Between painting all the new doors and working on the fireplace, we managed to squeeze in a side project....the bay window in the front room. While the rest of the house has white trim, this window was the only one in the maple/oak color. The color mismatch was bugging me and the drapes were falling down. To be fair, the boys did pull on the sheers accidentally but they weren't mounted well to begin with. Once I decided to tackle the window, the drapes went down. Ahhhh...a sigh of relief. To my eye the room felt instantly lighter.
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| On move-in day |
With the sheer curtains removed you can see the oak trim. The dark green is painters tape and the snowflakes were still up from our winter wonderland birthday party. But with the drapes removed we had to make a choice on the window treatments. Since it's the front of the house and I want to maintain privacy, I choose a honeycomb blind with the top down-bottom up feature. This way we can still have the privacy yet enjoy the sunlight. They definitely were a more pricey option but I am very pleased with their function.
The final result looks clean and polished to me. We also purchased the same blinds for the side window in this room (I didn't think to take a picture since no painting was required). We haven't decided on the final wall colors for the main floor so the light green will stay for now. I started digging out the frames and wall decorations from the old house and have hung some things up just to make it feel a little more "homey."
The main first floor project is nearing completion (the fireplace and built ins). We're hoping to complete the stone work next weekend...that is, if I don't distract the team with these side projects!
