A few weeks ago, I posted about our shopping trip to check out curtains for the family room. Since we needed extra long curtains, there was nothing suitable in the store, but we did order some online and we recently installed them.
Before we put up the curtains, we had to fix the valences over the blinds (or whatever the little slat that goes over the top of the blinds to hide the ugly stuff is called). Originally there were little plastic doohickies (technical term of art) which the slats slid into. They are a little fragile, though, and several broke when we removed the blinds to paint the room.
Enter industrial strength velcro. We secured the cover slats to the blinds using self-adhesive velcro pieces. It feels pretty secure, and I actually think it looks more polished than the plastic doohickies.
Back to the curtains, we chose some lake mist blue/green panels that pull from some of the colors in the area rug we chose for the room. The rods are allegedly oiled bronze, but they look black to me. Oh well.
Some tips: Measure accurately. Then check it again. And it’s probably a good idea to check it again. Seriously, I am terrible at measuring. There were some extra holes in the wall that I patched with spackle and repainted before I snapped these pictures. Also, I think the curtains could be a bit longer, maybe even long enough that the rod could be hung a little higher above the windows.
And yes, that is a new (to us) couch. We bought a used PB Basic couch, armchair, and ottoman on Craigslist several months ago. We ordered replacement slipcovers from a company that specializes in slipcovers for this type of name brand furniture. So that’s it, with a couple of Crate & Barrel throw pillows (bought on clearance, with a coupon too!). You probably also noticed there is no armchair in the picture. That is a story for another day.
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