I know that it’s the 4th of July and people won’t really be around today, but I promised my mom I would get her some pictures of the final results of what she and I did yesterday.
Exactly six months later (because they were finished yesterday), we have some window treatments going on in here. I guess tacking it up would have been faster, but it is still decidedly not my style, and I didn’t mind waiting until I could do what I actually wanted. This is what I wanted, internet! And Mom! I am so happy with them!
We did not find an L-shaped rod, but my aunt discovered that there are joints that you can use to put two rods together. Unfortunately, it ended up not working in our tiny corner there. We just had to hang two rods, but I think it looks fine. Mike and I had to go through great pains to hang those rods. Specifically I went through great pains when the rod hit my foot and left a mark. I considered taking a picture of my wound to show you, but that seems somewhat gross. Let’s focus on my pretty windows instead.
We actually have some big changes coming up in that corner. Next week, our sunroom is going to be tiled (fare thee well, stupid carpet that still has the imprints of the furniture of the lady who lived here) and we are going to move that table into the sunroom after the tile is finished. I have two chairs like the one that is already in our kitchen (they are surprisingly comfortable as well as being cute) and we are going to find a low table to put between them and have that be a nice sitting corner for chatting and drinking coffee. And my great-grandmother’s begonia. I am going to keep it there because I remember to water it in that corner.
Any suggestions on where I should go to get a low round table (like a bistro table but those would be too tall)? I can’t wait to show you the changes to the sunroom once they are finished. Meanwhile, I am looking for the perfect rug for our about-to-be-tiled floor. (It is hard to do rug shopping on the internet. You never know if the colors are exactly what you are wanting.)
The title quote comes from a poem by Emily Dickinson.
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8 Comments
look at you!! they look great, and so much fun that you and your mom did them together.
my suggestions for the table would be to look somewhere like target or pier one for a bistro table…they usually have pretty good selections with reasonable prices. sometimes they have ones online in clearance, too. happy fourth!
Cool window. Come look in my basement and we will see if we have a table.
They look great. Perfect match with the walls and pictures.
Sometimes you can find interesting things at places like TJ Maxx or Tuesday Morning.
I was going to suggest Pier One and TJ Maxx, too, for the table and the rug. Do you have a World Market? They have good stuff, too, and usually pretty well priced.
I wondered about World Market, Brandi. We do have one, but I usually go there for food stuff. And we’re really close to Marshall’s, so I should check there, too.
I was actually surprised by the selection I found in Big Lots the other day – it wasn’t drastically less expensive than other places, but it was a nicer selection than expected, so just one more place to look! Another option is Home Decorator’s Collection (website) – real wood pieces that are really well priced.
For sure check out Marshalls. Or Steinmart, surprisingly. I think the windows look great. I really like those white rods.