Floral or Stripes?

The typical print for a pub is dark and floral. I want to challenge this and see what can be used. Whether floral or stripes is best or a bit of both.

Sample are from www.terrysfabrics.co.uk

This scheme in my opinion is quite boring to look at. The fabric in the middle definitely doesnt complement the scheme. With in this particular pub would look a bit lost and boring. (Reading Left to right.)
1. Passion Velvet- Rouge - £16.99 per metre
2. Metro Stripe - Ruby - £9.99 per metre
3. Bogart - Meadow - £10.99 per metre
4. Metro Stripe - Sage - £9.99 per metre
5. Passion Velvet Pistacho - £16.99 per metre

Samples sourced from www.terrysfabrics.co.uk and www.kurtinz.co.uk

This scheme is all about floral and using different floral patterns together to bring out the other. I really like this look at first glance. However it may look a bit busy with in the small spaces it would be applied to because of the size of each pattern. Also the grey might not work as well as i had of hoped with the fawn. (Reading left to right)
1. Passion Velvet - Rouge - £16.99 per metre
2. Villa Nova Chantilly - Avacado - £40.75 per metre
3. Villa Nova Akoko - Porcini - £32.75 per metre
4. Villa Nova Akoko - Ruby - £32.75 per metre
5. Villa Nova Chantilly - Ruby - £40.75 pe metre
6. Passion Velvet - Pistachio - £16.99 per metre

Samples are from www.terrysfabrics.co.uk and www.kurtinz.co.uk

This last scheme is combining the two, floral with stripes. This really works well together. I really like the contrast between the colours and patterns. It has a very typical pub look just bought up to date a little. this is the scheme i will be running with for now while i researching and collect other samples that might be more suitable or cost effective. (Reading left to right)
1. Passion Velvet - Rouge - £16.99 per metre
2. Metro Stripe - Sage - £9.99 per metre
3. Villa Nova Chantilly - Avacado - £40.75 per metre
4. Villa Nova Chantilly - Ruby - £40.75 per metre
5. Metro Stipe - Ruby - £9.99 per metre
6. Passion Velvet - Pistachio - per metre
The Chantilly Ruby does have some resemblance to a poppy, which is what the red was influenced by because of the area's link to both wars. This might be a nice subtle way of bringing in the influence instead of it being overpowering and all about the poppy and woodlands theme. The colours where influenced by the surrounding area but only the colours will be taken from them and not the theme. So to have a poppy look a like fabric will be more than enough. I want the interior to be free of themes because then the landlord and lady are free to put up their own artwork to make the design more of their own.

Bibliography

Kurtinz. [No Date] [Online] Kurtinz Group. Available from: http://www.kurtinz.com/index.php
[Accessed: 19th October 2011]
Terrys Fabrics. [No Date] [Online] Terrys Fabrics Ltd. Available from: http://www.terrysfabrics.co.uk/
[Accessed: 19th October 2011]