Curtains!

While Brandon was gone at a marching band competition, Barb decided to tackle the job of making curtains for the living room. About a month ago we found the fabric we wanted at JoAnn's, but weren't going to pay $37 a yard. After a little bit of searching on the internet, we found it for $9!

 Barb is a VERY thoughtful person. She thinks, thinks some more, thinks again, and THEN does. Thus, everything was done right the FIRST time. :) The fabric is a light linen, so we decided to go with blackout lining. Barb made the curtains so that you can't see ANY seams. She even figured out how to do blind hems with her machine!

The part Barb was MOST excited about was putting GROMMETS on the curtains. She squealed with delight each time she snapped them together. It made Brandon smile every time!

The finished product is on the left below. We still don't have a curtain rod, so here is a picture of the fabric held up to the wall to show what it will look "like."

 

Before Barb even tackled the curtains, she finished the upper cabinets! Look how beautiful they are!

So what did Brandon do? Umm... Here is a custom-width doorway jamb. 

He's working on trim in the rest of the house. Its gonna look so awesome!!

Stay tuned for a picture of the curtains hanging on a ROD! :)