Aina UnbleachedCurtain UnbleachedNorth GuestLatex SatinIn LatexMetal CurtainCurtain RodsCurtain HeightCurtain IkeaForwardThe 100% linen curtains are from Ikea. They are Aina - "unbleached." The thin, black metal curtain rods are also from Ikea.So, this is probably the hardest one for me to answer. I am a little torn on it. From the very beginning it wasn't the exact look I wanted. Once we got it into our kitchen though I have to say I really enjoyed it - it was so easy unloading dishes right onto it and was lots of fun styling the top seasonally. However, it did cramp our kitchen a little more than I wanted to admit and I think practically speaking the sideboard I made fits better in our kitchen makes the kitchen feel a good bit larger in real life (I know it's hard to get a feel for that in photos). For the year we used it I did like it and probably would have recommended it. It started getting wobbly though right before we moved it out. I tightened up the screws a bit and that probably would have fixed it.

And the little side rails started falling out if it got bumped. asda purple tab top curtainsBasically, for the price I would say I liked it. made to measure curtains wokinghamAnd up until quite recently I would have said that I would recommend it. eclipse thermaback curtains reviewsOnce it started getting a little wobbly though that makes me a bit unsure if I would recommend it or not. waverly home classics buckingham valanceI think I probably still would. casual curtain in stratford ct

But I would have someone stronger tighten all the screws.white battenburg cafe curtainsWe did an IKEA hack on this. curtains and blinds knowleYou can read about the whole process here. Would I recommend them? We used these at our old house in the kitchen and bathroom and now one is in the girl's playroom and I just added the other one to Jason's kitchen (I should have updated photos soon!) And that's it for all the main things I can think of. I also have quite a few little accessories like the pitcher shown below which I use all the time, little white lace vases, and gray dishes. I have been very happy with all of my smaller purchases and haven't had any issue with any of them. We also have the Ritva curtain panels in most of the rooms of our home and for the price have been very happy with them.

Eventually I wouldn't mind switching them out for nicer ones but for now I really can't beat the $24.99 price! Well, I think that's just about everything! Please keep in mind these are just my experiences with each item. I am sure there are plenty of people who have had completely different experiences or opinions on different items. I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!If you are new here you can find a full before and after tour of our home here in this post with details and links to paint colors and source lists for all of our items: And you can also look under the for more info on our home and for more details and source info and paint colors onPlain sheer curtain fabric / metal Hand knitted Mesh partition gets an interesting glow effect from the metal wires. It works also as a throw. paper yarn and copper or steel 130 x 240 cm and 130x290 cm Other sizes available on request. Please note that all the hand-knitted Studio Collection items stretch in use.

Exact measurements are therefore not possible. Tolerance during + 10%.Minimalist Kitchen DesignModern White KitchenTimber And White KitchenModern Kitchen CabinetsModern Kitchen IdeasMinimalistic KitchenSimple KitchenContemporary KitchenTimber Floor KitchenForwardThe matching cabinets and flooring create a minimal environment and goes really well with marbleI’ve never considered myself a curtains type of person. The last time I attempted to like curtains was in 2007, and I hated them immediately. When I finally replaced them with roller shades, I felt deeply relieved and never looked back. This house, though…this house has me reconsidering curtains, particularly in the dining room, where the wide casement windows are fronted with beautiful (and original) glass shelves that protrude into the room by a couple of inches. Roller shades wouldn’t work on this window of the shelves, so curtains feel like the right alternative. OK, before I go any further, I need to get this off my chest: I have a really hard time using the words “draperies,” “drapes” and “window treatments.”

