Did you ever get yourself in trouble like this? I do it all the time. Take this example. A very dear friend of mine was coming over and would stay the night. So what did I do? Clean the house, change the sheets, go grocery shopping, fluff the house? No none of it, I decided that right then and there I needed to change the curtains in what was now the new guestroom.
Doen jullie jezelf dit ook wel eens aan? Terwijl ik eigenlijk het huis voor een logeetje moest voorbereiden dacht ik nog snel even andere gordijnen op te hangen.
My pink girly curtains were still hanging in the room from when it used to be my craft corner. And those curtains didn’t work anymore because they were too long. So I ‘eyeballed’ the curtains in the attic and thought that a quick exchange would do the trick.
Well you see the evidence of my ability to eyeball it in the first picture. I am a disaster in these matters, can’t deny it any longer, the evidence is here, out into the world.
Op het oog dacht ik dat de gordijnen van de zolder wel zouden passen. Nou NIET dus. Veel te kort. Gelukkig had ik nog een mooie lap stof liggen die ik een tijdje terug bij Ikea gekocht had. Het was een linenachtige vals stof waar ik gelukkig een flink stuk van gekocht had.
So the next step was a quick dash through my fabric stash. Thank god for a recent trip to Ikea where I splurged on fabric. Because I found this beautiful linen looking (but it is flask) material in my closet and more important there was enough of it (curtains take up a lot of fabric, ask me about it).
I really loved the look of these two fabrics together. So ‘au naturel’.
Ik vind ze prachtig zo samen. Mooie naturel look.
So I measured and then sewed a big panel of the flasky material to the bottom. I was lucky because the ratio happened to turned as 2/3 white to 1/3 flask, wish is a perfect ratio for these kind of things.
Ik had wel ook een beetje geluk want de lengte die ik eraan moest zetten kwam precies neer op een 2/3 – 1/3 verhouding, wat precies goed is voor dit soort akkefietjes. Ik heb nog overwogen om een kantje of randje over de naad te naaien, maar eigenlijk vond ik het wel mooi zo.
I thought about sewing or glueing some ribbon on the borderline, but I actually liked it like this.
I think the Nester would be proud. I am loving the look and my hands are itching to start working on the rest of that tiny space and make the most of it.
Ik denk dat the Nester trots op me zou zijn, Ik ben in ieder geval helemaal blij met mijn nieuwe gordijnen en nu heb ik helemaal zin om ook de rest van dat kamertje aan te pakken (niet dat er veel ruimte is om wat mee te doen, maar toch een beetje decoratie kan ik er nog wel kwijt).
Blogged for Susans Metamorphosis Monday and
Kimba’s DIY day.
Love,
They look great! And I can completely relate to taking on a decorating project before guests come instead of just cleaning
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They look great! And I can completely relate to taking on a decorating project before guests come instead of just cleaning
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How great is this!!! It looks like you planned this. I love them.
How great is this!!! It looks like you planned this. I love them.
So pretty!
So pretty!
Ooho…….Ja dan wil je snel wat doen en pakt het zo uit!!!
Misschien had je beter eerst de centimeter erbij kunnen pakken!!
Hihihi….maar je oplossing is geweldig! Het past erg goed bij elkaar!
Ga je nu de rest van de kamer ook in die tinten doen?
Ik ben benieuwd naar wat je nog meer maakt!
Fijne week,groetjes Thea
Ooho…….Ja dan wil je snel wat doen en pakt het zo uit!!!
Misschien had je beter eerst de centimeter erbij kunnen pakken!!
Hihihi….maar je oplossing is geweldig! Het past erg goed bij elkaar!
Ga je nu de rest van de kamer ook in die tinten doen?
Ik ben benieuwd naar wat je nog meer maakt!
Fijne week,groetjes Thea
You solved the problem in a great way. The curtains are beautiful and simple! Have a nice week /linnea-maria
You solved the problem in a great way. The curtains are beautiful and simple! Have a nice week /linnea-maria
that looks like something i would do Marianne…i am not good about eyeballing things or measuring for that matter…you did a brilliant save though…your finished curtain is lovely!!!
that looks like something i would do Marianne…i am not good about eyeballing things or measuring for that matter…you did a brilliant save though…your finished curtain is lovely!!!
What a beautiful room you have created. Very clever!
Best wishes, NM.
What a beautiful room you have created. Very clever!
Best wishes, NM.
I think they looke great, Marianne! very classy!
I think they looke great, Marianne! very classy!
Ze zijn heel mooi geworden. En na het naaien heb je waarschijnlijk toch nog snel gepoetst!?
groetjes,
Marianne.
Ze zijn heel mooi geworden. En na het naaien heb je waarschijnlijk toch nog snel gepoetst!?
groetjes,
Marianne.
Isn't it funny how we decide to work on something that could have just been left alone ~ it become so imperative that we do it though!
They turned out great! I love the natural look.
Isn't it funny how we decide to work on something that could have just been left alone ~ it become so imperative that we do it though!
They turned out great! I love the natural look.
