For my friends who like design...I fell in love with Schumacher fabrics, but the final prices came in and I can not swing it. Here is the print I wanted from Schumacher for the living room (the zig zag just didn't hang as well as I imagined):

However, it would cost about $1,000 per window just for the fabric and then the expense of the lining and the labor to make it. There are two windows in the living room and if we didn't have little kids or it was our only place then I would because I absolutely love that fabric. So, I had to dig in and found this replacement:
I am really hoping it is okay because I bought the fabric without looking at a sample first. It is polyester and I may regret it, but at $11/yard compared to $105/yd I will take the chance.
Then there is the master bedroom. I love, love, love this image:
I wanted to make the drapes from the floral (Schumacher for $105/yd) and the geometric is Kravets for $40/yd. Have I mentioned that the ceilings are really high and the drapes will be about 140"? Yes, that is about 9 to 10 yards per window for the fabric alone. I got a couple of yards of the Kravets in the "haze" color (it is a taupe color and I just liked it best in the room). It is the softest, nicest linen fabric in the whole world. I figure I can make a few pillows for the bed. I found this fabric to replace the floral:
It is called Little River Lagoon. It is not as pretty as the Schumacher Hot House Flowers and I do wish it had a bit more white, but it is 40% of the price, Shiloh likes the cranky bird, the taupe geometric will work with it, and I already have a couple of Asian bird scrolls to go in the room. So, we have a bird theme in the master bedroom - but that is good feng shui so I'm going with it. Some of the fabrics wont be here until October, but I will have plenty of pillows to sew until then.
I have to throw this image in because I adore the print (Schumacher, of course) and the orange trim....oooooh la la:
It comes in a chartruese and if I could afford it I would make drapes, put it on the walls, and just go crazy with it. Sarah Richardson sits on a chair with this print on it in one of her episodes.
I am on the look out for a print like the horses in this image:
I need either a copy of that image or a place to print out large-scale images of my own. Let me know if you have a resource.
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