Saturday, February 13, 2016

Making a House Homey with Fabric!

We have been slowly adding window treatments. It is amazing how a little fabric can make a house feel more like a home!

I chose this  pretty print for our bedroom. It is darling next to the radiator!
When chatting with our boiler service man, we found out that people are paying around $3,000 for these things. Vintage is so in! I am thankful the prior owners kept these beauties!

The green room is a bit wrinkled. I could throw them in the dryer, but that is too much work! The house had been freshly painted before going on the market with the exception of 2 rooms that had wall paper in great condition.
I love the green on green! This room is the supposed to be the gaming room for Jim and his son. Something tells me it is just going to transition into Jim's man cave.

The blue room is our guest room. This neutral tone goes well with the bedding in there. Overall there is a blue, white and taupe theme.
Here is Jim's son's room. I felt the dark curtains will be much appreciated by a teenager, especially on those days of sleeping late. I remember sleeping until 1pm at that age!
Here is my office/dining room. We both loved the print on this one so much I have them same ones on order for the living room which has a crazy 6 windows! It is the same as our bedroom curtains, but different colors.
As a temporary fix to our full bath I put up a tension rod and a valance for this odd shaped window. However this shabby chic piece is growing on me so I think it will stay!
It has some holes in it but hopefully no one can see in. It is much better than the first few days of showering with no window covering at all. Yup, did that!

Thank you for stopping by.  Wishing you a fabulous week ahead! ~Val





20 comments:

  1. I'm feeling quite nostalgic about your lovely old rads too! It's been decades since I've seen rads like that in a home or apartment. They were still relatively common when I was young in some older homes.

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  2. LOVE those old radiators! and all the fabrics look wonderful - I bet it is feeling a lot more like home

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  3. How wonderful! Window treatments make all the difference! That's thoughtful of you to provide dark curtains for Jim's son :) happy weekend!

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  4. It's sure that, it makes the house immediately warmer and more welcoming!:)
    I love your curtains, very beautiful choices. Have a wonderful weekend!

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  5. Looking so good, Val!
    It really is amazing how curtains can make a place feel so much more cozy.
    They help keep the cold out too, which is REAL helpful this weekend. :-)
    Have a Happy Valentines Day!

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  6. i like the blue and taupe combo. :)

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  7. I love those old radiators! I am so glad the old owners kept them! $3000.00, WOW! Val, I love all your curtain choices!! And, I love the hardware too! Have a great week my friend! Hugs!

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  8. The old radiator is beautiful. I love the colors/patterns of the curtains too (especially the ones for your bedroom and office area).

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  9. Nice radiators!!!! Happy Valentines Day for you too!!!!
    Have a good week!!!:))))

    Besos, desde España, Marcela♥

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  10. Love both the colour and pattern of the brown curtains. Fabric really make a space look more cozy.

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  11. I love curtains too! Nowadays mostly in apartments they put blinds without the curtain rods for a mod look but I can't do without them! Love the prints you got! They make the space so cozy and homely:)

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  12. The curtains matches perfectly with the radiators! Great! Love the prints you choose.

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  13. It's starting to look homey Val! I like the curtain pattern you used in your office and bedroom. The term "window treatments" made me smile. I've never heard that used before to describe curtains :D

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  14. Love that print in your bedroom and dining room. Looks so great with your radiator!

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  15. I'm a little behind on your blog, so have just been doing some catching up! Those veggie balls look delicious. I am going to try them. Looks like you have made some great curtain choices. The radiator is fabulous!

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  16. Holy smokes, I didn't know that radiators were going for that much now! Totally cool that you still have them. Love the curtains for your office/dining room!

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  17. You brought memories from the past! as a newly wed I had to shower without a shower curtain :( very helpless feeling...

    Nice window treatments :)

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  18. Have a wonderful weekend, dear Val!!!:)))

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  19. The great thing about being both handy AND creative like you are, is you can customize anything and everything to what you imagine! That radiator looks great with what you've picked!

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  20. These are fabulous Val! I'm currently updating mine and its something how you have to pay attention to the kind of lighting you want for each room. Enjoy!
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Thank you for stopping by! I love reading visitor comments! ~Val