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These drapes with this comforter??

16 years ago

I'm ready to change things up in my master bedroom a bit and just bought this comforter set

I saw these drapes at Pier One and thought that they might work well. My only concern is the fact that the comforter and my bed have a strong "square" theme, plus I have 3 square framed mirrors above the bed, so I wasn't sure about introducting circles into the room.

{{!gwi}}

Comments (15)

  • 16 years ago

    I think the circles would be a nice change from all the squareness you have going on in that room. The circles will help balance it out.

  • 16 years ago

    I think that I will buy the panels and tack them up to see if I like them. Looking at them together in this post makes me think that they will work. Of course my bed and accessories are much different than the ones in the picture, which have more curves than mine.

  • 16 years ago

    The circles would work. I would be more concerned if it is going to look too matchy-matchy. What color are your walls, furniture and flooring?

  • 16 years ago

    i think the circles would be fine with all the squareness, but to my eye (based on the monitor pics) the browns don't go the best together......drapes have too much yellow in the brown and spread is more of a charcoaly brown. (i just went through this with same color scheme!!!)

  • 16 years ago

    The browns go together better than I thought they might

    Here's my room with the comforter on the bed and one drape tacked up:

    I plan to paint the walls a darker brown.

  • 16 years ago

    I think I like it together. But you would possibly need to move the brown mirrors over the bed. Maybe it's a little too much brown all together. Or are they the type that could be repainted?

  • 16 years ago

    The drapes match, but I am not sure they really add anything, particularly if you are going darker brown on the walls. I would rather see something lighter that will stand out against the darker walls, and not make the room feel overwhelmingly dark.

    Instead of going darker brown on the walls, what about doing a blue in the same family as the bedding? At least on the headboard wall. Then I think the dark brown drapery would work.

  • 16 years ago

    I think that I am being influenced by the picture I posted first. The drapes will only be panels flanking two windows I have in the room. They will not be covering the windows. There is also a French door between the windows that will not be covered. I am somewhat tempted to put the aqua color on the wall, but am also a little afraid of it. I have also thought of "framing" the mirrors with a rectangle of the aqua paint behind them.

  • 16 years ago

    The room is pretty, but with the drapes, you start lacking variety and they look heavy. I think a pattern would look lovely, something with a little blue but with other colors (oranges, yellows etc) as well.

  • 16 years ago

    I like them too, but my first thought was that if you plan to paint dark brown walls, I'd just use a simple linen panel.
    Pretty set!

  • 16 years ago

    I like the curtains. My mother just redid her guest room in a similar color. She used this comforter

    {{!gwi}}

    She used brown curtains and a medium taupe color on the walls and it looks good. I wouldn't want a paint color as dark as the curtains, but a lighter version of it would look good.

    Laurie

  • 16 years ago

    I think painting the walls aqua is a wonderful idea. Makes sure to do the ceiling too. I'd be nice if you could get a glaze for the paint that gives it a bit of shimmer. I think That would make a lot of difference in how things are pulled together.

  • 16 years ago

    It's a bit too much brown and too matchy for my own preference. In your first pic I think what makes it work is the white panels and white bed linens added in.

    tina

  • 16 years ago

    Oh, gosh, I didn't see that you were going to paint the walls brown too. That would really be too much brown!

  • 16 years ago

    I just bought a faux silk drapery panel that matches the comforter, and will try that, but I'm afraid that will look too matchy-matchy.

    Now I'm getting confused!

    I have a tray ceiling in the room, and thought that if I paint the walls brown I would also paint the ceiling perimeter brown, and paint the tray part the same color as the bedding.

    I also have to ask my DH what he prefers.