Out With the Blinds. . . .In With the Curtains

Almost four years ago

we took down our curtains

and put up blinds

And I liked the light the blinds provided

But I didn't like the bareness

of the windows.

Curtains, I feel, are to a room

as jewelry is to an outfit

It just finishes it!

And so 2014 started out with the living room

looking like this

the fireplace wall

the front wall

the hall

Plus, once I had the blinds

I found out that I was not a very good blind cleaner.

I like clean blinds,

I'm just not really good at keeping them that way!

Curtains, I feel, are much easier to keep.

And so I ordered,

they came

And the living room now looks like this!

the fireplace wall

the front wall

Both walls

the hall

I do like neutral window treatments

Curtains that go with everything and anything

With the colors of brown, dark green and beige

in the living room,

I felt that beige/gold curtains would work the best.

I longed for velvet ones

They seem so rich

And so I ordered a pair for the hall.

They are nice.   Luxurious even.

And they look nice in the hall

(which really is separated from the living room)

But I felt something lighter was needed there

(in the living room)

And so I chose a beige linen

Simple rods.   Nothing too fancy.

For although curtains are the "jewelry", the "finishing touch" of a room

They should not overshadow the furnishings.

It seems homier, I think, with that bit of fabric running down each side of the window.

And when it's cold and snowy outside

(which it has been a lot this January)

We can draw the curtains against the winter outside!

Open, they let in almost as much light as the blinds!

I do like this change

I will take better care of the curtains than I ever did the blinds.

And having clean curtains makes me happy!

It's Monday and I'm joining Susan at Between Naps On the Porch for Met Monday