Fabrics

Everyone has a mindless activity they look to when they want to clear their head or relax. One of my activities is looking at fabric online. Like, a lot. Whenever I find a new fabric website with options I haven't seen before, I get very very excited. I've been doing this for a while, and it has not been an issue because I didn't have a house to use any of these materials in. But now that I do, it makes it kind of harder to choose because I just love so much of what I've seen out there.

After this revelation (see previous post):

I began to think through what other black/charcoal/grey and white/cream fabrics I've found and liked. Here's a few affordable ones that I'm thinking about using in some capacity.

Anyone have any thoughts or preferences on certain patterns? 

Black and white and Pyne Hollyhock

We are 6 days out from closing, which also happens to be moving day. Our current home is about 65-75% packed up. In terms of living, it feels like 90% is packed, but then when I start on another batch of boxes, it feels like I've only done about 10%. This will be our "last" move for a while, but considering both of us moved at least once a year for the past 9 years (that adds up to about 18+ moves), we are VERY excited to have this stage behind us. And in 5-7 years, I will do it over again. Unless we stay in this house forever.

The dining room and formal living room are one big room (15'x30'). My brain doesn't understand open spaces like that as well as individual rooms. Something about has been tripping me up for weeks. But then, two nights ago, I finally had some clarity on the space when I finally found out the name of this pattern:

Pyne Hollyhock by F Schumacher. Sooooo pretty and soooo subtle and yet bold and large scale. All of my requirements. I had first seen the pattern in Lonny: 

And I totally loved it. I'm not usually a huge fan of BLACK and WHITE together, but something about the charcoal and cream is REALLY speaking to me. It also goes perfectly with the adjacent rooms, which felt like a huge accomplishment for me since I'm not the best at working with larger open spaces. Give me a 12x12 cottage room and I'm fine....but these huge rooms freak me out. Also, my yellow sofa will be in the living area and we have lots of traditional furniture (some of which I have not seen yet) that our family has been gracious enough to give to us. I just felt unsure of how I was going to make it all work. So then, when Pyne Hollyhock came to me. I began to think through black and white, particularly in this space. I went through my Pinterest boards from the last few years and found these:

(I can't find the source of this picture, but I am looking...will update when I figure it out)

I loooooooooooooooove the check on the walls. Love it. And obviously I love the green touches.

(from Vogue.....i assume, since that's the watermark)

Pyne Hollyhock in action:

Love the door, love the orange frames, love the art.

Love how neutral the black and white can be...

So all of these got me thinking, and then I found this one on one of my boards:

I think the charcoal and cream will work well with my yellow sofa, especially if I pair it with colors like this photo above.

I'm thinking either a crystal chandelier or a red chandelier....depends which I find first and for the best price. More on lighting later...

Will post pics of the house and of moving as soon as it is OFFICIAL.