Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Dropcloth Curtains

Thanks to everyone for the sweet comments on my guest bedroom post! It is awesome to read so many lovely comments from blogland!  My mom and I have a lot of fun projects planned for 2011 and we are looking forward to all of the inspiration that comes from reading everyone's blogs!

Now that the Christmas decorations are down and the house is clean, I decided to make a minor change in my living room that has had much more of an impact than I thought it would!  I knew my curtains were too bland for my den and I needed wider panels.  Here are my curtains before.  Not bad just a little too close to the wall color so they fade away...

So, I went to Home Depot and bought 5 dropcloths, ripped them right out of the package, and hung those bad boys right up! And yes, they need ironing.  Here is the after...








I LOVE how they look! They were $9.98 per dropcloth and for windows this size, I would have paid a lot more than that for fabric, even cheap fabric! A plus - they are already hemmed around all edges and are a good weight for curtains.  I can't believe it took me this long to jump on the blog bandwagon and do this! 

I am now going to take the red out of the dining room.  I thought I liked it, but I want to paint the sideboard blue like the hutch in my foyer and brighten things up in there.  I like red accents, but the red is just too heavy with the dark furniture.  Planning to get my paint tomorrow and get crackin'!

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13 comments:

  1. Love your drapes. They look fabulous. Your room is gorgeous. Hugs, Marty

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  2. They look very "full" and expensive. I think I have found my new window treatments, thanks for sharing!

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  3. Wow! I am so glad I found your blog. Awesome idea and the room looks so fresh and clean. Our master needs a redo and our drapes were expensive so I was planning on designing around them. Now that I see this look and it's so inexpensive - it frees me up from a design perspective. Just fantastic!

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  4. They turned out beautifully! This room is so light and bright - perfect for the transition from winter to spring. Nice!

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  5. I have made my trip to the HD over 2 months ago for my "curtains" This gives me motivation to get my hiney in gear and get mine up! Love them!

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  6. My I have your living room? I just love it! It's so bright and airy... beautiful! Great job on the drapes. Thanks so much for stopping by!

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  7. They look great! I love how chic and textured they look. Great color in the space too. =]

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  8. Beautiful space, love the colors! So happy to have found your blog!

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  9. Your curtains look beautiful!

    -Rene

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  10. Loving the new light and airy look of your home. Can't wait to see the dining room updates. thanks for stopping by my blog the other day! liz

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  11. Beautiful room!! Love the curtains~such a great idea. :)

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