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Hello! Well friends, my long awaited Etsy drapes have finally arrived from Avec Dieu Couture’s Etsy shop, and I am in love!  I have to tell you, after receiving these drapes in the mail and admiring the professional look and feel, I am so glad that I didn’t attempt these myself.  There is a time and a place for everything, but it was not my time to try to do these myself.  Worth. every. penny.  Especially when I think about the inevitable frustration (and subsequent cursing) that I would have experienced in my sewing attempt. So, let’s get on with the good stuff, shall we? I opted to have them lined, and I’m so glad I did.  They’re very substantial and have a high-quality feel. I also had her add a header that would allow for drapery clips.  I learned a new (professional) way to hang draperies.  I used drapery hooks that are hooked in to the header and then hook in to the eyelet in the drapery rings I purchased.  Not my drapes, but same technique I know, new terminology and techniques for me too. The best part about getting these drapes installed is that my dining room is finally starting to resemble my inspiration room. […]

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Happy Friday! It feels a little bit like Christmas here today, because my new banded drapes for my dining room finally arrived!  They. are. gorgeous.  I cannot wait to hang them and show you!  For now, a little sneak peek.  Since I painted the media/gaming space in the basement, I have been on a roll, and want to ride this wave while I have the focus.  As I told you earlier this week, I was able to shop sans kids last weekend, and found some fabric that drew me in for my basement window coverings.  After two trips to the fabric store in as many days, I chose this beautiful Suzani print. This gives you an idea of the process I went through to arrive at this choice.  I took this pillow cover from the media room with me, along with paint swatches galore. At first, I was thinking maybe a stripe was the way to go, but when I got home and looked at the space, the stripes just seemed kind of boring, and I find myself really drawn to all of the great graphic prints that are out there now. As a reminder, here is the space as it stands […]

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I’m continuing to work on my dining room and have added another layer of detail – bamboo blinds.  To refresh your memory – my inspiration photo… Source: inspirationfordecoration.blogspot.com via Jenny on Pinterest As much as I love the drapes in this photo, I have to admit, my Hummingbird-with-A-D-D nature has buzzed over to some more pretty possibilities. Enter (Vodka) Tonic Living.  Ok, it’s not called Vodka Tonic Living, but that should be a website all on it’s own, don’t you think?  I would definitely be a follower.  And would totally enter their giveaways if they had them.  But Tonic Living is a fab website I discovered ala Rambling Renovators since she’s having a giveaway this week and has some gorgeous drapes that she ordered from their site. So, I ordered some fabric swatches.  Including this one: And this: And this: And this beauty… I mean, how is a girl supposed to stay focused, with prettiness like this all around? So, a quick recap on this Dining Room Evolution to date (apologies for the difference in the look of the paint color – the latest photo was taken on a cold, gray day). Don’t forget to get your room evolutions ready for the […]

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