Q:Is there a hip way to use lace in a nursery? I inherited yards and yards of it from my mother-in-law and would love to put it to good use in our baby girl's room. Perhaps upcycled into curtains? But how to make them look fresh and modern? Any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Comments (11)
to keep it from being too sweet, i would use it with denim, charcoal-gray wool, or a coarse unbleached natural fiber for contrast. or, if you want your nursery to be a little more girly than that but still feel modern, you could do an all-white nursery with very crisp cotton and linen, with the lace softening it up a bit.
Maybe you can hang strips of it almost like fringe (or a beaded curtain look) to cover a window or closet. . . ?
maybe overlay it over some other fabric, over something more sober and simple... something a little darker and the lace would lighten it up!
i know a couple of things you can do with that lace... then we can get started on baby number 3!
Maybe use it to make a bedskirt for your crib? And then over another fabric for a pillow for your rocking chair?
Weave it. Like one of those potholder-makers you had as a kid. Then, I'd mount it on another piece of fabric (menswear? plaid?) like the other posters mentioned. Sounds pretty interesting - don't know what your lace looks like.
Using the lace as window treatments would be a very beautiful way to showcase the pattern as well as allowing plenty of natural light in. To keep it looking modern, sew straight panels of, say... 18" or 24"w and mount using Ikea's Kvartal track system. http://www.ikea.com/us/en/search/?query=KVARTAL
With this system you can also layer one or more other fabrics with your lace to create a cohesive look, pulling a solid color from your bedding, for example.
I've been wondering the same thing! I have about 15 yards of lace, and I've been playing with the idea of using it in the nursery, but just don't know how yet...
oh wait, i guess the photo made me assume we were talking about lace trim. are we actually talking about 45" or 60" fabric? or just trim, as shown?
Hahaha, your husband sounds just like my husband.
If it is trim (or you can cut it into strips without it getting too scraggly), you could try using it as a stencil to make bold lace-silhouette stripes (sort of like this picture, but with lacy stripes instead of solid ones: http://decorno.blogspot.com/2009/12/4500-makeover.html)
I've never done this, but it would be pretty cool if it worked. Lots of help, aren't I? Affix the lace somehow to the wall (thumbtacks, probably) and then spray paint over it, wait until it dries, then remove. Ta-da!