Taking Rod Pocket Panels up a Notch

For what seems like forever I've searched for window treatments for much of our house.  A few weeks ago I spied panels while at Pier 1 Imports, I thought they might work in the "never before seen" bonus room.  They ended up being too short for that space.  This totally flung a wrench into my goal of having the bonus room makeover started.  But as luck would have it they turned out to be great in John's room.

At first I tried hanging them just on the rod, they are after all rod pocket panels.  Here is how that looked.

No bueno!

So back to the store to pick up curtain rings.  I would have liked to have had larger rings but they simply didn't look right on the rod.  So smaller worked just fine!  I did use a ruler to  measure equal spacing for the rings.  Mother with all her sewing ability believes she can make a french pleat out of these next time she visits!

I promise...an iron was used in the hanging of these panels not that it looks like it!  As most know, linen doesn't iron well.  Maybe the longer they hang the wrinkles will fall out.

Having window treatments now gives John's room a more polished look.

Now to find a chair.....

The Perfect Bamboo Table

As promised, I'm sharing one of my finds from Saturday's antique shopping trip.  This little cutie was spotted about a month ago at Chipley Market.  Your guess is as good as mine as to why I didn't pick it up then.  Maybe it was because the Christmas tree was up. At any rate, as luck would have it the table was still there...in the half priced room!

This spot in the living room seemed the most likely place for it and I really like it there.

The fun part began with styling the top of the table as well as the shelf underneath.  The piece of Majolica just seemed to fit perfect on those books.  The leather bound books were a find at Scott's earlier this month.

The first piece I put on the top was the red transfer ware dish.  It compliments the winged back chair.  Bestie N suggested something tall and dark.  We considered a bronze statue but there is none to be had in all of Auburn.  Next option seemed to be a barley twist candlestick.  It just makes the table I think, it is perfect!  The little stack of books with the bronze dog finish out the color palette of warm colors.

This room is probably the most evolved room in the entire house.  Take a peek here to see the before.

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Stone Gable

A Chair and a Tray Table

Our master bedroom doesn't get much, if any show time on the blog.  Why you might ask?  It is such a disappointment from the previous master suites we've had!  This is a bedroom, not a suite.  At the beginning of the year I decided it was time to fall in love with what I had...to work with.

Merry and Bright Holiday Home Tour {Part 3}

Gosh it seems like we just got started and now here we are, the final share of our Merry and Bright Holiday Home tour.  A very special welcome to those that are stopping by from Design Asylum Blog, so glad you are here!  Since last you stopped by I created a little tablescape I'd like to share.  I call it my Rudolph and Frosty tablescape.  This post has all the details.

A Rudolph and Frosty Tablescape

Believe it or not I'm still stuck in tablescape mode!  This is mostly due to having an array of social gatherings, tis the season right?!  We played host to a pizza & hot chocolate get together after the Christmas parade for some of John's friends.  These are all high school marching kids... I thought why not have fun with it!