We hung the swatch in various locations and we do love the fabric and it definitely works well on the side of my kitchen with the window located near the back door but doesn't seem to work as well on the window above the sink due to placement near the cabinets. Those who responded back felt that the pattern would work well in my kitchen. ![]() I received a pretty nice size swatch of the Patna Paisley Spice as discussed in this thread with a picture attached above. Just an update on the fabric for my window treatments in the kitchen. I'm glad you all liked the room and what we have done with it so far and I can't thank all of enough for chiming in. I was trying to find something different - like paisley or damask. I like the strip sample but alot of my house has striped curtains and this would be more of the same. What I was striving for was decorating the kitchen with Italian type decor - not Tuscan architecture. (3) Repainting the soffit a different color is a little confusing to me since the soffit eventually turns into a wall and where do I stop the painting? (4) I am starting to agree that the kitchen isn't really Tuscan. I guess I need to think further on that one. (2) many of you feel we need nothing on the soffit while others like the iron idea. (1) It appears no one likes the grape vine idea on the soffit. I appreciate your feedback and your ideas are wonderful! It does still get a little confusing as all of you have varying and contradictory opinions. Get a nice basket you can put in a corner or next to something and pile that grape garland it in. Perhaps what you are going for is "Mediterranean" - around here in SoCal, it is just described as Classic Californian - rather simpler and less ornate than in some areas. You have a lovely kitchen to work with, seems to me that you should forget about the soffit (we have lots of them).you have nice neutrals and space to work with, you just need others things to look at and the soffit will disappear.you could put stronger, earthier accessories about - colorful crock, platter, sunflowers, lemons, olives, try an iron wine rack on the counter and put in some wine (or bottled water if not a drinker) with one or two of your grape leaves.I would not put iron pieces on the soffit, it might get real busy - ( maybe over the window - can't tell if that would make sense), painting the entire kitchen and eating area could work but I would consider whether a deep or bight color is too out of line with what you might be doing in the rest of your house. Do you like the grape vine idea? if so, any idea where i could get something with smaller leaves? Any other suggestions for my soffit? ![]() So, I wanted to get peoples opinion on this. I think if I found grape vines with smaller leaves it may look a litle less busy and more classy. I ordered some grape garland online and it was beautiful but when I tried it on the soffit, the leaves were just too big (largest was about 4 - 5 inches) and made the soffit look too busy. ![]() Even with googling the idea online, I can't seem to find many pictures of kitchens where people did something like this. I realize I could always stencil the area with a grape theme but I'm very intrigued by the grape vine idea. Since its an Italian / Tuscan theme, a friend gave me an idea about hanging some silk grapevine garland on the soffit with a few artificial grape clusters hanging (but not gawdy or overdone). I really don't want to just hang a few plaques or plates and wanted to be a little imaginative and different. It runs about 15 feet on the working side of the kitchen. The soffit is about 9-10 inches high and has crown molding above it to the ceiling. The kitchen is a Tuscan theme and I'm toying around with what to do with my soffit. Hi, my kitchen has been all redone and now I am trying to decorate.
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