target farrah floral curtains
Every single one of my windows has some sort of window treatment. I have used everything from plantation shutters, to cornice boards, but most often just curtains. (There is an ongoing debate of using the word curtains versus drapes. Curtains is the correct term. Drape refers to how a fabric hangs or…drapes.) In my old home in the main living areas I hung plain panels for the past seven years and feel as though I would now like to add in a bit of pattern. Hands down the biggest trend in drapery right now is the use of imperial trellis print fabric. The original master was David Hicks and now Kelly Wearstler has brought it to the forefront again. I myself really like it as a design option for upholstery and wallpaper too. It looks great in formal spaces, bedrooms, kitchen and bathrooms. I love the Dorothy Draper esque mirror that is paired with the gray blue paper. Custom imperial trellis curtains can run into the thousands of dollars, so I scouted around for more affordable options.
Target offers an indoor outdoor version that is fantastically priced. I love the Farrah drape which is currently out of stock. Of course it is. The chevron print runs neck in neck with being a current favorite trend. I love Jess Constable’s entire apartment which feels very fresh. The chevron curtains are a perfect backdrop. Urban Outfitters offers up a curtain they call Zig Zag print. Another popular print is the medallion style. It is somewhat a cross between damask and ikat. Again Target has a great price point for their version. Sadly, these are unlined which won’t work for me, but might be a great option for you. The Henna style in blue is available in a 95” version which is wonderfully priced at $24.99. Here is a good example of Ikat. While I know these are pillows and not curtains, it was a great close up shot. Ikat is often mistakenly labeled as medallion (as shown above) or damask (which is shown below). But a true Ikat design will always appear to be “feathered” as if the dye has “bled” on the fabric.
As a rule they use good quality fabric and lining.
winnie the pooh curtains cape townHere in Phoenix lining is a necessity because the hot sun will rot your draperies pretty quick. I currently have the Peyton oatmeal linen hung in Sweet Boy’s room and have used the white linen in my office. My favorite pattern they offer right now is the Vanessa. I adore all the colors in this floral print. Floral curtains always seem to make a space happy. After our great furniture purge I am taking inventory. We have one ektorp sofa with both the linen and white cotton slipcover options. Most of our casegood pieces (buffet, china hutch, entertainment center) have a dark wood finish. But I am thinking about wallpapering the back of this beauty. We also have the curbside chairs which I upholstered in white cotton and slipcovered in antique ticking and grain sack. I spotted these lined beauties at Ikea for a great price.
While Ikea doesn’t exactly present them in their best light, they reminded me of the drapes Miss Mustard has hanging in her dining area. I am thinking over time that such a busy pattern might make me crazy. But a little less…yes. You can find the following HERE. Of course I will then want to bring in a third color via a rug and a few throw pillows. People are often afraid of pattern, but it is what makes a room memorable. If someone said to you “I want to take a red Persian rug and pair it with leopard and chevron and throw in some lavender.” you just might recoil in horror. But all together it somehow works and feels like a truly individual space versus a page out of a … insert Pottery Barn… It is now curtains for this post. Sorry I HAD to slip it in somewhere. I have temporarily turned off the comments while I am in the midst of moving. I hope you understand. You can always leave a message on the DTA Facebook page.Paint colors- Stonington Gray and Simply White by Benjamin Moore
Star decals- Urban Walls (silver metallic color) Floral Mobile- tutorial , flowers from Hobby Lobby | Floral art print - Beautiful Girl print - Lindsay Letters Curtains- , peach ribbon sewn on by my mom | Rug- Joss and Main | Plush lamb - Jellycat Plush bunny- Pottery Barn Kids Gold Arrow Hooks- no longer available from Target | White shelves- Secondhand | Peach tutu- Bunnies by the Bay | All picture frames- TJ Maxx Miniature Beatrix Potter books- from my childhood | Bunny on shelf- Bunnies by the Bay Animal blocks- Pottery Barn Kids Gold baby shoes- Old NavyI hope your holiday weekend is going well. I had to buy groceries yesterday since I put it off long as possible. When the necessities of life are gone it's time to go. Well, right when you walk into our store the flowers are right there in your face. So of course I had to look and I saw these beautiful yellow rose sprays and had to get them. Then I started sticking them in bottles and a photo opportunity arose.
Instead of sharing changes in my home and paint projects sometimes it is fun to take some pretty photos......just because. The spring bug hit me a few weeks ago when it actually began to feel like spring. Guess that was just a tease. It has been cold on and off the last few days, but I am sure it will warm up soon. I decorated the sideboard in the foyer a few weeks ago since this is the first thing you see when you enter the house. I pulled this urn out of my stash and filled it with flowers, eucalyptus and moss for a simple look.I don't normally decorate for Easter, but thought I would add just a couple things to this vignette. Then I remembered a few other things I had...... She even holds a little teddy. I'm Amy from Atta Girl Says, and I can't express what a thrill it is for me to be sharing my favorite room today on Kim's blog. When we moved into our new home almost two years ago, I started searching the Internet for design inspiration and I discovered the amazing world of home decor blogs.
