Before shot |
After. (Taken at night, don’t worry, the window still sheds plenty of light in here) |
Bye Bye, ugly-but-completely-useful elliptical. See-ya wardrobe with no doors. You may also recognize the wall decals are off and the carpet is gone. Doesn’t it look so much more peaceful in our bedroom? The desk is perfectly framed and we’re loving the separation of spaces. I have no business doing a sewing tutorial, and honestly there is no need for a how-to here. I just hemmed all the sides leaving a 3 inch hem on the tops and bottoms so I could slide in a large dowel on both ends. The bottom dowels keep the panels weighed down a bit and the top is for easy hanging. I picked up 4 wooden dowels at Wal-mart for $2 and also a pack of hooks and eyes for less than $1 each for hanging the dividers:
Screwed an eye into each side of the top dowel. |
Hung it from a hook screwed into the ceiling. |
Easy-peasy, right? And as you can see from this picture of the back of a panel–the pattern is quite darling and not showing up in the rest of these pictures. I originally picked out a bold pattern for these, but I didn’t want to draw attention away from the art that’s going above our bed, as well as whatever we decide to hang above the desk. So, it’s quiet and neutral from a distance, but has some intrigue once you get closer.
Taken this morning…sun is starting to peek through the window |
Our wood grain Shaker cabinet fronts were designed for busy, high-traffic homes like ours. Clad with durable textured thermofoils, this line is compatible with Sektion, Akurum, Godmorgon, and Besta cabinets from IKEA. It's the perfect, practical way to add the warmth of wood to all the rooms of your home.
We have teamed up with Loloi to create a line of rugs that are as affordable as they are beautiful. This collection houses a great mix of traditional and modern rugs, in cottage-y colorways, as well as vintage-inspired beauties that you’ll want to roll out in every room.
We partnered with Stuga on a line of hardwood floors — The Ingrid is really livable, and the color is very neutral. It doesn’t lean warm or cool, it’s that just right in-between. We have really loved putting it everywhere in our house. It’s the best jumping-off point for design, no matter your interior style. In addition to being beautiful, Ingrid is really durable — we have three kids, and we always have a home construction project going on. Ingrid stands up to it all.
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SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love the fabric choice and how perfectly it hides everything!!!! I also love that when you look, you just see the desk. So professional. I love it. Look at you, sewing up a storm!! Isn’t it soo much fun??
And yes, we have TONS of clutter. But, I’m waiting for my Mom to come down and bring me 2 more Ikea bookshelves to hide all of Ryans (million) law books. It is a MESS in our 3rd bedroom. Thankfully, we kept all our clothes and dressers downstairs, so our bedroom upstairs is so nice and peaceful and empty! BUT when baby #2 comes, we’ll need to…rearange…AGAIN!!!
GOOD WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!