Take Two and Call Me in the Morning

Dr's office waiting room

Waiting room valance



Close-up of the exam room valance fabric and trim







Exam room valance



I would fake a cough to spend the morning in this doctor's waiting room! Not your typical sterile-looking doctor's office! I designed and made the valances for the waiting room and exam rooms. The waiting room valances are a linen-like coral/umber material with a woven lattice-effect in khaki. The exam room valances were done in a chenille, embossed to look like burlap, in the same coral/umber. I trimmed those with a cute ball fringe in cream and chocolate. I made 2 ultra-suede pillows in coral for her office chairs in a custom size, 12"x18". 

I install zippers in an un-conventional way I suppose. I sew each half to the edge of the material face-down (see below left photo) then flip the piece of material and make the top-stitch (see below right photo). It was definitely a challenge sewing with ultra-suede. It's very sticky! I need to break down and get a walking foot for my machine. I hate to spend the money! They're not very cheap!  



The finished products!



All in a Day's Work

So... I wondered about a lemon yellow window treatment in a formal dining room. The walls are a rich golden yellow. The drapery panels are simple rod pocket panels. They have a swirly floral design with shades of turquoise, a Carribean blue (or Tiffany blue), cobalt, chartreuse, and the same golden yellow as the walls.  They turned out pretty! Here's a close-up of the fabric.

The Wow Factor

Here is the fabric for the pillows, drapes, and piano bench. The stripe is the drapery material. I wasn't sure how it would all look together and, to be honest, I thought it was going in a bedroom. This is a great color palette for a bedroom! Chocolate brown, ice blue, and a muted gold, very relaxing but sophisticated colors. I went to help install the drapes and everything looked very sophisticated! What do you think? 



The finished room showing the throw pillows and drapes.