This weekend the Mister was a curtain-hanging machine--he put up curtains in all the bedrooms, which makes me so happy. There is very little architectural detail in this house--there is no molding on the windows or doors, and every window has ugly vertical blinds. Curtains cover up the ugliness.
Since we were on a curtain roll, I decided to put up the blue Ikea Stockholm Blad curtains that I discussed in this post. We went to Ikea, I put the blue curtains in my cart....and then my eye fell on these Janette beauties.
Stop the presses--navy blue, teal, aqua and a citron green curtain? That incorporates all of the colors I need to work with in the playroom? And even has teal and aqua like the living room, which the dining room is open to?? And they are less than half the price of the curtains I was originally getting? I could get six panels of the Janette for just $75, or two panels of the Stockholm Blad for $60? SIGN ME UP.
Another super exciting development is that Ikea has curtain hardware for going continuously around corners:
That is a flexible piece of silicone that you bend to fit around the corner, and screw in to the curtain rod on either side. This allows you to hang curtains in the corner. I can't find the curtain rod online, but it came in regular and extra long sizes (up to 154 inches, which is the one we used). I bought two extra long rods, five brackets, two finials, and one bendy corner piece, for about $45. That is ridonkulously cheap.
And here we are with my beautiful new curtains:
Here is the corner:
The sliding door in the playroom remains to be dealt with, as does the high window in the dining room. I have ideas for both. The sliding door in the playroom will probably get a valance or a cornice board in a navy ikat fabric. I may try to glue some sheer fabric to the high window, like I did with the china cabinet in our old house. However, I need a ladder to deal with that window, which I don't have. I have zero desire to spend $100+ on a ladder, so I am suffering with the blinding sun glare on the glass tabletop for the moment.
Its coming along nicely, isn't it?
Since we were on a curtain roll, I decided to put up the blue Ikea Stockholm Blad curtains that I discussed in this post. We went to Ikea, I put the blue curtains in my cart....and then my eye fell on these Janette beauties.
Stop the presses--navy blue, teal, aqua and a citron green curtain? That incorporates all of the colors I need to work with in the playroom? And even has teal and aqua like the living room, which the dining room is open to?? And they are less than half the price of the curtains I was originally getting? I could get six panels of the Janette for just $75, or two panels of the Stockholm Blad for $60? SIGN ME UP.
Another super exciting development is that Ikea has curtain hardware for going continuously around corners:
And here we are with my beautiful new curtains:
Here is the corner:
The sliding door in the playroom remains to be dealt with, as does the high window in the dining room. I have ideas for both. The sliding door in the playroom will probably get a valance or a cornice board in a navy ikat fabric. I may try to glue some sheer fabric to the high window, like I did with the china cabinet in our old house. However, I need a ladder to deal with that window, which I don't have. I have zero desire to spend $100+ on a ladder, so I am suffering with the blinding sun glare on the glass tabletop for the moment.
Its coming along nicely, isn't it?
Ooooh! How lovely! Can't wait to see it in person. :)
ReplyDeletethose are seriously fun!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous fabric and sneaky corner trick....pinned!
ReplyDeleteThey look great!
ReplyDeleteI was just at IKEA and did not see those! love them, and the curtain rods might solve the issue I am having finding inexpensive rods for my 2 sets of Victorian bay windows (at 3 windows apiece it was getting pricey). But IKEA didn't seem to have any that fit on narrow windows- the 24-48 size I've found there in the past.
ReplyDeleteOK- so I found the connector online, but what does it connect to? any white or black curtain rod they have?
ReplyDeleteAmy--I used it with a Hugad curtain rod, but I don't see that one on their website. The product info for the Racka bendy thing says that it can be used with the Racka curtain rod, but I don't see the curtain rod on the website either. I don't know if it can be used with any other curtain rods, but since it screws in to the end of the rod, odds are high that most of the Ikea rods with unscrewable finials will fit them. Although I don't work for Ikea so I can't say that for sure.
ReplyDeletealso--the bendy thing is not bent in the package--its packaged in straight form. You can bend it at the angle you like when you unpack it.
ReplyDeleteThose IKEA curtains are amazing!! Your room looks so incredible with them. Nice job!!
ReplyDeleteI love those curtains. They really brighten up the room.
ReplyDeleteOh, I missed you while I was AWOL last week. (Took mostly a break from reading as well as writing.) Love your curtains! And that corner rod is genius. Your room looks like such a nice space with all that sunlight.
ReplyDeleteThese look great! Excellent choice.
ReplyDeleteI do love IKEA- but it can be a little you get what you get- they either have it online, or at the store, or not.... I'll have to give it another try
ReplyDeleteThat looks amazing!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the curtains! They are so bold. Gorgeous colors.
ReplyDeleteCouldn't you borrow a ladder from somebody? Or like rent one for a weekend? I like the curtains.
ReplyDeleteSam--you are smart! Apparently Home Depot will rent a ladder for less than $20 a day. Great idea.
ReplyDeleteLove it Lisa, the house is really coming together!
ReplyDeleteThose are amazing! I love them in that room.
ReplyDeleteWere there more of these at your IKEA?
ReplyDeleteI am looking for the grey ones. They aren't in my local store.
I'd totally pay you to ship them to me (on the East Coast) if so!!!
Miche,
ReplyDeletethe gray ones are not sold at my local Ikea, sorry.
This is exactly what I have been trying to find! Proof that the RACKA actually bends! The webiste was rather vague and only showed it bending in a 90 degree corner. I am loading up the kids and heading to IKEA right now. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI JUST discovered these Racka curve thingys at Ikea in my crazy search for a solution to our turret windows...livesaver!!! Yours look fantastic. Great idea.
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