The curtains in our bedroom have been a mess. It was a nice curtain rod with the strings that open and close them--but they had long ago stopped functioning well. And, in a moment of insanity last weekend, I started taking down the dusty glamorous valance and the curtain rods. Of course the brackets and screws had been painted over--and they were a standard screwdriver (not Phillips) so it was brutal getting them out. My sis-in-law Keri is visiting and had to help me finish. Anyway, I tried to insist that it wasn't a project, it was just putting up new curtain rods. But in this house, just about everything becomes a project.
(Since this wasn't a project I didn't take any before pictures sadly...but here is the valance in the room before we bought the house. Yes, the same dusty one.)
Nope. What a mess. $25 in samples (2 separate trips) and I wasn't close enough.
Finally I had a breakthrough. I realized that this is painted wallpaper! I could just find a hidden spot and rip off the wallpaper and take in for an official color match! So don't look behind our bed. Instead, admire the view. I bought a set of curtain rods that is supposed to be two--and they are duct taped together in the middle. Classy. But you can't tell--just open carefully.
This week--oh yeah, projects this week too. But other people putting in lights in the ballroom! Hooray!
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