I’ve put the nailhead curtains up in the living room. The color is perfect with the couch, but it may be a little too perfect (bordering on matchy-matchy). And I actually miss the zip of the yellow curtains! It looks like Brandon may have been right after all. What do you think?
The curtains look great, but I think anything you decorate with is awesome. Add yellow back into the room with a yellow lamp or inexpensive throw pillows, or better yet $4 yellow carnations from the grocery store. Ever think about some artwork in that corner? I don’t comment on here as often as I should, but thanks for continuing to be inspiring!
PS. Your daughter is such a cutie!
Not too matchy-matchy! I say keep them all Winter and bring the yellow back in Sping. They make the room look so calm and pretty.
Thats exactly what I was going to say! I think they’ll be nice with the holidays coming up also. It’ll be a more subdued back drop for holiday decor.
Yep, I’ve been thinking about doing that. If I’m going to have a pink tree, it may be nice to have a little less color behind it!
I’d have to agree with your man on this one. While I too adore the nailhead curtains, they dull down your room because they are dead-on with the couch. Hand up the yellow ones and it adds vibrancy back, creating a cheerful space during the upcoming chilling Chicago winter.
Love the nailhead curtains! Love the yellow ones, too. It’s just one of those things – if you never knew the other existed, it would seem perfect.
Oh, decisions.
Exactly. Either option would have been fine had I not seen the other! Now I can’t decide.
I prefer the nailhead ones. They are different and you could always throw some yellow in with art, flowers, or pillows. I say keep the nailhead curtains up for a while and see how you feel after the holidays. If you are still torn, put the yellow ones back up and see how you feel about them.
I love those curtains! The yellow ones were nice too, but these could work if you put some yellow (or another colour) around the room in decor pieces.
I love the nailhead curtains, but I liked the yellow ones more! These definitely make your room more calm, I like Gracia’s idea of keeping them for the winter…
I love the curtains; however, I did like the look of the yellow a little better. Could you use them in another room? Or… you could get a new couch in a fun color ;)
Oh, that’s just what I need… a new couch! ;)
Your living room looks so serene and peaceful. The curtains are a wonderful addition.
swoon! I too have been watching those curtains for a while now. I say keep them. Why not bring the yellow ones out for spring and summer and go with the nailheads for winter and fall!
I may do that.
I have to agree with Brandon. The yellow really works better. Those nailhead curtains are gorgeous though. Maybe somewhere else in the room?
I’ll have to agree with Brandon. I like the yellow better. The room felt more alive with those.
hm… to be honest- i agree with brandon. so sorry ;-)
i absolutely love them – i think they pull the space together and the nailheads are a great ‘hard’ balance to your pink! KEEP THEM!!! the yellow with the pink was too much warm color for me… this is perfect. Add a pop of pillow and art, and voila! done.
yellow although i really quite love those curtains!
I think Brandon was right on this one…the yellow adds more color and isn’t so matchy-matchy. But since you can return these curtains, you can spend the money on another fun item in the room.
i like these curtains. what about changing up the tassel curtain wrap to something that is more substantial and intersting??
That would probably help. I felt like the tassels were too wimpy next to the nailheads.
I love the zip of the yellow curtains – but I love the masculine contrast of the nailhead curtains. Maybe you should just nailhead the yellow curtains yourself?
Maybe!
those curtains are pretty, but I do have to agree with Brandon on this one. The yellow ones looked great!
While I like the look of both curtains, I definitely prefer the punch of color from the yellow curtains. I think there was something a bit more breezy and playful about the yellow curtains that really worked in the space. The nailhead curtains, while absolutely amazing, just seem a bit too heavy and stern for the whimsy of the room.
I like both of them so it’s hard to say… maybe change them every six months or so to correspond with the seasons?
I like the yellow ones better…the other ones just seem a little drab
I miss the yellow….but perhaps a seasonal change would be nice as suggested? But lovely as usual!!
The yellow curtains add a lot more POP. My vote is for the yellow ones.
I love those curtains. I wish they were hanging in my den right now. So just go ahead and mail them to me will ya? :))
Pretty and cozy, but I think I prefer the yellow. Maybe go with the nail head for fall/winter and swap them out for the yellow ones in the spring and summer?
I’ve never posted, but love reading your blog! The nailhead curtains by themselves are gorgeous. However, I LOVE the yellow ones. In fact, those yellow curtains behind your daughter’s monthly pic, made me want to go out and buy similiar ones. GO FOR THE YELLOW!!!
I think Brandon’s right. The yellow curtains really do bring the room together!
I think they look very nice. Your living room looks calm, serene, and very tasteful. The thing is, though, that it’s not really you. Not that you aren’t serene and tasteful, it’s just that your decorating is more interesting. I mean, how many people do we know who paint the main of their house pink? Not many.
The nail head curtains are very pretty, but in the room they don’t do much to make it interesting.
Exactly. I think they’re gorgeous, and I’d recommend them to anyone, but I just don’t know if they’re right for ME.
Looks awesome! I can’t wait to see them with your pink tree.
Hi Nicole,
I vote for the yellow ones.
Did you buy the 96″ long ones? I like how they pool a bit on the floor.
Kristin
They’re 108″ long. The living room has higher ceilings than the rest of the rooms in my home.
The curtains are nice but I have to go with Brandon on this one. You recently talked about how little light your living room get in the winter. I say add the sunshine back in with those gorgeous yellow curtains.
I love both, I agree with d majority, keep the nailhead up for the winter and the yellow for spring and summer. OR use the nailhead in your bedroom…
I love the new curtains, but I think your instinct is right. The yellow curtains did have a nice “zip” to them. :)
I hate to say it, but I agree with Brandon about the yellow curtains. I like these, but in a Kelly Hoppen-type house, and yours is more lively.
love the nailhead curtains…but I think brandon was right. The yellow had a bit more contrast – these actually make me a little sad in that room – though I would love them elsewhere! maybe brandon’s office?
Love them! I have linen curtains but they just blah’d out my living room more because I have linen-colored walls (rookie mistake, I know).
they do look a little flat, but i would save the yellow curtains for the spring/summer. what about a pattern– even tone-on-tone? something a little splashier than a solid but not too loud.
Well first of, anything you do is simply amazing. I like the nailhead but I tend to agree with those who liked the yellow ones better. I’m all about the punch of color and I think they looked fabulous in there.
LeAnn
I think they look great next to the pink walls. Matchy matchy didn’t even come to my mind! I would leave them up for now.
Actually, the nailhead curtains would coordinate nicely with my couch :)
I love the yellow. but the tan is good for winter… but i gotta say the yellow wins :)
linen for fall/winter, and yellow for spring/summer.
perfect.
xoxo
I’m too torn on it to register an opinion here, but I cannot wait to hear/see what you end up doing. Nailhead trim on the yellow curtains, perhaps? : )
Good luck!
Sorry to say but I really love the yellow ones. Was looking at them with Eleanor’s photo and love the ‘pop’ they give in the room.
I have to confess that I prefer the yellow ones. They make the room brighter and happier. :) It is such a pretty room!
the yellow ones gave the room that beautiful vintage feel. they were timeless, effortless and calming…almost unnoticed.
Definitely the yellow ones look better there. The linen are also pretty but maybe in another room.
My vote is for the yellow curtains. More punch.
eeek! Not sure if anyone has mentioned it yet but please watch the kitties around those lillies. Lillies are extremely poisonous to cats:
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