Showing posts with label curtains. Show all posts
Showing posts with label curtains. Show all posts
Friday, April 28, 2017
Kitchen Curtains
Kitchen Curtains
Ive been decorating the kitchen to make it look more finished but it still has a ways to go. This weekend, Im going to finish a gallery wall of pictures that will hang above and below the chalkboard I posted about earlier this week. Im really excited about that project. I cant wait to post about it, hopefully it will come out as I imagine!
So, next on my list is figuring out what type of window treatments to use around the bay window. I think this will help make the space feel more polished. As a reminder, heres what the space around the kitchen table looks like.
Then, for the design of the curtain, Im not sure what direction I want to go. Ive looked at lots of different styles... bold patterns or solids... neutral colors or those with pops of accent colors.
However, Ive had a hard time finding any curtains with accent colors that I like. Part of me feels like a curtain with a neutral pattern will be more successful in our kitchen. I think Ill probably try to tie in the blue wall color to a couple accessories in the kitchen and on the table, but otherwise, I like the neutral/black&white look. Plus, when youre looking at pictures online, its hard to tell if fabrics and colors would look good in our kitchen and mix with the colors in our living room. Im hoping to go to the fabric store sometime this weekend to look at swatches in person for ideas.
So, what do you think? Do any of these fabrics/curtains stand out to you? Do you have any suggestions for curtains or fabric?
So, what do you think? Do any of these fabrics/curtains stand out to you? Do you have any suggestions for curtains or fabric?
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Friday, February 17, 2017
Kitchen Dining Curtains
Kitchen Dining Curtains
I made some curtains for our kitchen/dining area this weekend. I know some of you were against it, but I liked the idea, and did it anyway :) Some people had said it would be weird to have curtains on just this one area. Our house, however, is a pretty open floor plan, and so you cant do the same curtains on every single window and I thought the idea of doing them on this big picture window was a-ok! So I did it. I selected a pretty creamy ikat with gray, orange and turquoise in the print. The orange corresponds with our kitchen barstools and the orange and turquoise combo has always been a favorite of mine.
I like that the print isnt too large, so its not too demanding of your eye. That will hopefully help me to hold off in changing it anytime soon. But, I made these myself, so if the mood does strike me to change in a year or so, its not a big deal because it wasnt too pricey.
I did my old tried and true method of ironing the edges under, then hot gluing. To attach them to the curtain rings ( I bought the rod and rings at ikea. the rod was $5 and extends to 150". Our window is very long - something like 120"), I ended up doing a method I saw Sherry do at Young House Love do. Clip the little clips that attach to the rings on to the back of the panel, and it helps give a more pinched look at the top, rather than just clipping them to the top of the curtain. Way less "DIY" looking!
heres what mine looked like on the inside:
I wasnt sure if I was doing the right thing or not, so I just tried it out and it worked. I think they look great. I didnt think the little teeth on the clips would hold the heavy fabric, but they actually barely would even come out when I was trying to reposition the clip. Those things are grippy!
see how they match the barstools on the other side of the kitchen?
other side. I forgot to buy the end cap things for the poles. Will get them next time Im at IKEA. Not in a hurry to go back to that place. I had about a thousand things on my to do list this weekend ,and when I went to IKEA on Saturday (obvious mistake to go on a weekend, but I didnt have time during the week), I had to wait in line for literally 30 minutes to check out. Awesome!
the cute little wicker cabinet I found at Goodwill is also in here now. I still havent painted it- its only primed. It might stay primed forever. Haha. I think it would be cute to paint it a color though... hmmm, what color?!
I think it looks pretty good right there. Im not one for things being catty cornered like that, generally, but I think it works ok in this space. I like seeing my cute little napkins/glasses/bowls displayed, and I know ill have fun changing them out regularly. Plus, I can hold a lot of stuff in this thing!
this is the latest sofa table (which is currently living in the dining room) incarnation:
springy. jordan said I was being fancy. This setup changes weekly. I took down the art - not sure what will go over the sofa table. I might do another painting when I get some free time. going on vacation next week, so maybe Ill do something then.
anyway - the curtains are definitely an exciting upgrade Ive been meaning to tackle. Glad I finally did.
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