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.
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This is my favorite room now! My faves are constantly changing! Everything looks so wonderful. I am starting back a little in your archives and moving forward to watch the transformation. :)
Love how this room has come together – the curtains are gorgeous! Can’t wait to see it with the furniture in place :)
Wowzers! Those curtains are incredible! I’m in love.
i’ll just toss out a big DITTO to all the other comments. this room is bright and fantastic!
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RAINBOW CURTAINS!!! This may be the most excited I have been all day.
I am IN LOVE with the floor! We have been trying to figure out what to do with the floor in a couple of our spare rooms and I think we may be borrowing this idea. It looks awesome! :)
So I’m usually content to be a silent blog-stalker but I just had to chime in to say that I never ever ever in a million years would have picked those curtains and paired them with the teal (?) ceiling… but holy wow! It’s looks amazing! I’m totally inspired to find some awesome, slightly-crazy fabric for my own home now. :-)
Love it all!!! That rug is amazing too! I may have to order me some of those FLOR tiles, they seem awesome!
Those curtains are singing a sweet sweet tune, i love that it matches the ceiling..not your typical wall
The color of those curtains are ah-mazing. It really is hard to believe how much they will transform the room before you put them up, and I love them even more. That design may be a bit too mature for Brinley’s big girl room, but I am definitely going to look at Urban for different designs. But tell me, how much do they block out the sun light? Black out curtains are expensive, and from what I’ve heard, can give off a pretty nasty stink because of the sun exposure.
The tapestry curtains are AMAZEBALLS! Our home is too neutral to go with something that bold but I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!!!! Congrats on the great progress! :-)
this is amazing! love it! mom
Whoa, those curtains! Hello, gorgeous!! They work so well with the walls and the ceiling. Can’t wait to see the room all filled in.
It looks so great! Those curtains are absolutely awesome, they make the room!
Came here from YHL. Those curtains are gorgeous. My instinct is to stay away from bold patterns. It is folks like you that are inspiring me to try these. :)
This might be wierd, but could you hang one of the tapestries upside-down? That way the pattern wouldn’t look as repeating…but I can’t tell if there is an obvious right and wrong side. Anyway, it looks incredible. I’m lusting after those tapestries…