Making the House a Home - Part 1 of 1,000,000

It has been a wonderful whirlwind of a month! E and I finished the paperwork and got the keys to our first house on Aug 15. Since then, we've been spending all our time trying to get settled in to our new space. (We also spent 10 fabulous days in San Diego but that deserves its own post.)

Here's our progress so far:
- Painting is complete in all 3 bedrooms, both living areas, the kitchen, and the dining room. All that's  left is a hallway and part of a bathroom!
- We got a good deal on a washer and dryer over Labor Day weekend and they finally got delivered.
- There are less than 5 boxes remaining unpacked! That's a good feeling!

But we've got a long way to go. Our priorities are finishing painting and getting things more organized. Then we'll move on to fun things like hanging pictures and starting to replace our furniture.

Tonight I've been looking for the perfect fabric for the DIY roman shade I have in mind for our kitchen window. With many home decor projects, I get quickly overwhelmed by my lack of knowledge and the multitude of choices... Fabric shopping is no exception!

Here's our kitchen's "before" picture. This was taken by the previous owner. We've painted the walls light grey and added our own red, black, and stainless steel stuff to the room. Hopefully you can imagine it closely enough.

Anyway, I'm looking for an eye catching red fabric with white, grey, or black accents. So far I've found these 3 faves on Spoonflower:

A bold, large pattern of red, white, and black

A smaller white-on-red geometric print

And what's becoming a standard safe choice, the chevron

Which one is your favorite?