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What color curtains would look good?

13 years ago
What color should I use for window treatments? I have a black leather sectional and A teal color chaise ( the colors isn't clear in the picture) as well as a flower chair.
The windows already have bamboo blinds but I would like to add a curtain to make the room brighter
Any idea's or picture for curtains?

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  • 13 years ago
    what color are your walls?
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    13 years ago
    I would come up with a color scheme first to work with. The mix of different chairs makes for a hard decision.
  • 13 years ago
    Well, your little flower chair is going to dominate the room as far as the color story unless we figure out someway to help her sing harmony with the other things. Your blinds eco her yellow flowers in tone, the teal chaise is now looking really minty against the green flowers, but is hopefully nearer the blue flower in real life at the different end of the tonal spectrum (light / dark) so best shot is a light blue in the pale aqua family to aim at echoing the middle of your blue flower but being darker than your teal chaise at the same time. If you put those two colors on a continuum of blue-greens, the curtains need to be the shade in the middle. Plain, no print. Look for something modern and grommetted that helps the chaise read pale aqua more blue than green in person.
  • 13 years ago
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    I was looking at your chair for the colours

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  • 13 years ago
    Thank you so much for the help.
    should I purchase 2 pillows with the same floral pattern to put on the black sectional?
  • 13 years ago
    Light colored curtains.
  • 13 years ago
    I would do a print curtain - maybe more subtle ad small. If you go with plain curtains that chair is going to be a sore thumb. I like Genevieve's print but maybe even more black to bring in the black couch.
  • 13 years ago
  • 13 years ago
    Would a zebra painting behind the flower chair make it look crazy?
  • 13 years ago
    Maybe not behind the chair... But i keep on seeing pictures where patterns are mixed and it looks really good ... But can't seem to be able to do it my self :/ I also have a medium size zebra box...
    Is the flower chair the wrong choice?
    Should I get another chair?
    Help!
  • 13 years ago
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    I love the picture but not behind a flowery chair,I would then choose either a black or tan chair
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  • 13 years ago
    Would this work?
  • 13 years ago
    The zebra picture would look fun above the chaise especially if it was on the other side of the room to the black sectional, pulling the room together. For curtains I would a) wait until you get a carpet or b) just a sec
  • 13 years ago
    b) Play off the yellow flower
  • 13 years ago
    Love furn picks. On windows add on each side of window panels in a teal like from chair. Get area rug 8 x10 place in front of sofa in a rich thick shadings of creams. Will tie whole rm together. Put teal and silver pillows on sofa and chaise. Coffee table round 24" wood and glass. End table by sofa with tall silver base and yellow or teal shade from chair color. Add floor lamp to other side tall modern stainless would be nice Ikea has them. What color are walls? Can you paint? Some big art piece over sofa. Hung low. Or a big sunburst mirror. Use silver as accent.
  • 13 years ago
    Before adding art you have to show the room as it is set up.
  • 13 years ago
    Keep flower chair it's fun. And works.
  • 13 years ago
    I would pull the blue from the chair. If you are going to buy the curtains or drapes from a store take the cushion with you to ensure the colors match or blend - an arm cover would be even more ideal to take with you. If you cannot find them ready made, some fabric stores keep cards from people who can custom make what you would like. If you go the custom route, they will usually come to your house with fabric swatches , designes and pictures of window treatments they have done before. Using the color in the flowered chair will pull the room together. You need to repeat a color more than one time. I would also try to repeat the blue in some other element such as a vase or lamp.

    If you need photography or paintings, try Etsy.com for unique pieces rather than something from a big box store (they can be sooooo drab). Most of the "shop owners" on Etsy can customize what you like. I know I can. Keep us updated on your new look.
  • 13 years ago
    I canceled the floral chair ! Its was too much for me to deal with haha... I'm going to stick with the teal chaise and I will add a beige chair as suggested before! I added a picture of the family room that I'm trying to decorate! ( the current furniture in the pic are not mine)