Kitchen Curtains

Thankfully, I was able to make and hang the kitchen toppers before company came. I had an image in my mind of what the windows should look like, and this is it:





Up close, with flash:



So weird how different the paint looks in different light. I think that's kind of what I like about it.

Who?

I just realized I forgot to put up the "After" of the owl.



I Googled around to see if I could find a similar one. Here's what I found.



It's even in a green room! The difference is that this little fellow was around $165! Yipes!

The only one I found like mine was this one



That is one evil-looking bird! And he's $60. Think I'll keep my little $15 guy.

Here She Is

Quite a difference.

I lined the back of the bookcase with a coral silk taffeta.



Last night, when I put the curtains up, I hated them! HATED! Today, I kinda love them.



The tiebacks are some cheap beads I found at the Huge Lots (seriously, have you seen the new Rivers Ave. store? It has to be called huge!)



My buffet decorations.



Next, I have to finish the kitchen. Here is the fabric for the curtains.



Because of the little gap at the top of the blinds, this is a big priority. It's making me the crazy!

Then I'll tackle these craigslist beauties:

Sneak Peak for Tomorrow

What the heck am I going with this guy?

It's A Process

I lived in apartments so long that when we finally got a house, I kinda went nuts with color. I wanted a red dining room. And I so got it.



and this got even yellower over the years.



The kitchen and dining room are side-by-side so a little too Condiment City.



What was I thinking? Yeesh.

Seven years later, the color had to go. My Real World Job is kind of chaotic. When I get home at night, I need calm. Peace.

I wasn't really sure where to start. After dozens of paint chips, I narrowed the choices down to these:



So last Saturday and Sunday, my chaotic rooms turned into this:



Ooooooohhhhhh! The ugly cabinets even look good with this. Iffy about the stuff above the cabinets. I have an image in my head about how this room should feel. Not sure all the stuff is in the feeling though.



Aaaaaahhhhhh! You can actually see the wood! Wow!


I am beyond thrilled with the color. It is Martha Stewart's Endive colormatched in Behr's Paint + Primer. I give the Behr 5 stars! Only two coats to cover all that red.

Here are some accents I'm still working out.



Hey, look! Old ugly found a home! Coral is most def going to be an accent color in the dining room as well as the kitchen.

I put up the matchstick blinds in the kitchen last night. After only 4 trips to Lowes and/or Home Depot to find the right ones that would fit these jacked up windows.

Tonight: make the dining room curtains and transform the little bookcase. (It's going to be awesome!) And the tiebacks for the curtains are a little surprise as well.

Well, the curtains aren't going to make themselves. How cool would that be? Gotta scoot!