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Need Help With Curtains in Dining Room

12 years ago
last modified: 12 years ago
HI all, I just stenciled my dining room wall as you can see in the picture... the main color of my walls in my kitchen are a beige and then the accent wall is a blue grey with a silver stencil. I'm debating on the curtains and don't know if I should do another slight pattern (stripes or floral but since I have the accent wall I don't want it overwhelming) or should I just go with a solid curtain color? Darker Beige? I plan on doing an art piece on the accent wall right in the center that will be silver, so I definitely don't want to do a grey//silver curtain.... Currently I have cream curtains, and it doesn't look bad, but they are a little old and I feel that they don't look right... almost like I need more elegant curtains (silk material)... any opinions? Thanks!

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  • 12 years ago
  • 12 years ago
    Very nice!
  • 12 years ago
    Not sure if their "beige" though would clash with my actual beige wall and wouldn't look right? I wonder if I should do a lighter cream like I have going on right now? Decisions, decisions! Picking out curtains I think is the hardest thing to do in any room, I'm not sure why?! haha
  • User thanked Cathy Goodman
  • 12 years ago
    And I agree about the difficulty with window treatments...can't tell you how many I have returned as I make those decisions in my own home. I've lived here for 3-1/2 years and some windows still don't have curtains....just blinds.
    User thanked Cathy Goodman
  • 12 years ago
    I second Cathy's suggestion and her statement. I think it's because window treatments always seem to be the last thing.

    Would you mind sharing where you got your stencil from? I'm having a hard time finding one I like for my bedroom.
  • 12 years ago
    haha, good then I'm not the only one @CathyGoodman that feels this way about curtains! What do you think about the link of Ikea curtains that I suggested? Do you think the beige will clash with the walls? the plains ones? I like the wavy curtains that you suggested, however I'm not sure if that pattern will be too overpowering w/the stenciled wall right next to it... ugh! I'm getting frustrated! : (
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    @Chad - I agree! I got my stencil from Cutting Edge Stencils They have a ton of stencils to choose from! Hope that helps!
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    @5blues - Cutting Edge Stencils! (Geez one would think I should get sponsored by them for suggesting them to so many people! haha)
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  • 12 years ago
    Thank you! I love your wall it looks great.
    User thanked mommickey
  • 12 years ago
    Thanks @5blues!
  • 12 years ago
    @Love to decorate - My philosophy....If it don't work, return it! ;o) I have to put it in the room to know whether I like it or not. The pattern in those Ikea curtains is very subtle and soft colors but that whole "pattern mixing" thingy is difficult, too. Now! To a sensitive subject...are you married to the beige wall? I'm not loving it with the beautiful gray of the senciled wall...
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    @CathyGoodman...Unfortunately I am a little "married" to the beige wall because we just did it... or rather my husband just painted it a few months back and I would hate to see him repaint the whole entire kitchen again... I'm sure he wouldn't be fond of that anytime soon, LOL...what is your suggestion for a different paint color? Please don't say a darker brown or a gray because then I think it would really bring down the kitchen/dining room.
  • 12 years ago
    I forgot to mention that the beige walls were painted first before the accent wall.
  • 12 years ago
    LOL! My apologies to your husband for even bringing it up! And did not realize the paint carried into other rooms! My walls are a similar color and I love it (Sherwin Williams Macadamia). Again, not to belabor the point, but those Ikea curtains have a tan and gray stripe so could tie it all together. Good Luck. It has been a fun discussion.
    User thanked Cathy Goodman
  • 12 years ago
    Just curious though... what color would you have suggested? @ CathyGoodman.... BTW, thanks for all your help!
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    Wow, this is absolutely gorgeous! You did an amazing job on the walls in the dining room. Very impressive! May I suggest with that color palette, a beautiful navy blue panel (solid or striped) in a tweed or canvas upholstery? This will really frame out your windows and pull all the neutrals together with the beautiful gray stenciled walls. I am attaching some suggestions- both products and room images to give you an idea of what I mean. Thanks for reading!

