I am so glad that you were able to add on the fabric from the other panels - the fabric seems perfect for your room.

I have to speak honestly - I think you need a wider, more decorative trim between the two pieces. Right now, it looks like a dark seam. A trim with some width or some onion or ball trim would do so much more, and would make it look like decorative trim on one long piece of fabric, not like a seam.

I love your room and the way the drapes puddle on the floor. Must have missed the first post - did you piece them together on the upper part of the panel?

PPS....Just curious...it looks like your house may be similar to mine. Your room shown here looks like where my office is...I have the same garage extension showing in the window and french doors coming in from the foyer....What did you do with your foyer, if I may ask. I am struggling with decorting mine and I'm always looking for inspiration. Thanks.

I agree with Les. It looks pieced together. I thought the original idea was to add a band of a solid coordinating fabric to match. Sorry, but we have to be honest here.

I think the cording reads darker in the picture than IRL, am I right ?

Agree with the above posts, the curtains look pieced, instead of having an intentional design to lengthen them.

Also I think the length of the curtains is off. They aren't long enough to be puddled, and too long if they aren't. Just another thought.....

Thank you for the honest feedback. They do look better in real life than in the picture, but I do agree that a more decorative trim that blends with the back ground color would be better. The high contrast just draws attention to the Seam. Any sources on trim? My local fabric shop didn't have much selection. Id be happy to look at suggestions.

It might not be ideal, but I love the fabric and it makes me happy to see it up. I am happy with the length.

First I want to say I love the dark wood in your house, along with the red walls.

Honestly, when I saw the seam I didn't think it look like extra material was added on.

I've started a new craft, ribbon and decorative tape. There's a lot of trim out there online, just do a ribbon or fabric trim search.

If you find something you might like, buy one spool, then pin it to the curtain to see how you like it.

I bet you are so happy to have them up! I think since we (on here) know that you added length, we are looking at them with a different eye than a visitor to your home would. I don't think most people would notice that at all...they would just notice the beautiful fabric. There are some lovely wide trims with all sorts of hanging-down things to add interest, my fabric store had books full of hundreds of choices. I will warn you that it is, IMO, incredibly pricey! Now that they are up, you can take your time to search for something perfect and add it when you want.

Thank you for the honest feedback. They do look better in real life than in the picture, but I do agree that a more decorative trim that blends with the back ground color would be better. The high contrast just draws attention to the Seam. Any sources on trim? My local fabric shop didn't have much selection. Id be happy to look at suggestions.

It might not be ideal, but I love the fabric and it makes me happy to see it up. I am happy with the length.

I like the length. I think you did a really good job at adding the fabric if you did it yourself. :)

Could you put a band of brown fabric over the seam... that is the same size as the window grid (looks like 3-4 inches?) I'm curious if that would look better/intentional.

I don't think they look pieced together, and the seam is right at the perfect window height. It looks to me as if you dared to be different, and I'd bet someone will copy your drapes.

If you put anything else, unless you do find a fabulous trim, I'd just put the same band of stuff right at the bottom of the curtains.

Please post a close up pic of the seam.

oops, not sure why my post came up twice.

Here's an up close picture.

I don't know that a fussy trim would work as well as something simple -- with that floral design, a double row of the original cording with an appropriate section of plain fabric between them would be nice, a la:

eBay has a number of fabric outlets that offer good deals on high-end trim remnants - try there?

Here is a site I saved a long time ago, but never ordered from. Look at their "braided trim".

How would it look if you chose something that blends in more, and repeat it, say every 2 or 3 sets of flowers, evenly spaced over the entire length of panel?

Here is a link that might be useful: cheep trims

i think they look nice and partially look like they've been pieced together because we know they've been pieced together! i like how the 'seam'/ribbon lines up pretty well with the wood molding.
if you add a 2-3" fabric band down the inner edges of the panels that might help take the eye away from the single ribbon. or a much thicker piece of a dark trim would probably look better/more decorative than such a thin one...

kathieo,

Forgot to post pics of my foyer. Study ison the left.

I have since moved the console on the opposite wall and put up a huge framed map.

pps... off topic, but what was your inspiration for the decorative (dark wood?) pieces in the walkway opening? I have always thought they add lots of character to your room and are beautifully executed.

Thank you lolauren,

I got the idea from Sarah's House on hgtv. She loves to use corbels. It look me awhile to find a pair that I liked. Most were painted. these were the under some junk in the basement of an antique shop.