Weekend Wrap-Up

I have a serious case of the Monday's. You know what I'm talking about-and if you don't, shame on you.  Go rent Office Space and you'll understand!!

I am not ready to leave Sunday behind and go back to reality, but I do have a four day weekend to look forward to. WOO-HOO!!  

I worked on our master bedroom yesterday and it's finally starting to come together!  We have an enormous window in our room that is an awkward size, and it lets a ton of light into the room- forget sleeping past 9 on the weekends!  Since we moved in I've had navy blue room darkening curtains up that matched zilch in our room.  They do a great job at blocking the light, but I cringe every time I look at them. 

Well, the mister was none too happy that I swapped those out for white cotton panels that actually, you know, match our room because the sunshine came a knockin' at 7:30 yesterday morning and neither one of us could sleep.  

I am perfectly willing to sacrifice a little sleep as long as I'm waking up to a room that is beautiful and makes me happy. 

Someone else is not.  

I had to fix this problem and fast.  

Thanks to Home Depot I am now able to wake up without being blinded by the light 

 (now I have that song stuck in my head...and now you do too!!)  

All for under $20!!

 

Home Depot

At 96" its a bit too wide for our window, but I am making cornice boxes for all three windows, so this baby will be hidden underneath
and no one will ever know...

except us as we're sleeping soundly in the dark :) 

It does let some light in, but closing the drapes seems to do the trick.  It beats spending big $$$ to get blackout curtain liners and it was SOOOO easy to install! 
Not sure why I didn't do this sooner!!

I will post some pics of the final product soon!

UPDATE!!!

Here are some pics of the new shade...

It makes the room feel much warmer!

When it's rolled up, you can hardly notice it.
Don't mind the unmade bed.  Of course I always make it. Everyday.
ha. yeah right.