Savvy Southern Style quickly became one of my favorites. It was required arm chair reading every night, and it still is. It's hard to pick a favorite room in your dream house, but today I'm sharing a tour of our master bedroom and sitting room. It truly is a retreat, and I think it's very reflective of my style. I've always had a thing for blue bedrooms. Blue is such a serene and calming color, and a bedroom decorated in various shades of blue is the perfect place to wind down after a busy day. You'll find just about every shade of blue in our bedroom -- pale powder blue, Wedgwood blue, Tiffany blue, Aubusson blue, Williamsburg blue, Duck Egg blue, Louis blue and so many more. The bedroom also includes so many things that I love, like handpainted and lovingly distressed furniture and mirrors and vintage glassware and pottery. (I didn't paint this antique duck egg blue and cream secretary. I bought it from my friend, Kaaren at Lucketts Market. But I have painted plenty of other pieces of furniture in our house.)
Our bedroom also showcases my love of mixing patterns and fabrics. I love to pair florals and geometrics and stripes together. In this room, that mix of patterns happened quite by accident. Before we'd even settled in the house, I purchased this Harbor House Pyrenees comforter and shams because I fell in love with the birds. I knew I wanted some French-style chairs for our bedroom sitting room. Initially, I had my heart set on some bergere chairs upholstered in a natural linen. Then I saw this pair of blue-and-white striped chintz French chairs at a local furniture consignment store. (They were samples from the High Point Furniture Market.) And I knew they would be perfect for our bedroom. Certainly not what I had imagined for the room, but so perfect for it. Admittedly, they are very girly, but they are also comfortable. My husband spends a lot of time in them watching sports on TV and reading. It's nice to be married to a man who isn't intimidated by a girly French chair!
Those chairs are a perfect spot to read and have a spot of tea while sitting in front of the fire. The curtains were another accidental find that inched our master bedroom closer to completion. As soon as I saw these Farrah Fretwork curtains at Target, I knew I had to have them for my home. I initially bought two panels, just to try them out. I didn't really know where I would use them -- maybe in our living room. They were too short for the tall windows in there, but as luck would have it, perfect for the bedroom. Then commenced a search of eight Target stores, all over North Carolina, to find enough panels for all the windows in our bedroom and sitting room. Boy, is that a story -- my curtain odyssey. The rest of the room is all about the details. I like to keep my favorite jewelry under glass on my nightstand. Look, even my earrings are blue! As we've toured the bedroom, you may have noticed I have a bit of a bird obsession. They've come to roost everywhere in the bedroom.
This brushed nickel table lamp has the most enchanting glass shade decorated with birds. I bought it at The Red Collection, one of my favorite local consignment stores, which is reportedly the largest consignment store in the southeast. I actually have not one, but two, bird lamps in the master bedroom. I love the hobnail glass globe and vibrant shade on this wrought iron floor lamp that came from my favorite place in the world to find antiques and vintage home decor items. And, of course, there's our bedding.Enough to make a Hitchcock movie! Thanks for coming along on my tour of my favorite room, our master bedroom and sitting room. And thank you for Kim for allowing me to share here on your blog. I hope you'll all come over to visit me at Atta Girl Says, where I share ideas to make your home brighter and your heart lighter. Thanks, Amy for sharing your beautiful master with us. I would love a fireplace to snuggle up by. Okay y'all, I hope you will pop on over to Amy's and look around and say hi.
After you get though looking around at Amy's then you can pop over to Cedar Hill Ranch If you missed the past favorite rooms you can catch up here. Remember the story about King Midas and everything he touched turn to gold? Well, I have been using my own Midas touch to turn the glam up on these framed prints in the dining room. When I recently shared the new look of the dining room I told y'all there was another change to something in there. For those of you who remember these you are probably saying weren't these gold in the first place? Why, yes they were as you can see in this fall photo I pulled out. Thing is, it was a cheap looking gold because those frames are cheap ones from Hobby Lobby and I never really liked the factory finish on them. This time I used my guilder's paste in gold and just brushed it on. Now they look more like aged brass that is back in style. Okay, I know you are tired of seeing the dining room. That is all the changes.....for now.
Have a fabulous Easter weekend and be sure and return tomorrow for another fabulous favorite room. Wow, the calender says spring, but baby it's cold outside. I know a lot of you are covered up in the cold white stuff. None of that here, but plenty cold. Oh, spring come soon! Lots of inspiration last week and here are just a few. Kristen shared her daughters cute colorful bedroom makeover. She had me at the pink metal bed. I hope you check out the rest at Sophia's Decor. These cute chalkboard planters in the bright spring colors caught my eye. Full tutorial at Tried and True. I shared this cute front porch by Cottage at the Crossroads on facebook last week. I just love the hand painted old fashioned appeal of the bunnies and done in red instead of the pastels of Easter. Have y'all seen this floor transformation with brown craft paper. Amazing and a lot of work. Check it out at Domestic Imperfection. Dear Emmeline shared how to create this cute necktie sunburst clock.