You might remember… oh about 6 months ago, we asked your opinion on our Facebook page about which curtains and gave you these options.
There were 151 of you that weighed in, and while I loved reading each of your suggestions and reasons behind them, there was no obvious front-runner. And curtains weren’t really in the budget just then anyway, so I just tried to put it out of my mind for the time being.
But I was really in denial, because in my heart of hearts I ached for curtains. This room is SCREAMING for curtains!
We’re trying to keep the room more casual than formal, so we thought charcoal would loosen things up a bit… but we hated them. So much that we forgot to take pictures before returning them. I think with the dark stained front door, it was just too much contrast in the room. We just wanted something that complemented the stencil without drawing too much attention to itself. So we decided to try these pale ‘greige’ curtains by Allen & Roth.
They’re neutral and wispy and fabulous. And the 95” length was perfect… didn’t even need to hem!
(don’t mind the girls’ keyboard in the pic above. It’s TEMPORARY! Anything to entertain the tots!)
We’ve still got things to do in this room, but you know we like to jump around between rooms… so who knows when this room will actually get checked off. Here’s what we have left.
- replace the mini blinds with some wooden plantation blinds or maybe some roll-up grasscloth blinds
- reupholster the two burgundy chairs (need to find the perfect fabric first!)
- figure out arrangement of pictures on the crown shelf
- strip/stain door to studio (stripping tutorial here)
- add some fun throw pillows on our new-to-us couch!
That list may grow… or shrink. Don’t hold us to anything! It’s fun seeing things slowly transform and feel more like ‘home’. Thanks for taking interest in our various little transformations! If you’re not familiar, here’s our home tour, and here’s a link to how we found our home
Woohoo!
The curtains are just perfect! I also want to change mine and I am in the search for the perfect beige!
Well done!
I do like them too! subtle & elegant. 😉
~dana~
I love love love your blog. I’m not sure how I came across you months ago… perhaps searching for tips on refinishing furniture…since then I’ve come to revere you/your family as something for many of us to aspire to. Although I’m way past my nesting years, I think you’re doing what many of us only dream about. I’ve turned a couple of my young co-workers on to your site too. WELL DONE on the curtains! I think this room is my favorite. Your stenciling is an absolute wonder, and the curtains found a home without making a statement – which is just what this room needed!
LOVE the curtains! They really do make the stencil pop!!!
Love! I think a rug with a little color would pull everything together nicely and help your furniture relate.
a rug on top of carpeting? interesting.
~dana~
Love the curtains.
Why the apology for the keyboard. Is there some rule that if we blog we are not allowed to live in our home? Are we all trying to pretend to the world that we sit in these beautiful rooms without any electronic means of entertainment?
Wellllll… That’s not the reason I’m apologizing at all. Mostly because it’s a cheap old thing. I’d love to have a beautiful old upright piano someday. I love the real thing! And I miss playing!
One word~~ Fabulous!!!
Love the curtains – fabulous choice. Warms the room so much. I also like the warmth of the burgundy chairs and the way they pull the room together with the dark door. RE: Keyboard. For the sake of our children our dining room has become a jumble of madness aka computer central. Two desks, two computers, one dining room. Some things are worth more than decor. Keyboard meets this criteria in my opinion!
Haha! Thx for validating our keyboard. It provides us with hours of peace (not to be confused with silence). Nick likes the burgundy chairs as-is too, so we’ll have to see. They just seem so HEAVY- looking to me. 🙂
I think you picked the perfect color. Great job!
I like them.
like it a lot!
Love the curtains! They blend great with the rest of the room and don’t overpower your beautiful stencil design. Just who is your interior designer??????? (said sarcastically!!)
Good curtain choice! They look like they were made for the room. I too have been having a hard time picking curtains for the front room. Why is it so hard?! It will probably take me about 6 more months to decide 🙂