Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Project Window Covering: Complete

At long last, I can finally check off one more " hurry up and get the home improvement stuff done before the baby comes home" project. It may take me a long time to finish things..... but at least I get it done eventually. LOL! The downstairs curtains are complete! Finally. Hal-le-lu-yer!

These are in the dining room. Sewn by my mother. Beaded by yours truly. I also recovered the seat cushions to coordinate. That's right....Martha-Stewart ain't got nothing on me! Oh wait.. she can cook. Disregard that last statement. LOL!
And behold the living room curtains! All 165 or so inches of hand beaded valance and all. I wanted the curtains to be the same fabric as the dining room but slightly different in design. I love how they turned out!!
These stripes look really beige in this photo. Hmmmm.... they're not. They're olive and sage greens. Like the couch.
To pull it all together the same beading is also on the lamps. It's miraculous what a woman can do with a hot glue gun.
I'm throwing in a photo of my now apple green nursery just to show how perfect the color is. I think it's gorgeous!! It's a little brighter in the photo than in person. Imagine white furniture and pops of hot pink accent colors throughout the room. I can't wait to get it done. Unfortunately, I think it may take me a couple months to complete. The chair I'm going to order takes a month to ship. My bedding won't be finished until mid-May. My yard and flower beds are in bad shape and the deck needs re-stained. I'm gonna have to put those projects ahead of the nursery for now. So stay tuned. I'll keep ya updated.

15 comments:

Kim said...

Looks GREAT..
You have been busy... busy...busy...
Have a great week..
I would be doing the yard part too before it gets tooo hot..
Hugs..

Suzie said...

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the curtains!! They look awesome. Nice job!

~Kristen said...

Looking AWESOME!!!

I LOVE the color of the nursery... can't wait to see more of it as it comes together!

Jazmyn said...

I'm glad you finally have all the parts of the curtains up and finished. Tickled to death that the valance fits in the living room, love how it looks with the curtains. And LOVE the apple green!!!

C's Mom said...

Wow...you are getting DOWN on chucking those projects to the finish line. Yeehaw! Lookin' lovely.

Yeah, not everything a woman can do with a hot glue gun turns out so well :0)

Marla said...

Dang woman! You are some kind of crafty. Everything is looking great!

I'm with Pipo, the only thing I make with a hot glue gun is a MESS!

Tawni said...

SHUT.UP. LOVE THE CURTAINS. AND THE PAINT. AND...UH, EVERYTHING!!!

Gotta fly you out to good ol' Utah to have you help me redecorate...I need some big time help with Av's curtains...(I could even mix you up a margarita..we do have that stuff here ya know);)

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A Beautiful Mess said...

love it! can't wait to see it in june!

Sandra said...

I think it looks awesome!! It just makes you feel happy :-)

Catherine said...

Looks great! You and your mom accomplished a lot! Looking forward to seeing the nursery progress once you've had time to work on it!

kitchu said...

looking good girlfriend!! now, only one thing missing... :O) and she goes by the name of Mia ... can't wait for THAT little addition!!

Dawn and Dale said...

Those curtains are SOOOOOOOOOO beautiful!! LOVE them!!!

Half Gaelic, Half Garlic! said...

The window treatments ROCK...I love them!!

Can't wait to see the nursery when it is complete:)

Lisa

Robin said...

Love the window treatments.. wanna come do my house? I need curtains.. :0)

"M" said...

Just catching up here... it all looks great! You are talented with all those touches. Can't wait to see how your girls room comes together in the next few months!