A well dressed dining room...

As you know, we have been busy remodeling and updating our house. We recently said goodbye to the last bit of wallpaper in our house which was in the dining room. With our renovation of that room, we removed the blinds that covered the 2 windows in the front corner of the dining room. Kyle refused to put them back up or any blinds for that matter.  I wanted blinds, but not the ones we had. I did not win this battle. It helped that we found curtains I actually liked. I take that back, LOVE. I really do not like curtains and I often see them as a hassle because they collect dust and you can never find curtains that go with the room like you want...or at least I struggle with this. Also, my allergist has said that I should not have curtains anywhere in my house. But I should also not have carpet, upholstered furniture and any other thing that dust mites can collect in. Getting rid of the carpet is one of the next big things on my "to do" list...right up there with an overhaul of the kitchen.

Anyway, back to the curtains...we were in Lowe's of all places and we walked down the curtain aisle and BOOM right out of no where, we saw these curtains that we both loved. And to top it off, they were an item that has recently had a "price drop" so we saved $10 per panel. We ended up buying 3 panels. One for each end and then one for the middle. In the pics below, the curtains are just hanging, but I plan to tie them up so accent our windows. The one bad thing about these windows is the fact that the evening sun comes in and makes the room SO HOT. Since we hung the curtains, our living and dining room has been SO MUCH cooler and our A/C has actually had to run less. How about that for an energy saver!

When you see the pics, please note that we are planning to lower the curtains so they actually touch the floor instead of looking like our windows are wearing high waters...We just used the brackets that were already there and we need to lower it a little.

All that is left to accomplish in this room is the lighting. I really like the shape and size of the fixture, however, it is a nice shiny gold. I think with a little brushed nickel spray paint and a few shades for the lights, the fixture will take on a whole new life!

Until next time...Gig'em!