Theses terms are right up there on my nope-list with “slacks,” “water feature” and “purse.” I feel like I’m 90 years old when I say “draperies.” So can I just call them “curtains,” please? This is the situation I was dealing with when I first moved in to my new house. If there is anything sadder in the world than brown polyester curtains, I’ve never experienced it. If they were just brown or just polyester, that would be one thing (I guess), but brown and polyester? Why would anyone do that to their life? To make matters worse, the purchaser of said curtains hung them two inches from the ceiling and a foot and a half off the floor. Now, I don’t know all the rules about hanging curtains correctly, but I am 100% sure this isn’t the way to do it. Right around the time I rented the house, I was contacted by Barn & Willow about trying their Belgian linen curtains in my house. The timing was perfect, so I agreed! I ordered a bunch of free fabric swatches, and knew pretty much immediately that I wanted to go with the Belgian flax linen in Mist Gray.

I mocked up an overly-elaborate plan for my future curtains, tweaking proportions and trying to figure out what was going to look right in the dining room. (Emily Henderson’s blog post about hanging curtains all wrong was hugely helpful in figuring this out!) Once I felt confident that I had the right measurements, I plugged all of my info into Barn & Willow’s customization tool and hoped for the best.That’s quite an improvement, yes? I never thought I could love curtains, but I could not be happier with these. The fabric is really nice, and they’re beautifully sewn. The hems are weighted so they hang neatly and without any bunching. I could not be more impressed with the craftsmanship. I honestly had no idea how nice curtains could be, and what a difference it makes having them custom-made for your window’s individual specifications. In the course of communicating with Barn & Willow about my plans, they sent me a photo of their Mist Gray curtains hanging in Victoria’s house so I could see what they’d look like.

I didn’t realize it was Victoria’s house until I did a reverse image search trying to figure out where the curtain hardware came from, though! So of course I just went ahead and bought the same Industrial Pipe curtain rod from West Elm and bronze eyelet rings that she used, because if it’s good enough for Victoria, it’s good enough for me. I’m shocked by how much I like them. I think the thing I’ve always disliked about curtains is the “wall of fabric” effect they can create when you have multiple windows in a row. Also, I think of them as being so much more formal than my usual style—too fussy? These feel so casual, airy and open to me, though. They’re totally right in this space! Part of what helps them look softer and more casual is my choice of a soft top rather than pleated. I can see why someone might want pleats, but for me, relaxed is the way to go. I was worried that I’d spend 15 minutes tweaking the position of the rings and folds every morning (cuz that’s just how I do) when I opened the curtains, but that hasn’t been the case—so maybe that soft top is making me feel more relaxed, too.

I kind of love the way puddled linen curtains look, but I sort of had this vision of Fritz trying to make a little bed at the bottom. Or of me sucking the curtains into the vacuum cleaner. So I went with a length that would have my curtains fall just above the floor. This made hanging the curtains a little trickier because I couldn’t just level the curtain rod, I had to adjust it so the curtains would be level at the bottom. In the end, I wound up splitting the difference because the floor isn’t quite level—so the curtain rod is 1/8″ off level, and the curtains are 1/8″ higher off the floor on one side than the other. You really, truly cannot tell. Barn & Willow’s curtains are available with no lining, a privacy lining or with a blackout-level liner. Despite my tendency to want to cover windows with the sheerest materials possible, I opted for the privacy lining. This is the only window in my house that faces another house and it’s also one of the only rooms where I regularly use overhead lighting, so a little privacy is needed in here.

You can see in this photo what it looks like closed in full daylight—it’s not totally dark, but it’s definitely enough that you could use this level of lining in a bedroom and not be blinded by the sun coming up in the morning. See how nice that Mist Gray linen is? It’s so unlike me to choose an option that isn’t white. I figured if I’m going to betray all of my biases against curtains, I might as well throw all caution to the wind and choose a wild color like…light gray. That’s the Anna of 2016, folks! Check this out—DRAPERY PINS. I had no idea what these were until faced with the task of attaching my rings to my curtains. Fortunately the pins were packed in my box from Barn & Willow, because otherwise I probably would have been sewing the rings on like a dummy. Where do people learn about things like drapery pins, anyway? Does my mother not know about them, either? I feel like I’ve never encountered them before in my life, but apparently they’re a thing everyone knows about.