I have been thinking for a while that our dining room could really use some drapes to perk things up a bit and to make the room feel finished. Pretty much the whole house is begging for some window treatments, but I think the dining room might need it the most.
The walls are painted a pale, yellowy neutral, the surrounding rooms (which you can see easily, because of the open floor plan) are light blues, and the dining room rug is a big pink oriental we found in Vienna and brought home with us.
I have mentioned before that what I would really love to have is gorgeous billowy silk curtains in there, but the ceilings are so high that to get the length I would just cost more than we're willing to cough up at the moment. So my big idea is to use drop cloths (the cheapest fabric around!) and maybe dye them to a custom color.
I'm thinking a blue of some kind would tie in nicely with the surrounding rooms as well as the framed travel scenes on the wall.
On their website RIT has an extensive dying guide, with tons of example shades and the formulas you use to achieve them- so helpful! But which shade to choose...
xo
Liza
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