I promise I had good intentions to blog a little more often this week - remember how I said Peter was starting summer school this week? I thought I might have a few more quiet moments at home, just Ned and me. Well, really I've had a lot more moments sitting on the floor with Ned in Peter's classroom reassuring him that he is fine. The first day was pretty awful, for both of us. The second day was better. Hopefully we'll be on our way next week.
Last Saturday, I woke up at about six in the morning and decided I couldn't take the ugliness of the kitchen curtains anymore (see ugliness above in the "Before" shot). Seriously, these things are paper thin, 85% polyester scratchy fabric and stained with greasy dust because no one had bothered to wash them. So, I dragged my feet out of bed and started sewing. I had my new curtains almost finished by the time the boys woke up at 9 am! It is so unlike them to sleep this late and it was so nice!
I got the great fabric from Randi's shop - not a great picture here, but this is the only window in that room, so it made getting the lighting right sort of impossible for me, the amateur photographer. The walls in the kitchen are covered with the ugliest contact paper and there was no way I was going to go the trouble of removing that when we're only living here for a year, so I was trying to work with that color (sort of a beige-salmon). This fabric did the trick! I am loving those curtain rings too - they are from IKEA and I've used them on all of the curtains in the house. I love just making a straight panel and hooking it on the rings - so easy!
Wow -- I'm using the same fabric for dining room curtains AND I have those same rings! Great minds think alike!
Posted by: Beth | July 17, 2009 at 03:46 AM
Cute. Much, much better.
Posted by: lera | July 17, 2009 at 03:55 AM
You're going to turn that house into a home before you know it!
Posted by: LeeAnn | July 17, 2009 at 05:00 AM
What a transformation!!
Posted by: natasha | July 17, 2009 at 05:39 AM
Hopefully things will smooth out for Peter here very soon. Every kid is different, but Jack will cling and cry like there is no tomorrow if I stick around at school. I have to really just dump and run if you know what I mean. (And he is perfectly fine that way once I am out the door.)
Posted by: Sarah | July 17, 2009 at 06:09 AM
I love all of your curtains! (your sewing and decorating skills are amazing)
Posted by: Karen | July 17, 2009 at 06:28 AM
Sorry school has been such a hard transition this time around. I'm sure he'll be begging to go before you know it. He really liked his other schools right?
Those curtains are SOOOO cute! You have such great style. I got sick of the grandma curtains that were in my kitchen when we moved in too. Took them down about a week after we got here and have YET to replace them. You're amazing when it comes to getting things done!
Posted by: Missy | July 17, 2009 at 09:00 AM
Wow - I love them, very nice touch. Maybe one day soon I'll get a fe long over due projects done at my house.
Thanks for being tender for Peter - he'll get comfortable with this new step in his life, luckily he he understanding parents along the way!!
Posted by: Mom | July 18, 2009 at 04:13 AM
I'm so glad I have a bff who falls in love with her curtains! Blessings to you and Peter.
Posted by: Cayenne | July 18, 2009 at 07:21 AM
very cute Jessi, they look like they really could brighten up the room! Is that lizzy dish fabric? I love that stuff!
Posted by: Penny | July 19, 2009 at 04:22 AM
I love the curtains too!
I do still need to talk to you, it's good you are doing summer school. Don't even think twice about it, each transition will hopefully get a little bit easier. I know it's hard, been thinking of you!
Posted by: julia | July 19, 2009 at 06:37 PM