Anyways, while John was working hard this month as a Work Crew boss...I tried to keep myself busy. I brought my new sewing machine to camp (thanks for the inspiration, Bethany!) and made curtains for our bedroom. For a while, I decided against curtains in the bedroom because we have those nice, thick, wooden, white blinds...but I had a vision for the window bench area of the bedroom. I looked at patterned fabric that would go nicely with our duvet, but newsflash...fabric can get pricey! I found curtain panels for 14 bucks at Marshalls....sold! They were kind of thin, so I just bought blackout liners to sew onto the back.
With the window being over the window bench, I had to hem them a lot. I also decided that since it was such a skinny area...I could use one panel on each window in the bedroom and save some money. So I split the panel hemmed those sides and then sewed on the liner.
I was kind of worried with how that the teal color would clash with our grey-blue walls..but it works perfectly with our duvet...so I'm pleased for now! I plan to sew a window seat cushion and create some pillows (buying fabric for pillows will be much cheaper than buying fabric for curtains). I love the grommet top, it's easy to open and shut so we can keep the sun out! (Hint - black out liners also keep the heat out, which is nice for our house because it's so old.)
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Voila! With the window seat cushion and some pillows...this will look nice and cozy! |
Omg you're so cute and domestic! I love it! Can't wait to see your face <3
ReplyDeleteaww shawna this is so great! i love the curtains and i love the ROOM. it's so inviting and so darling. i miss you. be well, and be in touch, pumpkin muffin! and keep blogging, pleasee!!
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