http://domestikgoddess.com/drapes-to-match-or-contrast-with-wall-color/ thrifty and creative | home and garden | ideas and experience Sat, 12 May 2012 21:10:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://domestikgoddess.com/drapes-to-match-or-contrast-with-wall-color/#comment-21649 Domestik Goddess Wed, 01 Jun 2011 23:31:58 +0000 http://domestikgoddess.com/?p=1559#comment-21649 Sounds like you could use an accent colour in that room, Sharon, to contrast with that lovely range of neutrals - perhaps a bright turquoise? or pick up a colour from your artwork? - but for the curtains, I'd probably go with an off-white. Tone-on-tone is very forgiving, and maybe choose a good substantial fabric with interesting texture to it. Let your black wrought-iron wall art, leopard throw pillows, and other curios and personal items have the stage, I'd say - especially if it's not a huge "great room," most rooms can benefit from a sense of added unity and spaciousness. Sounds like you could use an accent colour in that room, Sharon, to contrast with that lovely range of neutrals – perhaps a bright turquoise? or pick up a colour from your artwork? – but for the curtains, I’d probably go with an off-white. Tone-on-tone is very forgiving, and maybe choose a good substantial fabric with interesting texture to it. Let your black wrought-iron wall art, leopard throw pillows, and other curios and personal items have the stage, I’d say – especially if it’s not a huge “great room,” most rooms can benefit from a sense of added unity and spaciousness.

]]> http://domestikgoddess.com/drapes-to-match-or-contrast-with-wall-color/#comment-21550 sharon Tue, 31 May 2011 15:34:02 +0000 http://domestikgoddess.com/?p=1559#comment-21550 I have a question my walls are white and sofa is "off white" and I have alot of "black wrought iron wall art etc., along with some natural items like a straw centerpiece which is chocolate and like a topaz color. What color drapes would look best on white walls? My throw pillows are camel/off white leopard...........help! I have a question my walls are white and sofa is “off white” and I have alot of “black wrought iron wall art etc., along with some natural items like a straw centerpiece which is chocolate and like a topaz color. What color drapes would look best on white walls? My throw pillows are camel/off white leopard………..help!

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