Window Treatment...Before & After

So, I guess you could say I've had the winter blues lately. It is freezing cold here and we still have a ton of snow. Not to mention the fact that nothing eventful has been going on lately. So, when I get really bored and am basically homebound, what else is there do to except spruce things up a bit? Well, I've been surfing the net a lot lately and have been inspired by one of my favorite blogs...The Thrifty Decor Chick @ thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com. She has great ideas and all on the cheap. Well she has opened my eyes and made me realize how important window treatments can be. I've always been intimidated by them and not really known what to do. Also, since our plan has been to build & sell several times I didn't want drill holes into the walls even though fixing them with a builder in the house would be super easy....well for anyone really. Just a little spackle paste and touch up paint. Anyhow, I got thinking about this tablecloth I've had that I absolutely love (it's a toile, and I love anything french country) but can not use anymore because my new table is square and the table cloth is oval. So, I decided to make a window treatment for the breakfast nook out of it. It was pretty simple, but took a lot of tweaking until I got it just right. And best of all it was almost free. The material, ribbon and liner (an old bed sheet...a liner was really a must for this, and was something I figured out later in the process) all were free b/c I had them on hand. The only thing I had to pay for was a tension rod (still couldn't bring myself to drill anything yet) which was about $8 or $9. Overall I am pretty pleased with the outcome. I do realize just how much more custom window treatments make a home look and I'm totally converted! I'm even working on some for the master bedroom made out of the matching bedskirt. I haven't quite gotten those right yet...but I'm working on it. So we'll see, at least I've been occupied for a while. Here is the before and after.