room looks really elegant, BTW.

Thank you it is a work in progress!  I got the rug HD.com but it is also on Home Decorators...check both b/c I caught it on HD and saved over $100.

[mrsemilys]

Apr 24, 2013 13:09:49 GMT -5 kellikans said:

the rug is so bold, and I'm terrible at mixing patterns, so I would go with a solid.

West Elm, $79/panel

www.westelm.com/products/velvet-window-panel-regal-blue-t485/?pkey=cwindow-panels-curtains-shades&cm_src=window-panels-curtains-shades||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_--_-

IKEA, $39.99/pair

www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20206043/#/00206044

Ballard Designs, $69/panel

www.ballarddesigns.com/ballard-essential-panel/panels-draperies/window-treatments/10330?defattrib=&defattribvalue=&listIndex=18

Great options.  Thanks!!

[moolarkey]

I'd pass. I think they both look really bad with that rug.

[darby]

What about these from Ikea?

www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90216864/

[mrsemilys]

Apr 24, 2013 17:51:07 GMT -5 darby said:

What about these from Ikea?

www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90216864/

I think they are too busy.  I'm thinking plain navy is the way to go.  Thanks though!!

[aimeedyan]

I really think a solid may be a better idea... I get wanting to pull in pattern but with the rug, I'd add pattern in another way in the room and not in a curtain. I like navy