Living Room Drapes And Then Some

Before my previous drapery post even posted, my new drapes from Ballard Designs arrived.  I can’t believe how quick that was and then I found out from a fellow blogger {also named Kathleen, from Décor Amore, and also living in Ohio} that I have a Ballard outlet about half an hour away from me!  Checking the return address on the box, sure enough, it shipped from the Ballard’s in Ohio!

The picture on the website leads you to believe that these are black and white, but luckily I read the reviews.  Not only was it a plus that everyone loved them, but that they mentioned that the “white” is actually a linen color {actually looks like the Osnaberg fabric I used on my stenciled stool that you can just see in the picture below}.  Here is the “before” with no drapes yet.

I think they work better in my living room than if it had been white.  Here’s the after. 

If I choose to close them over at night.

I have moved this furniture around three times already.  Hubby actually said he liked the way the living room was set up and didn’t want to ruin it by having the television in here!  As of last weekend, the television is now in the sunroom.  That prompted a trip to the store to get a television stand and two chairs.  I also had to move the one bookcase over to the other wall next to the second.  It looks fine there and, even though I wasn’t expecting to use the sunroom as a TV room, it works.

We got a good enough deal on the chairs at Lazy Boy ~ $388.00 each on clearance.  That was after looking at chair after chair with price ranges from $499.00 up to $849.00.   And those were the ones on sale for Columbus Day!

Very soft and comfortable.  I knew they passed the test when I saw hubby falling asleep in his the night we brought them home, while watching the football game.

I found ottomans to go with them on the World Market website; $40.00 {each} for the ottoman and $39.00 for the slipcover.   They have a variety of slipcover colors.  

Even when I think I’m done with a room, apparently, I’m not!  I have an idea for drapes in here that will require me to modify some I already have that are too short. 

Kathy