What inspired you?

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I've been wrestling with several different ideas for my home, unable to really decide what I wanted to do as far as colors in specific rooms until today.

I was shopping and just browsing the fabrics when I found one that I absolutely had to have for my kitchen/dining area curtains. I bought it, and will be pulling the colors for those 2 areas and my family room from them. The whole area is quite open, so the colors pretty much have to work together even though my family room drapes won't match, but will have to compliment the new curtains.

The fabric I fell in love with is a large plaid, so has several colors in it. The background is taupe, with red, white, medium blue and a bit of yellow in it. I plan to make the walls a lighter taupe with browns on the furniture and red pillows, etc for accent. The dining area is at the end of the kitchen with a large bay window, so there is a lot of window area to decorate, making this fabic a major focal point in the design.

So where did your design ideas come from?