Of all the new homeowner expenses, window treatments are the biggest surprise. How many yards of fabric?! How much per yard?! How many hours of labor?! It's a tough bill to swallow.
On top of that, the timeline for completion of custom treatments from a professional seriously takes forever. Josh and I paid for custom treatments for the living and dining rooms, and we are still waiting for them...four months later. Everything that has gone wrong has.
In an effort to contain costs and restore some sanity to this process, I decided to bravely attempt sewing the drapery panels for the home office. Thanks to Josh's help with the iron and pins, the project didn't take long at all, and I am so happy with the result. The panels look great with the new wall color. I can't wait to finish this room -- just a new bookcase/filing cabinet and some art!
Josh is convinced that I should try doing our master bedroom treatments, though I think that the job would take a bit more skill because of the size of the job and the configuration of the windows. If we never get the dining room and the living room work product, I just may end up being the seamstress after all.
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