New Window Treatments

I have to say that I am pretty proud of myself because I finally made progress on my living room plan list that I shared with you in this post!  This weekend I (actually Adam) hung our new curtains.  The part that I am most proud of is that I sewed these curtains myself.  If only you knew about my 4-H sewing days, you would be proud of me too... my sewing projects were nothing short of a disaster, just ask my mom!  Haha!

Here they are!

New Window Treatments

I found the material on the Calico Corners website.  It is called Kalah Blue.



84" Panel Curtains



Here is a reminder of what the living room looked like before.

This is where my curtain inspiration came from.

Remember I said I made the curtains myself?  They were easy as pie to make - if you can sew a straight line, you can make panel curtains!

I made three 84" curtain panels so I ordered 7 yards of material. 

I cut the material into 84" long pieces of fabric and finshed the rough edges with a straight stitch.

After I was done sewing, I ironed each panel to make them look crisp and new.

The curtain rods are from my all-time favorite store, Target, and so are the curtain hooks.

Last, I had my personal handy-man (Adam) help me hang up the curtain rods.

Ta-Da - the new curtains are hung!

Curtains are the first item I can cross of my living room to-do list!  My next project will be to re-cover the throw pillows on the couch.  In fact, I just go the material in the mail today! :)  Below is what is left on the list. 

1. New window treatments, add curtains

2. Re-cover throw pillows

3. New wall hangings

4. Add accessories

5. Replace rug? 

I admit that I have a little bit of work yet to make it all come together, but it will.   

*BETH

Living Room Plan

I am in desparate need of a game-plan to jazz up our living room.  I find our main living and gathering space to be a little boring and in need of some color and visual interest. 

Fortunately we have a solid foundation to start with including updated furniture, brand new windows, a solid wood floor and a wall color that will work with any color scheme!  Below are my initial thoughts for color and my "to do" list.

Color:

   

To Do List:

1. Select window treatments (shades and curtains)

2. Find new or re-cover throw pillows

3. Wall hangings

4. Accessorize

5. Replace the rug?

I would define my style as contemporary and simple but I would really like to incorporate pattern and texture to create visual interest in this room.  I think I can accomplish that by re-covering throw pillows and finding the right curtains.  Chances are, I will probably end up doing a lot of sewing so I get the fabric and exact look that I want. (Believe it or not I can sew... but only straight lines!) 

Readers - Let me know what you think or if you have any suggestions (color, accessories, furniture arrangement) to make this room look like it belongs in a magazine! :)  If I incorporate your suggestion you will get something REAL NICE!