Curtain Practice

My daughter-in-law, Samantha, has let me know that she'd appreciate me putting some curtains together for her to hang in their eating area.  No problem and I'm sure she'll get around to picking a fabric some day after tending to the other 984 things on her to-do list.  In the meantime, I figured I could do with some practice.  I've made curtains before but the last I did were for the van, were quite short, and that was about 16 months ago.  I've wanted something on the windows in my house since I moved in but the windows themselves make it a bit tough and I've thought through many, many ways to do it without liking a single idea I had.  Well, I figured a way that I might like to do it so I went ahead and did it.

The kitchen eating area, or whatever it's called, in my house.  Pretty much all glass, including the door, but it is always just so nice to see outside.  Kind of bleak now as it's winter and it was raining when I took these 'before' shots. 

 

Of course fabric was needed.  I wanted something green because I like green and it would match the chair cushions on the chairs around the table.  I also wanted some kind of print... not solid.  Well wouldn't you know it?  Just what I wanted... a green floral pattern on an off-white background!  Not wanting to skimp I paid full price for these flat twin-sized sheets... $4.97 at Walmart.  And the finished results...

 

The 'closed' look, providing some privacy when all the leaves are off the trees in back but still letting light come through the top panes.  Took this shot as it was getting dark outside.

 

And the 'open' look which I must admit, I really like.  Putting the tie-backs up a bit higher than is normal opens just about the whole window letting in the light that I like and allowing me pretty much the same open view I had before.  All in all... I'm happy.  Now I guess I'm going to move on to do the foyer and 'big' room.  A man's work is just never done :)