So very clever Marianne & they truly look like they were planned. I lOVE the two fabrics together, did you really say you got the fabric at Ikea? I am probably the only woman in the world who has never been to Ikea, but I am fixing that the 2nd week of November. I am junking in Berkeley, CA. that day and there is an Ikea right near one of our favorite salvage yards. I.am. so. going!
Thanks for the inspiration!
Deborah
So very clever Marianne & they truly look like they were planned. I lOVE the two fabrics together, did you really say you got the fabric at Ikea? I am probably the only woman in the world who has never been to Ikea, but I am fixing that the 2nd week of November. I am junking in Berkeley, CA. that day and there is an Ikea right near one of our favorite salvage yards. I.am. so. going!
Thanks for the inspiration!
Deborah
I like the look of the two fabrics together. So funny that you did this project on such short notice. I guess it's true that some people work better under pressure, right?
I like the look of the two fabrics together. So funny that you did this project on such short notice. I guess it's true that some people work better under pressure, right?
How clever and they look as if you designed them this way. Great blog!
How clever and they look as if you designed them this way. Great blog!
't Ziet er gewoon zo uit alsof het zo hoort of speciaal hiervoor bedacht is!
Het komt me wel bekend voor, want zulke akties kan ik ook goed starten.
Hoe komt de online WS aan?
LG – Irma
't Ziet er gewoon zo uit alsof het zo hoort of speciaal hiervoor bedacht is!
Het komt me wel bekend voor, want zulke akties kan ik ook goed starten.
Hoe komt de online WS aan?
LG – Irma
Hoi Marianne,
ik vind je gordijnen helemaal goed zo, misschien niet wat je in eerste instantie in je hoofd had maar dit is toch ook erg goed gelukt, en bij Ikea hebben ze echt verrassend mooie stoffen.
Groetjes, Ingrid.
Hoi Marianne,
ik vind je gordijnen helemaal goed zo, misschien niet wat je in eerste instantie in je hoofd had maar dit is toch ook erg goed gelukt, en bij Ikea hebben ze echt verrassend mooie stoffen.
Groetjes, Ingrid.
This is just perfect! How lucky that the curtain was too short, because if it was the right size, it wouldn't be half as interesting and lovely as it is the way you did it!
This is just perfect! How lucky that the curtain was too short, because if it was the right size, it wouldn't be half as interesting and lovely as it is the way you did it!
I've done this before, and it really makes a ready made curtain look custom. The nester is smiling proudly for sure
I've done this before, and it really makes a ready made curtain look custom. The nester is smiling proudly for sure
Well, I think it looks AMAZING! love the texture!
Well, I think it looks AMAZING! love the texture!
I love that Flask fabric. It has a lot of texture. I think both fabrics go well together…and I see as I type this that the Nester commented before me. Looks like it's Nester approved. : )
I love that Flask fabric. It has a lot of texture. I think both fabrics go well together…and I see as I type this that the Nester commented before me. Looks like it's Nester approved. : )
Hoi Marianne,
nou ik vind ze super geworden hoor, die gordijnen!!! 't Is net of het gewoon zo hoort te zijn, niet als "noodoplossing":))
Groetjes, Janneke
Hoi Marianne,
nou ik vind ze super geworden hoor, die gordijnen!!! 't Is net of het gewoon zo hoort te zijn, niet als "noodoplossing":))
Groetjes, Janneke
beautiful. so simple yet elegant!
beautiful. so simple yet elegant!
oh my! it looks lovely!
You did a wonderful job.
gail
ps thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment!
oh my! it looks lovely!
You did a wonderful job.
gail
ps thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment!
That is a happy accident! They look wonderful, now.
That kind of thing happens to me often and I love when it works out.
That is a happy accident! They look wonderful, now.
That kind of thing happens to me often and I love when it works out.
Fabulous! What a great solution to your "problem", and it turned out so well.
pk @ Room Remix
Fabulous! What a great solution to your "problem", and it turned out so well.
pk @ Room Remix
En zo ontstaan de meest creatieve oplossingen! Eerst lijkt het alsof het helemaal mis gaat en dan denk je verder en kom je tot de meest leuke oplossingen! Ik vind het echt geweldig geworden zo! Je logeetje ligt erbij als een vorst(in)!
En zo ontstaan de meest creatieve oplossingen! Eerst lijkt het alsof het helemaal mis gaat en dan denk je verder en kom je tot de meest leuke oplossingen! Ik vind het echt geweldig geworden zo! Je logeetje ligt erbij als een vorst(in)!
Don't you love it when a mistake turns out great? It so rarely happens for me! Thanks for dropping by today! It's great to "meet" you.
Don't you love it when a mistake turns out great? It so rarely happens for me! Thanks for dropping by today! It's great to "meet" you.
Great save, that fabric combo is fab!
Great save, that fabric combo is fab!
wow what a great accidental transformation!
wow what a great accidental transformation!
Wow- .
I know too well, the guests are coming lets freak out, forget about cleaning, and do something totally random MODE! I do it all the time!
…nice curtains
Pat
Wow- .
I know too well, the guests are coming lets freak out, forget about cleaning, and do something totally random MODE! I do it all the time!
…nice curtains
Pat