Anyway, one of my first projects was to figure out some window treatments. I knew more or less what I wanted them to look like, and since I couldn't find them in a store I decided to make them myself. For the living room drapes I followed tutorials from the House of Hepworth's, They were fairly simple to put together, and came out nice. I bought the fabric fairly cheap from one of my favorite spots in Dallas, Best Fabric Outlet.
We also got some new furniture shortly after moving in, but yikes were the pillows that came with them ugly. So, with the help of John and my Mother in law, we bought some fabric and made our own pillows.
This is our dining area - I went back and forth about how I wanted to do these, but decided to go with a valence. These would have been beyond easy if I had done them, I initially just slapped some fabric on a styrofoam board with some masking tape. John knew better, and did some fancy hole drilling and stapling to make them more secure.
*I don't have a ton of female colleagues. So I get desperate and throw the men I work with "man showers" when the time comes. This one was mustache themed and so much fun...will have to follow up with another post.
You're not the only one with hostess nesting urges... my mom hosted a party last month and spent the week before it hunting down fabric for new kitchen curtains! I liked the old ones better, but hey, I have no say.
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