Why not smile at a crocodile?

OK, so received wisdom is against it but why not? At least when we are talking about mock-croc effect!

We got new bedroom curtains recently - well, actually before Christmas but we've just been too busy to talk about them until now. Here they are:

From the photo, they look like they are a plain pinky-cream fabric (it's a combination of lighting, less than professional photography) so here is a close up which shows the pattern and the colour more accurately:

The fabric is made by a company called Fibre Naturelle Ltd. It's called 'Marble' (although it is clearly a reptile skin print) from their Milano range and It comes in a range of colours - this one is 'almondie'. 

The curtains themselves were made by a company called Cotton and Chintz and the service from them was excellent. Julie brought round loads of samples, measured the windows and then came back to fit them when the curtains were made. It was all very friendly and efficient - and the price was highly competitive too!

We like them so much that we're beginning to regret not having these tiles in the bathroom:

They are Crocodile in white, from Topps Tiles. 

So we are definitely smiling at a crocodile at the moment - is it just us or is this going to be a bit of a thing this year?