Did Someone Say Scraps?

What would you do if your Mother-in-Law gave you 12 yards of left-over, 20 year-old, Brunschwig and Fils fabric? Most normal people would smile politely, say thank you and quietly tuck it in the “Goodwill” pile. Me? I design a room entirely around it!

Here is the way the room looked when we bought the house:

Here is the fabric:

I choose the color of my dining room (Benjamin Moore Coral Bronze - Aura) based on the petals of these flowers:

Here are the curtains that I made out of the Brunschwig & Fils fabric and the crown molding that my husband installed:

And finally, here is the room so far:

Okay folks, can you guess what the fabric was originally used for?