I was out shopping with John and in addition to my canyon red teakettle (which I still adore, by the by,) I bought a new bed set. I liked the new bed set, and it certainly complimented my idea of coffee brown for the room. But, I still had the el-cheapo red silk drapes from Wal-Mart from 2003.
Well, I power shopped. Target.com, BedBathandBeyond.com, JCPenney.com and eBay. You may notice that I'm not much one for bricks and mortar shopping. I had in mind something slightly darker, suede-y to go with the new bed set.
I thought I had found some about three weeks ago - they were just the right color, had a lot of texture appeal, and right before I was going to pull the trigger I checked the .. uh .. size. They were about 18" too short. So I kept on.
Over the weekend, I found a pair of Pottery Barn drapes. Lined. The right size. REALLY good price (what I would have paid for them at PB back five years ago.)
Nabbed 'em. The seller was in Kalamazoo (!) and she must have slapped 'em on a Northwest jet, 'cause they arrived in two days. I got them this afternoon and hung them up this evening .. and I'm grinning from ear to ear. They're AWESOME. They're also heavy and lined, so I won't have glowing windows keeping me awake at night. Should cut back on the noise, too.
Happy happy happy.
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