So we had our fancy butterfly screws (due to the crummy fibro sheeting the dining room is built out of and worrying normal screws would just pull the wall to shreds), then upon measuring, measuring and re-measuring we realised the screws for the brackets would just be going into studs anyway! Basically I couldn't hang them widey-wide like I wanted to because these curtains were only just going to meet in the middle if we put the brackets on the edge of the window frame (i.e. not about six inches out like I had originally planned). So good-bye fancy butterfly screws, we don't even need you after all.
Up go the brackets. Then we have to measure the rods and cut to size using a hack saw. Because the windows are so wide I had to get two rods per window plus this crazy joiner thing-o. Bobs-your-uncle and rod's are in place.
Up go the curtains. Now, I tried to explain to Mr M that it's 'on-trend' to have extra long curtains that 'pool' on the floor but he just thought it was super dumb. I had to admit they were a tad on the long side, there's 'on-trend' and then there's just plain annoying when you're vacuuming and mopping around them...
I must admit though, things were looking a whole lot better in the dining room, long curtains and all...
But to the sewing machine I must go - hem, hem, hemming! So. Much. Fabric. I ended up cutting 10 inches off the bottom and then putting a one inch hem on them. Let's face it, for some of them I cut too much off (!!!!) and they ended up not skimming the floor. Oops. By this point in the months-and-months-long curtain saga I was over it and just pretty excited to have some curtains hanging, let alone less than desirable length.
Moral of the story? Don't sweat the small stuff, the curtains turned out fine, even if according to my list at the start they don't match up, they are still looking mighty fine! Making our dining room much more homely and cosy like our lounge room.
Happy days :)
Happy days :)
Images by Emma Durkin for Cinderella at Brindabella
9 comments:
Love the curtains :) Was the lin to the lounge room meant to go to an Ikea page?? I'd love to seethe lounge. Will have a scroll through :)
Oops sorry Cassie, here it is :) http://www.ellaatbella.com/2011/05/lounge-room.html
Oh, it's just LOVELY, very cosy indeed. I adore your blog and very much look forward to seeing your wedding post. x
Emma, I've been playing catchup - love your curtains and your crossed out shopping list - cute :) You've certainly been busy!! Inbetween your beautiful renos, gorgeous photography and getting your craft on - do you have any time for sleep?
It looks great Emma, your patience paid off!
@Paula: Ha - hardly! I also work an office job 40 hours a week...??! I'm crazy I know.
I've never tackled curtains for this very reason! So easy in theory, but now you can sit back and enjoy them.
Are those curtains from Ikea?
Lovely job hemming. I for one have not hemmed the ultra long "sweeping curtains in the kidlet's room. We've been in this house for a year in October. I don't like to rush these things.... :)
Unfortunately kids, cows and chooks seem to trump all of my fun projects.
xx
@Amy: Yep they are Ikea curtains, Landa I think they are? Don't worry I have so many jobs that are probably ten minute jobs and haven't done yet either! And I don't have kids or cows? hahaha We'll be a year in the ramshackle farmhouse in October too!
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