This is a paid post but it fits right in with what I'm scheming to do. We got The Void painted and got rid of the Bowflex. I was hoping for blue-green but got blue. It's a blue I like so once we got it painted we quit and skipped the idea of the colorwash. It was hard enough to get it painted blue. (There's somebody in this house who would dispute the use of the word "we.")
I went to the library and got all of their books about sewing valences (sorry, other patrons). It's really hard to get excited about curtains, valances, or other stuff than can be frumpy or ostentatious. It's extra hard when the books you are looking at are all from the '70s and '80s. Not that you'd think valances would change all that much. Then, I found a book with some really attractive things in it. Not sure what was the difference. I'll write about that later and give you the book's title.
So I've picked out a simple design that uses two fabrics, which solves my problem of deciding between my two favorite fabrics. Now I need to measure for the fabric and find the curtain rods, or poles. I really don't like to sew, but how bad can this be?
That's why I'm writing this ad. I need curtain rods, window poles, whatever you want to call them. I'm going to start by browsing at http://www.terrysfabrics.co.uk/cat_curtain-poles.php. Terry's Fabrics has helpful advice, such as how to measure your window for poles, (they call them poles, and I can go along with that). They've got a nice inventory and some interesting designs to consider.
I haven't decided how fancy I'm going to get on this. I start out ambitious, and end up doing something like buying a placemat from Target and hanging it over a curtain rod. (I have seriously done that in one bathroom, and it looks fabulous, actually!)
I will post pictures when I'm finally finished. I'm sure you can't wait.
We actually have done some fun stuff around here. Well, it was fun when it was finished.
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