Oh, and I forgot, these two prints, although they could also go out in the playroom:
He currently has white nursery furniture; we'll change that out for dark wood furniture as he gets older. (I'd love to give him a cool suspended bed to accentuate the treehouse feel; we'll see.) The goal is to have a very forest-y room. I'm not afraid of the curtains being a bit feminine in feel, although I wouldn't go over-the-top with that. And I'd prefer something he can grow with, rather than something super-cutesy for the nursery. I especially don't like pastels.
Given that, what do you think of these as curtain options?
Botany Bramble Vine in grass or ripple, $8 / yd:
1. 
2. 
Tina Givens, Opal Owl Bark in violet, $8 / yd:
3. 
Alexander Henry's Spotted Owl, $8 / yd, in either smoke or natural:
4. 
5. 
It's a Hoot, Trees in Pistachio Marshmallow, $8 / yrd
6. 
Michael Miller's Pretty Bird, $8.25 / yd, blue:
7. 
Tina Givens Haven's Edge, Trees in Pink, $8.50 / yd:
8. 
Joel Dewberry's Aviary 2, $9 / yd, in either plum or lilac:
9. 
10. 
I also love the Woodland collection on Spoonflower, but it's twice the price of any of the above ($17.50 / yd), and I just can't justify that for a kid's room right now. Ah well.
Right now, I'm leaning towards #1, #3, or #9. I think.
Dark owls are the only ones he might grow with.
IMO, etc.
I should clarify — I just mean grow to age 8-10 or so. I figure somewhere around then, he’ll start having serious opinions about his room and will want to paint it black or cover it in rock star posters or something.
I like the Tina Givens one best. Second choice, the last one, in either color.
Kavi voted for #7, Pretty Bird, btw.
David, which Tina Givens print? There are two, Opal Owl Bark and Haven’s Edge Trees.
That’s the age I was also thinking. By 10, he’ll want robots.
I’m fine switching to robots in 6-8 years. 🙂 I saw a very cool light the other day, suspended, that looked like a UFO. I should have bookmarked it, just in case.
The Tina Givens work does have a really nice mix of whimsy and pleasant design. The Opal Owl Bark is part of the Midnight Owl Purple colorway set here:
https://www.tinagivens.com/OpalOwl.html
I like some of the other fabrics in that set, but I think none of them as well as the bark. The owl fabric would make for a cute accent pillow, though, perhaps with dark purple sheets?
Sorry. Opal Owl Bark
Thinking about it further, however, I really prefer solid color curtains. Are prints more authentic to the period of the house?
From what I can tell of the paint colour on the wall (on my screen) and the print colours (again on my screen) I’d vote for#7 (yay, I agree w/Kavi!) or #9.
But, given it’s for blocking out light I would lean towards #9.
Ignoring paint colour and just looking at the prints my faves are 6, then 1. But you can’t just ignore the paint colour.
At the end of the day though I probably agree w/David in that I generally prefer solids for curtains because I’m boring.
I love the ‘could go out in the playroom’ prints for pillows or something.
Not that I think you are boring David! That comment was only directed to me!
*furiously backpeddles*
OK, I’m not liking any of the pink purple or blue background curtains with the bedroom green. Kavya’s favorite looks like a girl (sexist, I know). I think I like #1 best, but is the fabric textured in little boxes, or is that the light?
http://www.modes4u.com/en/kawaii/p4992_blue-forest-animals-fabric-Into-The-Woods-USA-designer.html
Although I’m not sure the color would work…. and it’s pricier too.
And, I ran into this which totally isn’t what you’re looking for and isn’t the right size but I like it 🙂
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&biw=939&bih=632&q=woodland+curtains&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&wrapid=tlif130163232764010&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=6957859384691441743&sa=X&ei=gVWVTe3rDILeiAKg6_2cCQ&ved=0CIIBEPICMAY#
I actually like #4 for a boy.
Ikea has a great set of curtains:
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90112017
And some great fabrics. This particular choice would need lining but the graphics are great:http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90150919
Don’t worry about the blocking out light issue; I can add a liner cheaply to any fabric as needed. That’s easy.
Kirstie, that first fabric is intriguing, but a bit…hmm…pacific northwest in feel for me? Somehow suggesting lumberjacks, though I can’t say why. Would be great for a log cabin in the mountains, but not quite what I want. The other is pretty, but not my kind of thing at all.
Catherine, great suggestions — see next post!