
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 instantly. The others have been simply too uninteresting, too darkish, too brilliant, and so forth.
So after that fast elimination spherical, I used to be left with these 5 materials…

As you possibly can see, I actually had inexperienced in thoughts, so most of them are inexperienced. Even those I eradicated have been inexperienced. However there’s one oddball there among the many greens — that tremendous velvet striped cloth that I simply needed to see in particular person.

Properly, it’s as wonderful in particular person as I had hoped it could be. However that simply makes my choice even more durable. I used to be nearly sure that the chair can be inexperienced, however now there’s this new chance that takes issues in a complete totally different route.

Right here’s a very 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 a wierd pink for my cupboards, so the truth that this cloth appears so good with that barely “off” pink cupboard coloration simply looks like the selection has been made for me.

But when I select that one, my coloration plan for my pendant gentle should change. There’s no approach that the velvet striped chair can sit beneath a gradient rainbow pendant gentle manufactured from 1200 spoons painted on this gradient of colours on the underside row on this picture.

These two issues, that shut collectively, simply don’t complement one another in any respect.


So if I’m going with that cloth, I’d change my plan for the sunshine and simply use one coloration in an ombre fashion, beginning with darkish teal on the high, and steadily getting lighter in coloration in direction of the underside rings. I might most likely select a coloration like Thai Teal, which is among the paint coloration 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 gentle out of tiny tasting spoon bowls type of makes me snicker as a result of whereas the rainbow gradient pendant gentle was going to be impressed by my favourite piece of artwork I’ve ever made…

…a teal ombre pendant gentle can be a throw again to one in every of my oldest and hottest DIY tasks ever. I imply, this goes approach again to our apartment 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 concept of a inexperienced chair and the unique rainbow gradient pendant gentle thought. I do know that inexperienced makes extra sense within the room. I actually do. In spite of everything, have a look at all this inexperienced already within the room…



So sure, inexperienced fully is smart. However…BUT…there’s additionally teal within the wallpaper mural and the floral cloth, and I don’t have another teal within the room proper now. And since teal is my absolute favourite coloration, doesn’t it make sense that teal must have a extra outstanding look in my studio someplace aside from only a random flower in a wall mural and cloth?
Okay, so shifting on. If I’m 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 should 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 like stripes, however this specific one doesn’t do something for me. I’d like it on a a lot larger piece of furnishings, like a giant upholstered ottoman or perhaps a couch. Nevertheless it appears fallacious for a desk chair.

In order that narrows it down to 2 inexperienced velvets. Do you keep in mind the one inexperienced velvet that was that was $159 a yard, and I couldn’t work out why it was so costly? Properly, now I do know. Right here it’s. I don’t know for those who 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 seems like you would use it to dry off after a bathe. 😀 However don’t. That may be an extremely costly towel.

After which right here is the way more moderately priced apple inexperienced velvet that I assumed could be my favourite.

So let me present you an in depth 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 try this costly velvet. You possibly can see how way 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 things. I now fully perceive why it’s $159 per yard.

So if I’m going with inexperienced, I’m nonetheless undecided on which inexperienced velvet I’ll select. Perhaps one in every of 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 like and alter up my plan for the pendant gentle (it’s to not late to do this), or if I ought to stick to a inexperienced chair and the unique plan for the pendant gentle.
Striped velvet cloth with a teal ombre pendant gentle paying homage to my unique chrysanthemum mirror?


Or a strong inexperienced chair with the rainbow gradient pendant gentle impressed by my rainbow pinwheel artwork?


Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I rework 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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