I agree with your sister. A floral pattern is so taste specific that I would save it for the bedroom where you can decorate more for yourself. In the living room, I would choose something more neutral. I think a solid color or torn-on-tone would be better in a small room.

Hi Susan, what's torn-on-tone?

She meant tone on tone , like cream and beige. If you really like these go with them but customize them a little. Perhaps a solid wide strip of color on the inside of the panels.

I couldn't see what she meant, thanks! I like the idea of white panels to tame the pattern a bit, but I think I will go with them as is for now, I was after a quick fix, and when I get bored of them I can change, they are not expensive curtains! Thanks for the help.

I'm considering these curtains also, despite my fear that they smack too much of the 18th century for a modern room--they are rather like Williamsburg, Virginia decor items--but they are attractive and interesting and significantly cheaper than many similar 18th C. high-end drapery fabrics such as Waverly ones. My dining room is a mix of modern wood furniture and repro late 18th or early 19th c furniture. I've put in a very mod light fixture and have Scandinavian teak pieces to counteract other 18th C. antiques. These drapes have a palette that is light and airy, yet with some weight because of the red. I thought they had gray but the colors are actually blue, green, and red, but all are grayed, toned down. The drapes will go with wood, whether dark or light. They are slightly transparent but are definitely not sheers. Fabric is cotton and ramie, from Turkey. I would need to buy 4 packages to fit my long window wall--abt. $160 U.S. plus tax. I hired a consultant from Sherman Williams for my project and she felt that these were all I need, that I need look no farther.

I bought a package of Ingmarie to take home. The two panels are temporarily strung alongside my windows and I find them very nice--they have a comfyness to them. Unfortunately, I will have to pull out all the stitching in order to properly line my drapes--sort of a waste of money since Ingmarie panels already come with the tapes for hanging, all in place. The tapes allow "belt-loop" style hanging (see above) or actual pinch pleats. Oh, well. When I'm done with them, they will have a sturdy northern-climate thermal lining and will no longer be light weight. Basically I'm treating these finished curtains as mere yard-goods. My room is only 8 feet high. I will be cutting off a fair chunk from the bottom of each panel. Sigh. I could actually sew these cut off chunks together, sew channels along top and bottom, gather them top and bottom on rods, and have a valence... but that is too informal for my room. I don't think there is any need to treat these as having a "drop" to match between panels, if I have a sufficiently generous am't of fabric. If you're a sewer, you might consider adding a band of suitable red along the edges for some more visual weight and a mod look. Given that light-colored sofa, you can use some strong color for contrast on the wall. You might also consider some of the throw-pillows from Ikea that have folk motifs that match or at least compliment these curtains.