Apparently, when able to spend my own money and buy things to my taste, I go for shiny/sparkly and embroidered. My bedroom curtains are satin-y, my office curtains have a touch of shimmer to some of the panels plus embroidery with sparkles, and the cushions I just bought for the new couch/bed/thingy in the office (officially it's called a Klik-Klak bed, but I have a Thing about cutesy spelling) are shimmery with embroidery and sequins! Not many sequins, just few here and there. Three of the cushions are shades of lavender, and these have the sequins and embroidery, and two of them (for accent) are a pale gold color. The lavender cushions complement the curtains.
Apparently when left to my own devices I go girly. It's kind of...unexpected. Although, when I was little I did want lots and lots of cushions on my bed - I think I must have seen something like that in one of the old movies Mom used to watch after church. Now, I have them on my couch where I don't have to move them every time I want to sleep. So, delayed/deferred wish fulfillment?
The sections with the spirals on the first one are the sections that complement the curtains: I think its the same fabric with different embroidery (the curtains have flowers). The second one is the approximate color, but not the exact cushion cover. They were on clearance so I'm guessing they're not listed online any more.
I'm thinking I'll paint the walls of the office a cream color. Does anyone have pointers on painting a room with angled walls? (It's an attic, essentially. Surprisingly few people have made madwoman jokes when I point out I spend most of my time in an attic room.) No yellow wallpaper.