Roman Shades

We thought about getting those pretty wooden blinds for our windows,

but I knew I wanted to make some curtains.

Especially since I'd already bought some fabric

and the paint colors were chosen based on that fabric,

we needed the curtains.

But I wasn't sure how I would like both.

Well, I cut out the first long curtain and couldn't decide what I would do in the kitchen.

So I looked up some curtain ideas online and found one I really liked.

The only problem was figuring out what it was called.

I don't remember how I figured it out, but somehow I did.

Then I found an awesome tutorial here

(which is actually a Martha Stewart tutorial they just copied and pasted onto their blog).

I also found this one with a little more information on the mechanics of it,

since Martha kind of leaves you at the critical moment.

Anyways, they are coming along,

slowly but surely.

I'm not usually a perfectionist when it comes to sewing,

but for this where everyone that comes to our house will see it,

I want them to look nice.

Which means a lot of seam ripping and measuring... lol.

But I think it is paying off.

Here is the installation:

I'm putting on the hardware to keep it up

Here they are up..

I excluded the left side because while it is up,

it isn't quite finished.

And down.

Ahh, I love the fabric

And my counter space!