Bedroom Curtains Progress – Did I Make The Wrong Decision?

I think I chose the wrong one. Here’s what the panel looks like with the trim wrapped around the edge. This panel is finished except for the hem.

Here’s the thing. I like the width of the trim when wrapped around the edge. What I don’t like is that the design loses its impact when it’s folded in half.

It would be a pain to change course right now, but there’s nothing other than my desire to get these finished ASAP that’s keeping me from doing it over if it needs to be done. I still haven’t put the pleats in some of the panels, so if I’m going to change my mind, this is the time to do it. They do have the trim sewn on the edge, but it can be easily removed, ironed, and reused.

Here’s what it would look like with the full width of the trim showing. And of course, with my love of (and really, my need for) symmetry, I think I should have gone this direction. Hindsight is 20/20, right?

I do wish it was narrower, but there’s nothing I can do to change that at this stage. So I either keep it folded around the edge, in which case the amount of orange showing is perfect (to me) but the design is cut in half, which looks incomplete to me. Or I use the full width, which will be much bolder, but the design is complete, which is a lot more pleasing to the eye and gives me that symmetry that I love.

Not using the trim is not an option. I hung the fabric on the rod for a couple of days without the trim to see if I liked that, and I don’t. It’s way too plain and blah. The curtains need trim and that punch of orange for me to be happy with them. I’m just (still) torn on how to use it, especially now that I actually have one panel finished (except for the trim) and hung in the room. Let me know your thoughts, but as of right now, I’m thinking I need to redo them. While I want to get these (and the whole room) finished ASAP, I also want it done right.