Decorating geeking

[danaeris]

OK, so in making my wishlist for decorating my room, I found these drapes. I'm trying to decide if the added color would be good or bad.

Below is a link to my comforter and bed set, followed by a link to the drapes in question. The blues/purples, I'm almost certain match each other.

The bed set

The drapes

You really have to zoom in to see the colors accurately on the drapes.

P.S. For those who have asked/wondered, I do plan to be at S&P tonight. yay! I have no ride, so unless one materializes, I plan to BART in after a workout.

And, could some nice person who will be there earlier make sure that my food gets put in the Indian order in case I arrive after it gets put in? I want Lamb Tikka Masala and two orders of kabli naan.

Comments

[kijeren.livejournal.com]

here's a link to the bedspread for that drapes set, you can see the colors much more clearly - bedspread (http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&sku=104878).
I, personally wouldn't - but that's my own feelings on stripes and too many colors.

I agree, they look like a good match - you'll want to check the return policy, just in case they don't.

Drapes

[tenacious-snail.livejournal.com]

I really like the drapes-- I actually looked at getting the comforter that matches them for my bedroom, but decided they were too femmey and fussy for me. I think the colors are cool and dark, which could be great if you want a bedroom that is relaxing and slightly mysterious, but if you're someone who (like me) needs encouragement to get out of bed on cloudy winter days, this might add to the urge to cocoon. OTOH, if you room is large and/or walls are light and/or ceiling is high, those will all counterbalance the "stay in bed all weekend" messages that the curtain and comforter send me.

colour choices... arrrrggghhhh

[bpende.livejournal.com]

I'm not personally into striped curtains, they send me more of a mixed loopy kind of feel. IMHO, the bedspread is nice, and might be better complemented by a contrasting color curtain?

I tend to put a large store in recommendations by my favourite designer from the BBC, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen (http://www.bbc.co.uk/homes/design/colour_lightcolour.shtml). He's got some good basic rules, and that link will take you to a discussion he has on colours and uses of complementary and... the other kind who's name I can't remember and could probably look up but am too lazy... all right, it's only a click away, so the answer is that there are 3 types of colours

• toning
  
• harmonious
  
• complementary

When I ramble like this, I usually have to tell myself to shut up... so I'll shut up now.