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    Andie P., ASID
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    User thanked purehome
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    Thanks so much @PureHome... I'm loving the idea of navy but I'll have to test it out and see... would've never thought that... funny thing is, I currently have navy blue panels in my living room...so I'm going to take one over from my living room and see what it looks like in my dining room... love your companys website by the way... very much my style... classy and modern... Can i just have everything on your website please? haha :)
  • 12 years ago
    I think the curtains would look more finished behind soffit / or some kind of crown molding to hide the hardware. I no on a pattern but anther texture might be interesting in a complementary color. Maybe nail heads on soffit? Paint job looks great, very professional.
    User thanked Erin Wolfe
  • 12 years ago
    Yes I will definitely be doing crown molding... thats just another thing to add to my "to-do" list LOL
  • 12 years ago
    The list never end, right???
  • 12 years ago
    haha, nope, it never ends!
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    I could not see from the photo or posts but do you have anything on the window other than the current drapes? (i.e. shades, blinds, etc.) Any chance of getting a photo of the wall with the window?
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    @Whispar Design, Currently I only have drapes, no blinds on the large window right next to my accent wall... here's a picture of what the decor use to look like before I even moved into my home, so you can get an idea of how large the window is... does this help?
  • 12 years ago
    Love the drapes Keitha posted. Don't think it would be too much pattern, but hard to tell without more pics. Are your dishes patterned and what colors are in your kitchen? More pics please. Need to see whole room with all walls, view of kitchen, other furniture in DR, etc.
  • 12 years ago
    I think I might stray away from that much of a pattern... but I got that color swatch anyways just to see...I'm not sure why the dishes would make a difference? I don't leave place settings out and there is no other furniture in the dining room. There is a picture of the whole dining room in my first post.
  • 12 years ago
    Amazing stencil job! I have the same one and am going to do our master bedroom with it. Can you tell me what sort of paint you used? Did you go matte for the wall and then metallic for stencil? Or high gloss? Thanks!
  • PRO
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    Thank you for the additional photo. I agree with the pattern - or lack thereof - to NOT compete with you accent wall. Although I did think about PB Kendra Trellis in blue...
    Kendra Trellis Pole Pocket, 50 x 63", Blue · More Info


    Your tastes lean contemporary so rather than a wall of curtains in that room - have you considered plantation shutters / blinds with stationary panels to frame the window? Its a classy look. You mentioned blue curtains in the other rooms and also was suggested by purehome (love your site too! btw) . Here is a photo that may help with visualizing this setup.
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    @row_14, thx for the compliment! I used Behr in shale gray in a semi gloss (u could use a matte though) and then I used for the stencil modern masters in metallic silver. Hope this helps!
  • 12 years ago
    Thanks @Whispar Design... you don't think that Trellis Pattern would clash? I'm liking the blinds look... I have so many different ideas/patterns in my head that I don't know what to do! All of you helped so much, now I feel like I have too many different options (which is a good thing, but not sure what I want to try first, LOL). I'm going to try the navy blue curtain first in my dining room since I have them in my living room... I'll post a picture once I attempt that! (hopefully tonight or tomorrow!)
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    I think it might.... thus the hesitation in my post and why sticking with a solid panel is probably a better option (i.e. navy)
  • 12 years ago
    These navy drapes from half price come in 50" x 108" for $114 a panel. Every year they have a buy one get one free sale ..if you can wait... They are a wonderful drape with a flannel inter lining plus a full white lining and pole pocket tops. Which drapes perfectly and looks more updated compared to pinch pleated tops and less scrunched like gathered tops.
  • 12 years ago
    Ok so I tried moving one curtain over to get a little look as to what navy blue curtains would look like and I think that they look better then the cream, what do u guys think?
  • 12 years ago
    One more pic and this is just to "see" I know the poles aren't the right height and I'm going to change the hardware eventually
  • 12 years ago
    Really loved the grey faux silk Genevieve suggested. Silky, shiny and just the right accent for that gorgeous wall and light fixture.
  • 12 years ago
    Don't love navy with your black table and glam light. How about royal velvet Plaza in cool white? Colors don't show well on screen but I have these in smoky taupe in my LR and they are beautiful.
    http://zoom.jcpenney.com/is/image/DP0919201318353353C.tif?resmode=sharp&wid=790&hei=790
    User thanked cindyguent
  • 12 years ago
    Thanks @cindyguent.. I'm going to wait for my swatches or else make a run to IKEA this weekend and see what I find
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    If you go to Ikea - see if they have this panel - would be interesting to see how it looks:
    http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00256741/
  • 12 years ago
    Coincidental that you pulled those particular ones from IKEA... @ WhisparDesign... those are the ones that I picked up about a month ago to try out... they looked awful... the picture is deceiving... but I bought them anyways brought them home and they were so dull... dragged everything down... great minds think a like though as far as those curtains go! At least we are on the same page! haha
  • 12 years ago
    What swatches did you order?
    User thanked ce55
  • 12 years ago
    These are the different ones I ordered... but I also ordered some other swatches for other rooms of my house... these aren't just for the dining room.
  • 12 years ago
    Your stenciling is so gorgeous. Was it hard?
    User thanked Piff
  • 12 years ago
    You can probably see the swatches better if you actually go to the site and search each of the names...these are all from halfpricedrapes.com
  • 12 years ago
    Thank you @piff... YES! It was extremely hard... the video that they have on their website looks easier than it actually was... it took a total of 12 hours to do.
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    I wanted it to be perfect, so I had my dad help me with the measuring part, since I'm not the greatest at it. I wanted it to be even on both sides, which is hard to accomplish because most walls are not perfectly square or even...(was told by the place that I bought my stencil that its hard to achieve the look to be exactly perfect), but I think mine came out pretty perfect! :)
  • 12 years ago
    That stencil job IS perfect. Love it. I would have expected it to take even longer! Great job.
    User thanked cindyguent
  • 12 years ago
    I've seen solid color panels of different shades/colors hung on the same rod. It was in a restaurant in Boston and it looked amazing!
  • 12 years ago
    @lovetodecorate, good god! good to know. I was going to try it but I may go crazy.