Curtain Call

We spent two weekends ago in an epic curtain battle with our bedroom bay window. It involved several trips to two different Targets, and literally hours staring at the window trying to figure out a cheap and pretty solution for our bedroom. I absolutely hated the blinds in our bedroom and bathroom (and am not 100% crazy about them in the den/LR/kitchen, but D. likes them so for now they're fine - we mostly keep them open anyway). We easily solved our bland bathroom (below) problem with Simply Shabby Chic (cheap!) rod and balloon curtain.

Before (though freshly painted and stripped of previous owners' textured wallpaper):


And after, with our curtain and some cheap Montmartre posters I bought while traveling with my friend and loyal reader A. years ago :)



The bedroom was a little tougher. After buying too many curtain rods and too few fabric panels, we ended up splitting one long curtain rod for the side windows, then using a small matching one for the middle. We bought about six sheer floor-length panels which let in great light but give in privacy. D. worked hard getting the old blinds out and lining up the split rods (using picture-hanging wire!) for our solution.

Before:



During (we got a nice surprise when taking out the old blinds - a fun reminder of the lavender bedroom we purchased from the old owners! D. did a great job sanding down the wall and touching up the paint):


During (wooh, D. showing some skin - didn't know it was that kind of blog!)


And after! Our retreat!