Are the rug and drapery too much?
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Comments (13)What I've heard is that the traditional way to use toile is to have it be the only print in the room but use it heavily. That's why I initially did not like toile because whenever I saw it in photographs the walls where wallpapered in the same toile as the draperies and pillows and bedding were made of. Now I've gotten used to that look and I can appreciate it more but I think it's an acquired taste. Now I love the look of toile wallpaper enveloping a room with matching draperies. Where I think it goes to far is when the bedding is made of the toile. Now the eye has no place to rest so I think it looks better to have a white matelasse coverlet cover the bed (another large surface area) and have just a couple toile pillow shams to tie in with the walls and drapes. There can be a coverlet in the toile color folded at the foot of the bed. But the chair fabric and the comforter should be a solid white IMO. I'll never forget a room I saw once done up by Ethan Allen. The walls were papered in black and white toile with matching draperies (so the wallpapering company has to hook up with the fabric company and make the same print). There were two Bergere chairs with ottomans in a seating area of the bedroom, both had dark wood with solid white upholstery. Between the two chairs was a round table draped to the floor with a solid black matelasse tablecloth and a white square topper. The wood on the bed frame was dark and they had a white coverlet on the bed with toile pillows and another coverlet folded at the foot of the bed, I think it was solid black. So the room was a medly of black and white. It was very jarring and the contrast of black against bright white was a bit much for me. It was memorable that's for sure. I don't know if many people have the guts to put toile wallpaper on their walls (!) but even if you didn't I think I'd still chose to either have the pillows shams in the toile or the comforter in the toile, but not both together. There can also be a padded headboard in the toile. The idea behind it is that you can get away with a room saturated in toile because it's the only print in the room. It's hard to tell the drapes from the walls because it all blends in. I can't remember if they included a black and white checked fabric, I don't think they did because of the walls. That's another option I've seen used many times, have a second print in a non-floral, non-toile design to coordinate with the toile...usually that's a check in the same two colors as the toile. I have the same question as stargirl, when is there too much toile in a HOUSE...how many different rooms can you get away using a different toile?...See Moreis 2' too much space at end of area rug?
Comments (2)I have a 17' long entry way with a 5' long rug. I am SO screwed if 2' is too much at the end :) I actually think your 2' border around the rug sounds very nice, anything much less and you might as well have wall to wall carpet there....See MoreHow much is too much orange?
Comments (38)bee and dalma, those photos on Houzz are amazing! I didn't realize orange was such a trend right now. I liked the white sofa with the turquoise and orange pillows and sunburst mirrors - very nice. that vase is really nice, lori316! I didn't take a photo of my bookshelves but I have a piece of pottery that my uncle made for us as a wedding gift which has a turquoise and brown glaze on very similar to that vase. lagrant, I also love the bar cart idea. I've been on the hunt and found a gorgeous one from Restoration Hardware (the "Duncan" bar cart) but it has apparently been discontinued. I think it's a great way to fill that space and make it more functional. I've been searching on Craigslist for a funky cart but no luck so far. Below is a link for options - what do you guys think in terms of style -- a wooden one or glass shelved one? Here is a link that might be useful: bar cart options...See MoreToo much blue? Rug choice for boys room.
Comments (11)I found this quilt that has a minecraft vibe and I think would look great with the walls, and it could age with him. The bedroom isn't huge though, 10.5'x14.5' so I wonder if the black will be too dark? The room gets tons of light, but I can't decide if the bedspread would make the bed seem like a black hole or not. He wants this one, which I do think is cute, but not so timeless: Either way I could se them with some minecraft wall art or decals: Then some decorative storage like this cube organizer: I'm not one to decorate, shop a lot or change things up much, so the main elements of a room need to be able to stand the test of time. He's begging for minecraft stuff right now, but 6 months ago it was pac-man....See Morelshack17
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