Curtains with this tile?

9 years ago

My daughter's bathroom tile is what is shown on this picture. This isn't her bathroom, just one I found as we are building our home now. She has subway tile in her shower. Subway tile is white, walls are white. The basketweave tile in the floor is white and grey with black.

Her bedroom, which adjoins her bathroom, is pink and white. We don't have a third color yet. Shiplap walls, all white. The ceiling and her bedding are pale pale pink. The house is farmhouse/low country.

So back to the bathroom. I have a curtain fabric dilemma. I'm doing cafe curtains, no valance. Hopefully single pleat w rings but maybe just rod pocket. Here are some ideas below. What do you think? I don't want the curtain to be the focal point and if the curtain is too dark, it might be.

Thanks!

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leelee

9 years ago

last modified: 9 years ago

Go black and white fabric and add pink pom pom fringe and pink towels.

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Mary McAdams
9 years ago
I wouldn't add the pink into the curtain. I would keep the cafe curtains all white, or white with a solid black trim. Add the pink to tie it together with accessories such as a pink flower in a vase, some pink fancy soap. It's amazing how little things those can go a long way! I'm not a designer but that's my opinion. Her house sounds adorable!!
Kathy Markin
9 years ago
I think the first fabric sample, pink rises on black, is sharp. But I would tend to hang plain white linen curtains, or some white on white cotton fabric, and hang white towels.
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Judy Mishkin
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
of those two, i prefer the first one.

i get the advice you are receiving, to not push too hard on the pink. but at some level you can commit beyond a bar of soap... they are just a single pair of tiers, not full length drapes on 4 windows... i wouldnt advise a pink tub, but i think some pink in the curtains is fine.

i just dont care for the pink on pink ones.
Marcia Sullivan
Original Author
9 years ago
Thank you all, and what about this one in gray if going very neutral?
Marcia Sullivan
Original Author
9 years ago
I have to say searching for black and pink curtains hasn't been the easy job I thought it would be!
Sammy
9 years ago
I think the pink fabric is charming!
Irene Morresey
9 years ago
Something simple, you could use soft pink in accessories, love basket weave tiles
everdebz
9 years ago
If you sew - this cut to length - bows.
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everdebz
9 years ago
Not country cotton, but polyester if that helps.
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everdebz
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
The burnout could hint at older sophistication?
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everdebz
9 years ago
But it's blackout / privacy?
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leelee
9 years ago
How old is your daughter?
Marcia Sullivan
Original Author
9 years ago
16, almost 17
grapefruit1_ar
9 years ago
I like the idea of plain white cafes on rings. The bathroom sounds beautiful.
leelee
9 years ago
She's at an age where a little more grown-up look will carry her forward. Is she involved with this decorating process? It's a good opportunity to get her interested in the subtleties of design and why thing work together or not.
Marcia Sullivan
Original Author
9 years ago
I'm afraid she's not interested in the least.
leelee
9 years ago
Too bad but that is normal.
reba120
9 years ago
I like the first option!
Marcia Sullivan
Original Author
9 years ago
A friend gave me this idea for material - and while I love ticking so much, the lines in the tile, both basketweave and subway, are too much for the lines in this fabric, do you think? That's why I was looking at floral, etc. But maybe I'm wrong!
Marcia Sullivan
Original Author
9 years ago
Also wondering about curtain weights with cafe curtains... anyone know whether that is a good idea?
Mary McAdams
9 years ago
I like the ticking, I think it's soft enough that it would probably be OK and not too many lines. My first choice would still probably be plain white maybe with some cute white balls as trim. But it sounds like you're really picturing some pink there and I think this classic ticking would be perfect option.
Marcia Sullivan
Original Author
9 years ago
I think my problem is that I love the pink, black and pink, white, the white with bows - all these ideas!
everdebz
9 years ago
If this helps: I like your black background/ pink floral. It could be prettier/ more girlish with a sheer fabric over it... you know what I mean? Would be less striking also [you said? cause of pattern already planned with tiles, etc....]
everdebz
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
The pink fabric - more interesting maybe, with matching blue or black or white tabs - though you said rings... I am curious how you'd define 'low country'... if you would explain.... thank you.
everdebz
9 years ago
How old is your daughter?
kcccrn *
9 years ago
I like the pink and black but I think you could find a better fabric option. No weights needed on cafe curtains.
Irene Morresey
9 years ago
Why not get some pink gingham material and add some black ribbon trim, I've lightly glue gunned ribbon onto fabric, works great. The little squares will tie in with the tile. Some use pretty tea towels, just a though
Marcia Sullivan
Original Author
9 years ago
Hi, thank you all so much for the great ideas. We have a housing community here that is all "low country", modeled after Habersham in SOuth Carolina. Google Habersham, so lovely! My house is really a Farmhouse style but they accepted it. The other houses look very Charleston and Savannah.