And Done.....

The curtains are hung!!! Done, Done, and Done!

Had to go all the way to Hillsboro to get this fabric. The stripes were perfect for this room. They matched the wall color and the other fabric on the bulletin board perfectly. The were also not too feminine, because I do like to pretend that this is Brian's room also.

I was planning on sewing them, but got too excited. I came home and just cut the fabric in half and put them on the clips. I figured if I didn't like the look that I could sew them later. ("I" meaning my mom).



The other thing I couldn't believe was the cost of curtain rods. I haven't bought any in a while and could just not pay 60$ for a rod. I wanted to pay around 20$. Well in order to stick to a budget, sometimes you need to make a little wiggle room. I had been looking for one long rod, and while shopping at Target on Mon, found two small ones on clearance! One was 10$ (it had been repackaged) and the other was 14$. Now that was more my speed. So by using two rods instead of one I only had to pay 24$!!! And I think I get a little more effect because of the crystal ball embellishments in the middle!

In that box on the shelf is Brian's Great Uncle's Sextant that he used on his ships. His cousin just gave it to Brian and it really is such a treasure. It is more than a hundred years old. Amazing.

I love this room, so much so, that I want to paint the rest of the house this color.....that however, will not be happening!