in the light of day

good morning :)

livingroom update

Just a quick pic before I'm off to dreamland:


(taken at night)

The runners and one pillow are completed, with two more pillow covers soon to come.
I'm very pleased with the colors. Hopefully I'll share more in a post tomorrow...
G'night, dears.

hush

Hi friends,

Feeling rather quiet today. Yes...quiet and peaceful.

Praying you have a lovely Thursday afternoon,

Sarah Marie

happy windows.

I just thought I would share a corner or two today. I put together these curtains panels a few weeks ago. They really tie together the rest of the kitchen...which I will have to photograph for you soon. It's funny. Lately I've been drawn to this cantaloupe color, which never really made it in to my decorating palette before. It's a happy hue.


Top detail:



(Sorry for the bad light. Curtains are tricky to photograph well!)
We have some neat curtain rods we still need to put up...
The curtains go to the floor, and have the same horizontal pattern at the bottom.

I made a corresponding little curtain/cover for a hutch/shelf we have in our kitchen, given to us by Joshua's parents. I pleated (or something) a bit at the bottom:



Then I saw these on World Market's site yesterday, and noticed some similarities...



...but I am thrilled to report that I spent 80% less making ours than buying these. I love a good steal, especially a handmade one.

wake up, sleepyhead.

Our living room seriously needs some waking up. When we own a home, hopefully it will have more natural light, but this renter has got very little, and also is painted a dark oatmeal color. Ugh. The general color palette in there is brown and green, with some goldish touches. Because we have many different colors of green in the room, and mostly solids, I set out to find the best print to unify the look, while keeping it earthy, and hopefully, elegant.

Here is what I ordered last night, and I'm so excited to fashion a coffee table runner out of it, and maybe some pillows:



I'm sure it will function well as our living area's little dose of strong coffee. Pictures to come in 7-10 days, as I cross my fingers for a timely UPS ground delivery.