Showing posts with label circuit 24 fabric. Show all posts
Showing posts with label circuit 24 fabric. Show all posts

Wednesday, 10 December 2014

Headboard Decisions

Apart from the finishing off of walls, tiling and sealing stones, 
I am in the middle of trying to decorate.  One of the latest matters occupying my brain is my headboard.

This is the headboard we have at present.
It is a simple ivory fabric.
Mr CSW doesn't like busy details and 
I am not a hugely bothered either way.

I am tempted to keep it the way it is because the fabric matches the blinds and it is a very clean and streamlined look.  But as simple as it is I think it is too "generic interior designer decorating for resale" look.  Taupe is okay but sometimes it just makes me roll my eyes.

The wall color is as I like to call it -  
no surprise because what Londoner doesn't use
 Farrow and Ball Elephant's Breath.

I do like it, I do.
So does Mr CSW but...

 I waiver between - 
how soothing to 
get off the polite decorating wall and
do something decisive goshdarnit.

So these are my other three options.
I love this fabric. It's called Equateur Imprime by Hermes home fabrics.  
Some of you might recognize it as a scarf print.

 I have had it lying around waiting for the perfect conduit to really showcase the color and design.
I am thinking of making a scarf or shawl out of this which would be ironic because I did make a cushion out of a scarf last year which you can read about here.

But a designer told me that to use this fabric as a headboard might not be the best use as the oils from the pillows overtime will discolor the white and that would be most upsetting.
My husband also loves this and he told me to just hang it up as a tapestry as he doesn't want to see it cut.  I actually agree with him which is why I wonder if I will ever find a use for this.

The second choice is this fabric 
I was originally going to make cushions out of.
This is also a print that was a Hermes scarf and is called Circuit 24.



I did the calculations and figured it was cheaper to buy the fabric and get someone to make it rather than buy the cushions outright. 
Plus you get the flexibility of choosing your exact size.
I don't mind it but Mr CSW thinks there is a clash of tones and he thinks we should just make cushions as planned.

My third choice is the Jardin Bleu by Manuel Canovas.
It was a hard call between this colorway and the blue 
but the flexibility of this won out in the end.

I just picked this out today intending to use it to cover my dining chairs but I draped it over the headboard to try.


Mr CSW likes it but once again he says it is a shame to cut it and we should hang it!
At this rate we won't need to paint or wallpaper walls with all the fabric draped around the house...


I still don't know what to do and I may just leave as is 
which seems to be the theme around the house!