Remember a few months ago when I talked about renovating our linen closet? Really, how silly is it that we renovated a linen closet? We enclosed a weird vent, covered the existing washer/dryer hookups with a removable cover, and finally added shelves. There’s a bit of trim that needs to be added, which you can see in the bottom left in the photo above. We’ll get that added eventually, but for now it’s done. And more importantly, it’s functional! I also got around to adding some curtains to the guest room. They are Ikea Ritva curtains. I purchased 2 panels, cut them in half, added a seam to the cut edge, and hemmed them. A lot of work, but I wasn’t interested in paying $100 for 4 full panels. They do close completely and cover the window should guests want to close them. A while ago, I shared a picture of this cute little black table we received from family. It was in really rough shape. I used wood filler on the top to smooth out the gouges. After a good sanding, I primed and painted, and here it is now.

I used Sherwin Williams Urbane Bronze. I was going for more charcoal/black (which is what the swatch appears to be in the store and in my google image research), but I’m pleased with the green tone. Given the rest of my house, this isn’t a big surprise! It will live in this corner of the new office. Speaking of the office, my updates on the bookshelf progress stopped mostly because the actual progress did too. We got them to a decent place in time for Christmas and then life  got in the way. inserting grommets in curtainsHere is how they stand now.glass curtains mijas costa Since my last update, we added the trim and backing to the shelves. arona blue curtains

We planned on leaving the backs open to the wall, but because the walls aren’t plum, there were huge gaps between the back of the shelves and the wall. Adding the backing helps disguise the issue. Obviously, it would have been far better to add these from the get go. Adding them so late in the game resulted in a lot of extra work and a lot of extra curse words. Steve has started working on constructing the doors for the bottom of the bookcases, I’d guess he’s about halfway done with them. blackout curtains fabriclandBetween his work schedule and other commitments though, it will probably be months before they are completely finished.bhs oyster curtains This weekend I got started on recovering the chair for the office. curtains lahood

I purchased it for $20 from Goodwill 3 years ago. I got an itch to get this started, so I started stripping the fabric on Saturday. Doing this in the guest bedroom was probably not the best decision, but the chair won’t fit down the basement stairs (they are only 30 inches wide), and hauling it outside to the rear basement entry didn’t sound like any fun at all.  I still haven’t picked a new fabric, so I need to get on that! Happy Monday, and thanks for checking in!wholesale curtains divisoria9 IKEA Hacks That’ll Add Style to Your Room For LessDouble win.This article originally appeared on Apartment Therapy and was written by Katie Holdefehr. It has been given minor edits before re-posting.Decorating an entire dorm room from scratch can sound overwhelming, until you think about it this way: You now have one big (well, not so big) blank slate to make your own. All of these IKEA project ideas will add serious style to your place, but at IKEA prices, you'll still have enough cash left over for those 50-cent hot dogs.

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