Well finally after weeks of having the curtains, buying a curtain rack, washing and ironing them, and FINALLY hanging them, I have a house post to write. A pretty small one, but work is work! The curtain rack is from Home Depot. Matt measured out the distances and used the laser level to keep it straight. We went a few inches above the top valence. Then I heard "oops!" This is oops - a chunk of our window frame out from the drill slipping. Gotta love DIY projects... Once the curtain rod was up, it was time to add in the curtains. They are Emmie Kvist from Ikea. They are navy and white, with a bit of gray in them, which will eventually blend well with our hallways when we paint over the beige that is currently there. Here they are! They come with ties, which we tried, but I like them better free. It'll be nice to tie them back when we are using the dining room and need to get into the sideboard. What do you think? Okay so they are bit short...we forgot that they aren't through the rungs right at the top...oh well - I still think they look great! Makes the room look a lot taller and adds some elegance to the dining room. Last project before Matt leaves for Vancouver!
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Alicia Christensen
7/10/2012 08:44:07 am
Hi! I LOVE your dining room! I have these curtains for our living room! Can you tell me what blue paint you used on your walls? I LOVE IT!
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Kathleen
7/10/2012 12:10:50 pm
Thanks! The wall colour is Benjamin Moore's Newburyport Blue in eggshell.
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Azelia
7/24/2012 12:26:48 pm
Was searching for "pretty curtains" for my dining room and found you. I LOVED these. I went out to buy them at IKEA the next day, so thank you. I am tempted to paint my dining room too. I love this color! Way to go. It looks great!
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Thanks so much - glad you like them. They really do add a bit of femininity to our dining room and pull it all together - and they were a great price at Ikea!
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