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New drapes arrived. 1/2 OT
Last January I started redecorating the master bedroom. It had been
years since it was painted. The oriental rug which had been in the living room of our Victorian house is on the floor so that dictates the colors. I found a wallpaper border I liked and picked a paint color from the background of the border. I also bought two new chests of drawers. The antique chest we had used for 32 years was pretty but we never had drawer space for sweaters, etc. Now I was stuck. The windows are high and wide. The bed fits best under the window. What should I do about drapes. The blinds were only a year old but the window needed softening. I decided I would hire a decorator to help me finish this room and then we would start the living room. I think I reported here my saga of finding a decorator. One suggested that "we" buy plain bedding and fold the quilt on the foot of the bed! I showed her the door. I finally found someone I like. She works for a drapery company but gives suggestions for the overall room. I decided to hire the company to make the drapes in the bedroom as a gift to myself. She suggested a fabric covered valance, sheers to the floor over the entire window and a stationary fabric panel at each end that matched the valance. The existing blinds would add the necessary privacy. She also suggested an upholstered headboard. I went with the entire package. We chose fabrics that were neutral in color but with lots of different textures. To quote the decorator, "We don't want anything to compete with your lovely quilts." (see why I like this one?) When I signed the contract in early April she said the drapes would take 6 to 8 weeks. They were delivered yesterday over seven months later. The first fabric for the valance came in with a flaw so she called and said she would not accept it. She reordered that fabric but found it was out of stock. We chose another fabric the same color but with less texture. It is OK but the valance is so big that additional texture would have softened it. The braid trim is OK but it was suppose to have two rows of braid. I accepted the order and had them installed but did not pay all of the bill. I held a little out to negotiate the lack of the second row of trim. The overall look is great! Of course now I must make another quilt to go with the new look. The current quilt is several years old. It is still in good shape and I will keep it as an alternate. I need to make a light colored quilt for spring and summer. A new dark quilt for winter would make the entire room look great. The sheers are the real trick. They are opaque so let in the light but camouflage the horizontal line of the high window. All of the draping serves as a frame for the upholstered headboard. The entire grouping serves as a backdrop for the quilt. When I came to bed last night I found a mint on my pillow. My husband said that the room now looks like a fancy hotel so he thought a mint was appropriate. Guess he approves. Maybe I can get by with giving him the new quilt for a Christmas gift. Good idea I had not thought of until just now. Susan |
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Congratulations on getting the bedroom "just right!"
Barbara in FL |
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Susan Laity Price wrote: Last January I started redecorating the master bedroom. I It sounds gorgeous, Susan! Congratulations on finding just the right decorator. -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 |
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What a sweet thing for your DH to do!
--Heidi http://community.webshots.com/user/rabbit2b "Susan Laity Price" wrote in message ... Last January I started redecorating the master bedroom. It had been years since it was painted. The oriental rug which had been in the living room of our Victorian house is on the floor so that dictates the colors. I found a wallpaper border I liked and picked a paint color from the background of the border. I also bought two new chests of drawers. The antique chest we had used for 32 years was pretty but we never had drawer space for sweaters, etc. Now I was stuck. The windows are high and wide. The bed fits best under the window. What should I do about drapes. The blinds were only a year old but the window needed softening. I decided I would hire a decorator to help me finish this room and then we would start the living room. I think I reported here my saga of finding a decorator. One suggested that "we" buy plain bedding and fold the quilt on the foot of the bed! I showed her the door. I finally found someone I like. She works for a drapery company but gives suggestions for the overall room. I decided to hire the company to make the drapes in the bedroom as a gift to myself. She suggested a fabric covered valance, sheers to the floor over the entire window and a stationary fabric panel at each end that matched the valance. The existing blinds would add the necessary privacy. She also suggested an upholstered headboard. I went with the entire package. We chose fabrics that were neutral in color but with lots of different textures. To quote the decorator, "We don't want anything to compete with your lovely quilts." (see why I like this one?) When I signed the contract in early April she said the drapes would take 6 to 8 weeks. They were delivered yesterday over seven months later. The first fabric for the valance came in with a flaw so she called and said she would not accept it. She reordered that fabric but found it was out of stock. We chose another fabric the same color but with less texture. It is OK but the valance is so big that additional texture would have softened it. The braid trim is OK but it was suppose to have two rows of braid. I accepted the order and had them installed but did not pay all of the bill. I held a little out to negotiate the lack of the second row of trim. The overall look is great! Of course now I must make another quilt to go with the new look. The current quilt is several years old. It is still in good shape and I will keep it as an alternate. I need to make a light colored quilt for spring and summer. A new dark quilt for winter would make the entire room look great. The sheers are the real trick. They are opaque so let in the light but camouflage the horizontal line of the high window. All of the draping serves as a frame for the upholstered headboard. The entire grouping serves as a backdrop for the quilt. When I came to bed last night I found a mint on my pillow. My husband said that the room now looks like a fancy hotel so he thought a mint was appropriate. Guess he approves. Maybe I can get by with giving him the new quilt for a Christmas gift. Good idea I had not thought of until just now. Susan |
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Sounds beautiful. Pics?
Donna "Susan Laity Price" wrote in message ... Last January I started redecorating the master bedroom. It had been years since it was painted. The oriental rug which had been in the living room of our Victorian house is on the floor so that dictates the colors. I found a wallpaper border I liked and picked a paint color from the background of the border. I also bought two new chests of drawers. The antique chest we had used for 32 years was pretty but we never had drawer space for sweaters, etc. Now I was stuck. The windows are high and wide. The bed fits best under the window. What should I do about drapes. The blinds were only a year old but the window needed softening. I decided I would hire a decorator to help me finish this room and then we would start the living room. I think I reported here my saga of finding a decorator. One suggested that "we" buy plain bedding and fold the quilt on the foot of the bed! I showed her the door. I finally found someone I like. She works for a drapery company but gives suggestions for the overall room. I decided to hire the company to make the drapes in the bedroom as a gift to myself. She suggested a fabric covered valance, sheers to the floor over the entire window and a stationary fabric panel at each end that matched the valance. The existing blinds would add the necessary privacy. She also suggested an upholstered headboard. I went with the entire package. We chose fabrics that were neutral in color but with lots of different textures. To quote the decorator, "We don't want anything to compete with your lovely quilts." (see why I like this one?) When I signed the contract in early April she said the drapes would take 6 to 8 weeks. They were delivered yesterday over seven months later. The first fabric for the valance came in with a flaw so she called and said she would not accept it. She reordered that fabric but found it was out of stock. We chose another fabric the same color but with less texture. It is OK but the valance is so big that additional texture would have softened it. The braid trim is OK but it was suppose to have two rows of braid. I accepted the order and had them installed but did not pay all of the bill. I held a little out to negotiate the lack of the second row of trim. The overall look is great! Of course now I must make another quilt to go with the new look. The current quilt is several years old. It is still in good shape and I will keep it as an alternate. I need to make a light colored quilt for spring and summer. A new dark quilt for winter would make the entire room look great. The sheers are the real trick. They are opaque so let in the light but camouflage the horizontal line of the high window. All of the draping serves as a frame for the upholstered headboard. The entire grouping serves as a backdrop for the quilt. When I came to bed last night I found a mint on my pillow. My husband said that the room now looks like a fancy hotel so he thought a mint was appropriate. Guess he approves. Maybe I can get by with giving him the new quilt for a Christmas gift. Good idea I had not thought of until just now. Susan |
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