Curtain Update

When we first moved into this house, I tried to get window treatments for every room without breaking the bank.  I ended up with curtains I liked fine, but didn’t love.  In order to work with what I had, I decided to add some fabric to the bottoms of my living room curtains and line them to give them more impact and so that I could hang them high and wide.

Before:

I purchased some dark green fabric on clearance and thermal lining from JoAnn’s.  My mom (master seamstress)  flipped the curtains over for me to make them rod pocket instead of tab-top, and took them from 84″ to about 90″ long.

She warned me that they were much heavier now with the lining, so I ended up buying more substantial curtain rods to hold the extra weight.  I raised the rod height and combined two rods to make one long rod across the room.

Now, we can close the curtains on super hot and super cold days to keep our energy costs down.

After:

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I think Habitual Rearranger fits me well because I am never settled on designs, colors, or placement of items in our home. I drive Bradley crazy sometimes, but I keep figuring out new and better ways of doing things! I am not striving to be profound or an expert on anything in this blog. It is simply a way to keep a record of all of my adventures - home and life - for me to reference and also for my loved ones to follow along. I am a born and raised Georgia girl. I don't think I would enjoy living anywhere except the south. Bradley and I spent six and a half years in our starter home and are now in our forever home, a 1970s traditional two story brick house. I love getting into all kinds of projects around our house, and I try to document all the dirty details here if for no one else than for me.

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    1. Thanks Bethany! Monkey see, monkey do. I get all my ideas from catalogs and other bloggers:) I am really enjoying their more hefty look.

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