F&B Dimpse - curtain fabric ideas

4 years ago

Hello.

I’ve just painted my living room in Dimpse. I like it, but it has turned out with more of a blue tone than I expected.

It certainly doesn’t go with our old cream curtains (or green snuggler or rug for that matter).

As a starting point, can anyone suggest some fabric for the curtains? The snuggler has faded in the sun so will need recovering eventually - so not married to the green.

Thanks

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Juliet Docherty

4 years ago

If you painted it all a mid century olive colour you wouldn't need to change anything else - just a thought.

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G J
Original Author
4 years ago
Previous photos taken in the evening. This one at noon on an overcast day
E D
4 years ago
Gorgeous room. Lovely paintwork.

We‘ve had the same GPlan table for a while (sold it recently for a huge profit). :)

Not a colour expert, but why don’t your cream curtains go with this scheme?
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G J
Original Author
4 years ago
ED, thank you!
Table inherited from husband’s grandparents so been in the family since new :-)
Cream curtains just look wrong.
Happy to change them though as we bought from ikea as a “temporary solution” for the house we rented before buying this one - and we still are using them 9 years later ...
Sonia
4 years ago
What a lovely room! I actually think the rug and the snuggler go really well, and introduce more colour to the room. You could go quite plain with your curtains by using a slightly darker shade of the walls, or even the same shade, but I think the room could take something bolder. Do you like floral fabrics at all? I think they would suit the room and tie in nicely with the pinks and greens and greys. Of course this may not be your style at all! Something like this
G J
Original Author
4 years ago
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><md>Thanks Forzaitaila. I maybe should have mentioned I hate florals
G J
Original Author
4 years ago
Previous post fail. Thanks Forzaitalia I am afraid I am not a floral person - sorry! But I take your point on the colour. The chair doesn’t look as bad as it did yesterday when I’d just finished painting ....
shelleyuk
4 years ago
I would actually have put cream or off white curtains in this room deliberately. I think perhaps the issue is those particular curtains. Without sounding mean they look a bit cheap. They're not lined, the length needs sorting out (they're not long enough to drape so they should skim the ground) they don't hang well (not enough weight in the right place) and you don't have nearly enough curtain rings on them which is why you get that drooping effect at the top.
Juliet Docherty
4 years ago
I would look at something with a graphic print for curtain fabric such as this Cecily fabric from Ada and Ina, they sell some lovely fabrics and make curtains to order.

https://www.linenfabrics.co.uk/

St. Judes also do some lovely fabrics designed by British printmakers.

https://www.stjudesfabrics.co.uk/products/birch-tree-sun-fabric-angie-lewin-charcoal-dawn-grey
Sonia
4 years ago
@gclj2 no worries. I love a bit of floral but it’s not for everyone!
shelleyuk
4 years ago
Can I suggest you pull your sofa away from the back wall too and put its front feet onto the rug
User
4 years ago
It may just be my screen but I think the colours go well together. Have you thought about dying the curtains? You could pull a colour from some of the artwork in the room (really nice prints by the way). Maybe a bluey grey to tie in with the walls or something from the rug? You can experiment mixing fabric dye to get the colour you want and if you don't like the end result you've just lost a few pounds and a bit of time.
E D
4 years ago
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I agree with shelleyuk, pulling furniture away from the walls will improve the look and feel (even) further.

And and you have the space for it.
G J
Original Author
4 years ago
Wow. Thanks for the lovely comments everyone.
Sofa now moved forward. Looks better. Thank you.
Old curtains are definitely cheap and cheerful (but just hung them quickly to take the photo - they weren’t quite that bad when I had 4 of them up ;-)). Now in the recycling pile!
@colourhappy I love those fabrics you posted, especially the last one. Off to go and investigate now. Also ordered some blue/grey fabric samples from John Lewis just to see.
Thanks for everyone’s help.
shelleyuk
4 years ago
Let us see the pictures when you've finished
Maths Wife
4 years ago
Definitely think you're on to something with the blue / gray. Maybe a bit of cornflower and a blush armchair?
Anthony (Beano)
4 years ago
I actually like the colour, id possibly paint the radiators as well to match it a bit better but for me the rug is possibly the issue, it’s very dominant and I think the wine colour is a bit to strong for the feel the reason of the room creates.
G J
Original Author
4 years ago
@Maths wife - thanks for the mock up. Really helpful.

@Beano - completely agree re. radiators. Just ran out of steam on the painting front. They will get done at some point this month .... Also agree re. the rug. The problem I have is that a £55 pot of paint to 'freshen up the lounge' is suddenly becoming rather more expensive - new curtains (fair enough, needed them anyway but still wasn't quite prepared for the John Lewis quote), new snuggler (again, probably needed but the quote for recovering it works out nearly the same as buying a new one - ouch!) and also now a new rug (when I still like the current one, just not maybe in the new lounge). Lets hear it for the July sales ....
Anthony (Beano)
4 years ago
Lol, paint has an habit of making you end up spending a lot more than you first thought! I found that out in my living room as well!
G J
Original Author
4 years ago
Hmmm. I think my other half might kill me if I started repainting. But, nonetheless (!), if you could suggest a specific paint to give me an idea of the colour you are thinking I can maybe buy a tester pot !
Juliet Docherty
4 years ago
I suppose it's down to cost. If you like the snuggler, the rug and possibly the curtains but don't like how they look with the new wall colour, then you could repaint the wall. However, if you love the feel of the room with the new wall colour, and fancy a change (if an expensive one) then you may end up changing more than you initially expected. I've been there. There's F&B Treron or Bancha which is stronger. What do others think?
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G J
Original Author
4 years ago
I suspect that it is going to end up being an expensive job rather than a repaint job - but I do really like the colour in your first pic and may buy a sample - just in case! Hopefully lots of fabric samples will have arrived to have look at when I eventually get home from work this evening which should influence the decision...
minnie101
4 years ago
I agree with Colourhappy. Changing a number of things to suit the wall colour is expensive, a lot more so than paint. A mid century olive would also suit the style of the room? I much prefer the stronger bancha but you could look at other paint companies too? I don't have any olive testers so can't suggest any but do like bancha. Lovely room btw :)
J C
4 years ago
I agree with Beano...... it’s the rug that’s ‘off’ for me with the bands of pink, but otherwise it’s a lovely room and the wall colour goes well with everything else. I think you’d also find it much easier to choose curtains if the rug was used in a new room location, and a few accessories/ cushions ( using the lovely prints as a reference) to tie in the various colors already used would finish it off beautifully.
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kikiamack
4 years ago
I would take your colour palette from the picture with the coral background you have on the wall. I was thinking maybe a little washed out terracotta in the rug to warm up the room. This picture shows a room with similar walls to yours and a green sofa (not quite as olive as yours).
https://www.houzz.co.uk/photos/my-houzz-a-mid-century-marvel-revived-in-long-beach-midcentury-living-room-orange-county-phvw-vp~2798160
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Maths Wife
4 years ago
To save the snuggle chair...............tie everything together with Duck Egg, Green, Teal, Turquoise etc ie mix up the greens and blues.

This rug £337 IRugs Altea Green Palace , Then add in cushions from this palette.
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