TanyaL

I have been tasked to make some "super, elegant, masculine" pillowcases for a friend. Nothing sports related. His bedroom colors are dark brown tile floor, medium brown leather suede (!) bed covering, khaki walls. Black drapes. Furniture is queen size bed, 50 plus inch TV and a rolltop desk with his laptop. Have no idea what his sheets are. This is a successful professional man, a bachelor who owns his house. What do you suggest for colors and patterns, if any?

delma_paulk

perhaps some shade of blue? muted, not bright, perhaps with shading of green.

GrannieAnnie

Heavy black silk pillow case main section. Some manly tone on tone.
Brown peachskin cuff.
And the trim section a non-stiff khaki colored fake leather.

delma_paulk

Some shade of blue? perhaps muted, not bright, kind of bluish green?

Lori S

I would stay with lots of shades of brown with black as the highlight. I think if wanted other colors from the color wheel he would have done it. Maybe a batik with lots of browns in the pattern.

QuilterChick

There seems to be a lot of black in that room and dark colors. Black drapes. I'm thinking fine quality fabric in animal prints for the pillowcases with a narrow black border between the case itself and medium brown border in a similar color to the bed covering. I would also put a zebra or stripe border around the hem of those black drapes if possible. A few silk dupioni goldy/tan bed pillows would be nice as with his monogram initial in the center.

TanyaL

I think this is just going to a simple valentine gift or something. The guy probably wouldn't let anyone mess with his decor.

fatquarters

Oh man!!!! I recently seen free patterns somewhere on the net, They would be perfect. The cuff on the pillowcase had like tuxedo tuckss. Anyone else see them??? I cant remember where they were.

barny

Boy, Granny Annie you have good ideas. I'd go with that.

GrannieAnnie

I started to reply about animal prints, but people have very different views of animal prints. I'd not try it for someone I didn't know.