Don’t get me wrong, I’d take sterile over the before photo any day.  Because seriously:

Yesterday, before we went our separate ways for a week, Chris helped me hang the curtains and lay the FLOR tiles and look at her now:

We got the extra long curtain rod at Ikea for $5 and picked up the curtain clips there, too.  So hanging the two tapestries from Urban Outfitters that you all voted on was a breeze.  I actually didn’t even hem them because I don’t mind a little pooling at the bottom.  By making the curtains extend the entire length of the wall, as as high as we could–it really makes the room look a lot larger–not to mention, it let’s the curtains be the look-at-me textile they are.

When it came time to lay the FLOR tiles, I found the center of the room and laid my first square right there–making sure it wasn’t crooked at all.  Then I started building out until I had a plus sign (this area rug is designed to be square) to make sure I liked where the ends landed.  After a few tweaks the the right a half inch (really) I filled in the rest of the carpet.

I rotated the squares to make a sa-weet design.  Zig-zags, diamonds, large-squarish-tunnels.  I’m a fan of the neutral color and surprise designs when you look a little closer and longer.

Next up, I suppose we should get some furniture in here, don’t ya think?  Guess I better dig my desk out of the garage.

Before you skip away, let’s take a look at a before and currently and admire all of the amazing decisions you have made: