The opposite day, I confirmed y’all which cloth samples I had ordered for my desk chair within the studio. Most of them arrived yesterday. I feel I began with about 10, and narrowed them down to 5 immediately. The others had been simply too boring, too darkish, too vivid, and so forth.
So after that fast elimination spherical, I used to be left with these 5 materials…
As you may see, I actually had inexperienced in thoughts, so most of them are inexperienced. Even those I eradicated had been inexperienced. However there may be one oddball there among the many greens — that tremendous velvet striped cloth that I simply needed to see in particular person.
Effectively, it’s as wonderful in particular person as I had hoped it will be. However that simply makes my choice even tougher. I used to be virtually sure that the chair can be inexperienced, however now there’s this new risk that takes issues in a complete totally different route.
Right here’s a extremely shut up view of the material. I imply, doesn’t that appear to be it was customized made to go along with my cupboards?! I selected type of an odd pink for my cupboards, so the truth that this cloth appears to be like so good with that barely “off” pink cupboard shade simply looks as if the selection has been made for me.
But when I select that one, my shade plan for my pendant mild must change. There’s no manner that the velvet striped chair can sit underneath a gradient rainbow pendant mild made from 1200 spoons painted on this gradient of colours on the underside row on this photograph.
These two issues, that shut collectively, simply don’t complement one another in any respect.
So if I am going with that cloth, I’d change my plan for the sunshine and simply use one shade in an ombre type, beginning with darkish teal on the prime, and step by step getting lighter in shade in direction of the underside rings. I’d in all probability select a shade like Thai Teal, which is among the paint shade swatches on my paint swatch cupboard.
I feel that these would look very good collectively subsequent to/above a white desk.
The considered doing a teal ombre pendant mild out of tiny tasting spoon bowls type of makes me chuckle as a result of whereas the rainbow gradient pendant mild was going to be impressed by my favourite piece of artwork I’ve ever made…
…a teal ombre pendant mild can be a throw again to one in all my oldest and hottest DIY initiatives ever. I imply, this goes manner again to our condominium days, and it’s the viral venture that put my weblog on the web map. It’s my original chrysanthemum mirror made out of plastic spoons.
In order that’s the route I’m leaning in direction of, however I’m not 100% certain as of proper now. My mother nonetheless prefers the thought of a inexperienced chair and the unique rainbow gradient pendant mild thought. I do know that inexperienced makes extra sense within the room. I actually do. In any case, take a look at all this inexperienced already within the room…
So sure, inexperienced utterly is sensible. However…BUT…there’s additionally teal within the wallpaper mural and the floral cloth, and I don’t have some other teal within the room proper now. And since teal is my absolute favourite shade, doesn’t it make sense that teal must have a extra distinguished look in my studio someplace apart from only a random flower in a wall mural and cloth?
Okay, so shifting on. If I am going with the inexperienced, sadly, I don’t assume that my favourite inexperienced cloth will work. It’s a really skinny cloth, and it’s not velvet, and I don’t assume it is going to stand an opportunity in opposition to my cat Felicity. So, sadly, I’ve to rule this one out.
I’m additionally ruling out this inexperienced and white stripe. I really like stripes, however this explicit one doesn’t do something for me. I’d find it irresistible on a a lot greater piece of furnishings, like an enormous upholstered ottoman or perhaps a couch. Nevertheless it appears mistaken for a desk chair.
In order that narrows it down to 2 inexperienced velvets. Do you bear in mind the one inexperienced velvet that was that was $159 a yard, and I couldn’t determine why it was so costly? Effectively, now I do know. Right here it’s. I don’t know when you can see how plush this velvet is, however I’ve by no means seen something prefer it. It’s so assume and plush that it appears like you possibly can use it to dry off after a bathe. 😀 However don’t. That may be an extremely costly towel.
After which right here is the far more moderately priced apple inexperienced velvet that I assumed is perhaps my favourite.
So let me present you a detailed up view of the distinction between these two velvets. Right here’s the apple inexperienced velvet, which is way nearer to what I’m used to, though this one is a bit thinner than what I had hoped.
Nevertheless it’s nonetheless a reasonably good velvet at $25.99 per yard.
Now take a look at this costly velvet. You may see how far more plush this cloth is…
And simply check out this pile. It’s like carpet! 😀 By no means in my life have I seen a velvet like this! It’s polyester, which is my second favourite velvet, second solely to silk. (I don’t like cotton velvet.) I imply, I simply can’t cease touching these items. I now utterly perceive why it’s $159 per yard.
So if I am going with inexperienced, I’m nonetheless undecided on which inexperienced velvet I’ll select. Perhaps one in all these to, or perhaps I’ll order extra samples. The apple inexperienced is a bit skinny, and the opposite one is far more than what I had hoped to spend on cloth.
However what I can’t appear to determine on now’s if I ought to go along with the stripe that I really like and alter up my plan for the pendant mild (it’s to not late to try this), or if I ought to stick to a inexperienced chair and the unique plan for the pendant mild.
Striped velvet cloth with a teal ombre pendant mild harking back to my authentic chrysanthemum mirror?
Or a stable inexperienced chair with the rainbow gradient pendant mild impressed by my rainbow pinwheel artwork?
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I transform and beautify the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.
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