I think this room promises to be really pretty. I can't wait to see your pictures as you bring it along, RM. And give your DH extra hugs for going along with this -- many men wouldn't.

I think a solid might be the best on the seating, but that's JMO. For seating how about haunting Craigslist for a few weeks and see what turns up? You can find incredible bargains there.

gorgeous choices:-)

i would agree with oceanna that you might want to think about a solid for the furniture. also, have you mocked up the check in a tufted version? I only ask because patterns can change in an odd way when they are tufted. I have a tufted sofa and when I looked at it in a pattern fabric, it didn't translate as well as I had hoped. I ended up with a solid. I hope that isn't the case for your check, because it's so pretty. But please check it out if you haven't yet!

Your husband is a keeper for being so flexible. Your room is going to be soo pretty!

I agree with the solid sofa or chair, I might even think the headboard should be solid. I would add some checked pillows or shams.

It all sounds very nice. I would like to see the chairs done in a third print fabric. Perhaps a pretty small floral or diamond pattern, to allow the chairs to have some presence in the room rather than disappearing into everything else.

Maybe something like this?

sabada geranium

This might be nice, too, as it has some curves to balance the strong check, but has more red than white, compared to the other fabrics:

piccadilly rouge

Another choice would be to do a textured white upholstery on the chairs, with red welting. You could then put a small pillow on each, with the buffalo check on one side and the toile on the other. Then a large round ottoman or tuffet done in the toile on the top and a box pleated skirt in the buffalo plaid, with the same red welting as the chairs dividing the two fabrics.

I think with this mockups on the computer would be really helpful. If not that, then drape your fabrics around the room and stand back and see how it looks... because there will be things you'll like and things you won't.

I'd be hesitant to do the headboard. I think it may be overkill. Plaids are tough enough to work with but tufting them will probably push most folks "over the edge." It would make it hard/impossible to ever sell it. It might get/show dirt. I would only do it IF the rest of the room were put together and it cried out for that as the special touch. IOW, I'd make that decision last.

Good Morning Kind People!

What an absolute delight it was to go online just now and read your terrific, supportive and helpful suggestions.

If just for the notion of the tufting distorting the check fabric's symmetry alone I am forever grateful, decorpas! It had never occurred to me .... My husband really likes a tufted headboard so I just thought "sure!" But now I'll need to rethink either the tufting there or the fabric choice for the headboard.

les917 -- you were the one who led me down such a great path with my boys' fabrics, so I was so happy to see your kind name here again helping me. Thank you for the links to those beautiful fabrics -- I've already bookmarked them! Thank you.

gk5040 and oceanna, thank you for suggesting the solids. I think you're right: I was putting the cart before the horse. I should first wallpaper the room (because I know it has to be that red toile!) and then let me eye direct me. And of course, deciding what the actual seating will be (either that chaise or, more likely, two petite fauteil or bergeres) will certainly help decide what the upholstery should be.

oceanna -- I am one of those who lives in a CL wasteland -- crap crap crap. We used to live in San Francisco where it was a shopper's dream! But things are different 'round here ... shoot. But I love your always-helpful and kind suggestions. When I first saw those chairs I posted above I thought I'd found a steal -- the two of them for $800. Then I reread it and realized I'd left off a zero. In this life I am just not in that bracket!

And thank you for the nice words about my husband. Yesterday was one of those days with the kiddos (my one year-old decided to take NO NAP but did want to scream at me -- he was exhausted but wouldn't give in) where I realized I earn every penny (and then some) I spend on "me" things. I think he feels likewise so he knows if he wants to continue to spend private time with me anywhere (not just in the bedroom!) it behooves him to make sure I am pretty happy. But you're right -- I'm lucky that he doesn't put up a fuss about having a pretty bedroom. I have a friend whose husband hates smocking and gingham (for little boys' clothing) and will not allow their son to wear those things. Let's just say my kids would go naked if that were the case but, of course, I couldn't be married to a man who didn't appreciate smocked jonjons! Thank you for reminding me that I did good with my husband. We all need that mental goose every once in a while, and yesterday was certainly my day.

When we get going on this project I'll be back to post pictures!