I have been begging the hubs to help me out with fixing our curtain situation in our master bedroom.... let me explain. The dog sleeps on his puppy pillow next to the bed. He curls into a ball right next to the curtains and pulls on them night after night..... this has slowly been pulling the left panel lower and lower.... totally weird, but that's how our lives seem to work here in the Jones' casa... if something weird can happen, it will!
You can see how completely NOT level the curtain rod has become.... this is quite disturbing to an OCD gal like myself.... The hubs, didn't really even notice, therefore, had no fire under him to fix it.
Not to mention the color of the curtains has also been bugging me. They really didn't mesh with anything else in the room. In fact, that did the opposite and stood out as a cry for help.
Don't get me wrong. Love the color. Love the panels. Just don't love them in this room with the other fabrics and colors going on. Especially considering we have curtains of another color and fabric on the opposite side of the room....
So when Curtainworks contacted me to see if I wanted to test out some of their new window sheers made from recycled fibers, I said YES PLEASE! Not just because I was already in the market for a lighter, fresher window treatment in the bedroom, but also because I love what they have done. They created a panel that features "Repreve" fibers, which are made from 100% recycled materials, including used plastic beverage bottles. How cool is that?
Instead of waiting for my main man to come around on the curtain rod fixing process, I decided to take matters in my own hands. I am not necessarily the most handy gal, but how hard could it be?
So, I realized that anchors were out of the question after trying to use one and being stopped by what seemed to be a stud in the wall. Then, I just found a much longer screw, and magically the problem was solved and the curtain hardware was back in level business.
Just removing the heavy blue curtains made the room feel about 1000 times bigger. I was already getting excited!
Then, I ironed and ironed and ironed some more. The panels actually ironed out pretty easily, and were so soft and smooth considering they were made from plastic bottles. I was impressed!
But my favorite part was hanging them up in the bedroom for the reveal of the softer, fresher and room enlarging impact!
It's hard to get it all into one shot, but the curtains actually work SO much better, due to all the other whites I already had going on, from the office nook chair, to the bursts on the mirror, to the lamp shades on the nightstands...
I especially love how the fabric mimics the throw pillow we had on the bed!
We currently have all sorts of heavy and dark drapes all over our home... but now that I finally tried a lighter brighter panel, I am hopping all over that bandwagon. Seriously, I can see why Young House Love was so smitten with putting them all over their last home! So smart! It really changes the feeling of the room!
And yes, I was an awesome curtain leveling gal...
And the hubs was so proud of his handy little lady, he vowed to take his time on future projects as well.... {?}
So there you have it! The reason why I am in "sheer" happy mode! An easy peasy lighter brighter before and after moment!
Who else is loving the whiter brighter window treatment craze? Am I the last to finally hop on this trend trail? What do you think of the quick update? And to imagine they can make curtains out of plastic bottles, who knew? What other typical household items have you found lately made from a recycled product? Now that's a trend that I hope never goes away!
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