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Can you help me find fabric & a rug for my screened porch?

7 years ago

My husband and I ordered these O.W. Lee Monterra chairs for our screened in porch:

The fabric will be Sunbrella Journey Apricot, shown below, not the brown stripes in the first picture.

The existing furniture is a daybed my husband built. It is covered in Sunbrella fabric, too. I'm not positive the exact blue, but I think it is Medium Blue. (But it could also be Royal Blue or Pacific Blue...I really should be better about saving receipts.)

So...I'm really hoping to tie the orange and blue together. I have a table for between the chairs with a blue mosaic top. (BTW--$25 right now at World Market!!!)

I really would like to find a fabric for some pillows to go on the daybed and maybe a rug. When I ordered the chairs, I thought I'd come home and order this Sunbrella Linear Rose Valencia to make pillows. I can't seem to find that fabric for purchase online, though.

Does anybody know where I could purchase the Linear Rose Valencia? Or have suggestions for other fabrics that might marry the Journey Apricot and the blue?

Thanks in advance!

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My3dogs ME zone 5A

7 years ago

I wasn't able to find the Linear Rose Valencia to buy by the yard. You may want to checks Fabric Guru's Outdoor Fabric as they have MANY prints, and some with blue and orange. This link is to their Outdoor prints. HERE.

Here's one by Kaufmann at $8.95 a yard.

Comments (8)

deeinohio
7 years ago
I don't have any suggestions, but would let my3dogs pick out fabric for me any day of the week. Also, I know those chairs! Incredibly comfortable. We bought an O.W. Lee set earlier this year, with the same, though smaller, fire pit for a small area. I love their quality, and their being made in the US.
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You are very welcome. It's been a pleasure to help you. I don't blame you for wanting to work the rug in when your hubby is so proud of it. We'll find a way. I've had to deal with hubby things too. It's called Love. Seems you mentioned the coffee table could be used elsewhere at some point. Have you thought about using your ottoman as a coffee table if you placed a tray on it? I did another virtual for you using it. I painted your walls and used the rug to "grab" some toss pillows for the sofa too. Oh I figured your Hawaii connection by clicking on your user name. (My Daddy was stationed in Hawaii with the Army Air Corp. He got out just thirty days before Pearl Harbor. Got called back very quickly, but not to Hawaii that time.) I was just curious where you were. Are you or your hubby Military? We have a nephew and his family in Germany right now with the Army. They are to be coming stateside soon though. We live in eastern Nebraska about twelve miles north of Omaha out in the country. We love it here. I hope your dream comes true soon and you can retire in Hawaii. Katie, our daughter, is planning a trip to Hawaii in September. She's Air Force.
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macumber
Original Author
7 years ago
Thank you for the link and the suggestion, My3dogs! I will definitely check out Fabric Guru.

Deeinohio, the chairs are definitely comfortable! I'm anxious for them to get here.
voila
7 years ago
You might want to check Home Decorators end of season sale for ready made pillows. http://www.homedecorators.com/pageLoader.php?tags=outdoor|outdoor-pillows-and-poufs&aid=ga.generic&gclid=CMi5u_zzm84CFYVbhgodM2wE7Q
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tibbrix
7 years ago
I love this Talavera indoor/outdoor rug from Plow & Hearth and think it would go wonderfully with your fabric and table

http://www.plowhearth.com/talavera-tile-indooroutdoor-rug-5-x-75.htm
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macumber
Original Author
7 years ago
Voila--lots of great pillows there! I love the lobster because it brings to mind our trip to Cape Cod this summer and also really like the School of Fish pillow. Do you think it's too much to put them together? Maybe that would work if I mix in a few solids or pillows with a smaller, all-over pattern?

Tibbrix--that rug is gorgeous and I agree the colors are perfect! Do you think it would be too busy to have the pattern in the rugs, the stripes in the chairs, and the whimsical pillow (or pillows) above?
tibbrix
7 years ago
I think it would look great. I wouldn't have any pillows, though. the just take up room and have to be taken off the chairs for people to sit down.

Here is a pic with busy patterned chairs and rug. I love the look
voila
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
Macumber, those are cute pillows, as is the rug Tibbrix posted. The only thought in my mind is that it is hard to match or mix oranges. I have this problem in my family room. Some oranges are pinky-coral-orange, some a bright yellow-orange, and others a browned down rust or clay. The small pillows are not hard to use as accents with navy with cording edge behind them. They are also easy to return if the colors don't work. The orange in Tibb's rug seems to be multicolored which is easier to work with the a solid. But colors on monitors are notoriously hard to match. Take it a step at a time, then order a smaller rug, perhaps, to see the colors. Here is a link to Ballard Designs outdoor rugs for some more ideas. I Do love the rug, (and also the first bird pillow in HD link). The mixed patterns in the pretty pictures work because the colors are spot on. http://www.ballarddesigns.com/rugs-drapery/rugs/indoor-outdoor/#w=*&af=cat2:rugsampdrapery_indooroutdoorrugs cat1:rugsampdrapery pagetype:products
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