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My Favorite Way to Dress a Naked Window {P.S. It's Not Curtains!}
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Brooke Riley-Re-Fabbed
(IC: blogger)
Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! My windows aren't naked anymore! My living room is a very open room with TONS of light, and I have never wanted to take away from that, but in the midst of trying to leave it bright and airy, I have struggled with not having a "finished" look. It has driven me crazy from day 1, but until now, I never took the initiative to get it done!
Let's venture back to the beginning of this adventure to what my living room looked like when we bought our foreclosure. Brace yourself. It is beyond the realms of ugliness.
Let's venture back to the beginning of this adventure to what my living room looked like when we bought our foreclosure. Brace yourself. It is beyond the realms of ugliness.
Wowzers. Still kills me to look at the before. {You can see LOTS more before pictures on this post.}
When I say "Naked Windows", I mean, they look too bare. There ARE BLINDS on them. They are pushed up. Look at the picture closely and you can see them.
Doesn't it just seem to be "missing" something? From the day we bought the house, I told Brandon that I would love to have cornice boards on the windows. I had thought I would make them, but I just couldn't ever get around to it, and I also never could decide how I wanted them done. Fast forward to a few weeks ago. My friend Shara from Chasing a Dream Blog that has shared on my site twice {here and here} now with her amazing carpentry skills has more talent than most people I know...and that is the truth. I contacted her with my idea for cornice boards and within a couple minutes of texting back and forth, we knew what I wanted, and of course- she said it was easy and no problem! {I knew it wouldn't be for her!}
I wish I was so good with power tools! {Notice in this picture that YES, there are blinds on the windows- they are just pulled up. I get a lot of questions about this.}
She is also a great multi-tasker!
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Published February 9th, 2016 9:09 AM
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Barb in Texas on Feb 18, 2017"For all of the finished pictures in my living room, check out my blog post! " A paragraph later she gives the link.
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Dennis Manzhul on Jun 29, 2018
Great job, looks really good! A shade under the cornice would really complete the look in my opinion. Disclaimer, I work in the custom drapery business
Photo credit: Custom Drapery Workroom in Downers Grove (my job)
Love the redesign and color scheme, the talent is there.
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