{Dining Room} We Have Drapes, People!

It's feels like I've been talking about these drapes since the beginning of time. I think I teased the fabric when I found it, showed you mood boards with them, and then talked about finishing them no fewer than 87 five times. If I hadn't gone through the sewing machine debacle, I might have completed them sooner. No, that's a lie. It still would have taken me months ~~and months~~. But all that is forgotten now that we have glorious, pretty, new drapes hanging in the Dining Room!

They are hemmed, lined and ~~kind of~~ pinch-pleated. And guess who did it? Me, that's who! Boosh!

I'll save the tutorial for another post because I can't even deal with talking about the process yet. But if I made them, you know they were cheap and easy. Let's take a peek back at the old drapes...hung low and awkwardly across the window, and covering half the glass.

We hung the rod 10-inches above the window, and added an extender so they'd hang wider. Now the window and tall ceilings are really showcased, and the whole room looks more grand. I may have to get a dinner bell for our butler. (I'm kidding, we don't have a butler. Just a chef.)

I'd prefer them a little wider, but I didn't have any more fabric, so I may try to widen the rod a little more and stretch the panel out. Does the fabric look familiar? I thought it was a dead-ringer for the Schumacher Kerala Ikat, which retails for over $200 a yard! *gasp* I paid $7 a yard at Hancocks (doesn't seem to be online any longer). Bam!