Well, I can finally say I've crossed a few things off of our lengthy house to-do list over there on the right --->
I've said before that we have been phasing out the red in our living room, opting instead for more natural and neutral colors - greens, browns, whites, tans, etc.
Here are the old roman shades we had. We originally went for this type of shade because Sandy has a penchant for standing on/dominating the couch all day to be sure she barks at every passing car/person/gust of wind. I didn't want broken blinds.
But we're risking it and put up white blinds and a lovely curtain rod.
They have a greenish silverish blueish tone (maybe a tiny bit more blueish than I would prefer..) but just having curtains totally softens the room. I love how they look.
Here's my issue. I really wanna implement the principles of hanging curtains for maximum impact. But seriously, I got the longest curtain rod that Ikea had (accidentally stabbing a few eager shoppers along the way to checkout in the process) and it still isn't long enough! I want the curtains to not be covering the windows at all. Technically I haven't looked anywhere else, but any recommendations as to where to find a long (yet substantial) rod?? My windows aren't even that big...
We had the same problem in our bedroom but I just ignored the advice becasue I couldn't bear paying anymore for a curtain rod. I have good luck with long curtain rods at JCPenney. But I"m just constantly amazed at the crazy prices for curtain rods.
ReplyDeleteI love the panels. They are a lovely color.
The panels look great! I love the neutral colors - I too am moving to the neutral tones:) We needed an extra long curtain rod for our bedroom and we got it at Target. It was expensive, but worth it!
ReplyDeleteit looks fabulous!! i think that is what our family room needs...curtains!! :) maybe we will copy you
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