I feel like I spent the last week up to my ears in fabric for the bedroom makeover.   My fabric samples arrived from fabric.com, and most of them were a disappointment.   That’s when I realized that it’s tough to select fabric over the internet if you’re not used to working with home decor fabrics.

The only sample I really loved was the one that Ryan absolutely hated, the Taupe/Robin print.   We try to come to mutual agreement on any decisions that affect the look of our home, so I headed over to JoAnn Fabrics to find more fabric options.

While I’m all about decorating rooms on the cheap, I’ve decided that it will be worth it to spend a bit more on the fabrics for the window treatments and throw pillows.  Thank goodness, because I discovered that I have expensive taste.  Story of my life!  My eyes were drawn to both Robert Allen and Annie Selke fabric lines.  Fortunately the 50% off sale going on now at JoAnn’s gives me more options, price-wise.

I checked out the 8 fabric samples I was most interested in, and hung them in the bedroom to compare:

I really liked how the sandy tones of fabrics 6, 7, and 8 looked against the walls.  I liked the colors and pattern of 9.  Samples 10 and 11 were vetoed by Ryan.  We also decided that the white fabrics, 1-5, were out.  They just didn’t contrast enough against the pale seafoam walls.

So which fabric do you think we chose for the window treatments? The blue and white pattern, or the sandy botanical print one?

Or maybe the brown and white striped fabric?

You’ll have to wait and see, because I’m not sharing the answer with you until I’ve sewed and hung the curtains. But in the mean time, feel free to take a stab at reading our minds. . . or let me know what samples you love or hate!

And if you’re new to this bedroom makeover, you can read about the paint dilemma (solved!), the choice of budget bed linens here, and the budget drapes that did NOT work out.