I actually have one replacement window in my bedroom that they put in about 10 years ago, which is fab; on a warm winter day I can get a little fresh air in, even if I can't have a cross-breeze. But they're expensive, and my landlady doesn't have a lot of cash; they only replaced that one because the original window was basically falling out of the house. *g*
So I'm bummed about the darker aspect of things with darker, heavier curtains, but I don't see a lot of choice. And I ordered half of them in a light ivory, for two rooms; for the living room I went with grey, as it'll match my furniture better. It'll close the room in a little, but it might also make it feel a bit more finished than it does right now, now that I look at it and see how much the walls are all sort of this boring tone-on-tone expanse of off-white everywhere. We shall see! Fingers crossed for cozy instead of cramped. *g*
(I bet it will help that I've purged so much crap since the last time I had even slightly darker curtains than my current sheers. There used to be clutter and piles everywhere, and now there are mostly clear surfaces, which helps open things up.)
The one advantage to the curtains I bought is they have grommets, so they should slide pretty easily on the drapery rods. So if the sun's out, hopefully I can at least get some light in by sliding them around. (Usually I buy curtains to go on those budget pocket-rod things, where nothing really slides and the best you can hope for is a tieback that doesn't do much good.) It might actually be nice to have grommeted curtains that can be slid back so they punctuate the walls in color on bright days...
... I am turning into that person who talks about grommeted curtains.
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Date: 2013-11-26 11:16 pm (UTC)So I'm bummed about the darker aspect of things with darker, heavier curtains, but I don't see a lot of choice. And I ordered half of them in a light ivory, for two rooms; for the living room I went with grey, as it'll match my furniture better. It'll close the room in a little, but it might also make it feel a bit more finished than it does right now, now that I look at it and see how much the walls are all sort of this boring tone-on-tone expanse of off-white everywhere. We shall see! Fingers crossed for cozy instead of cramped. *g*
(I bet it will help that I've purged so much crap since the last time I had even slightly darker curtains than my current sheers. There used to be clutter and piles everywhere, and now there are mostly clear surfaces, which helps open things up.)
The one advantage to the curtains I bought is they have grommets, so they should slide pretty easily on the drapery rods. So if the sun's out, hopefully I can at least get some light in by sliding them around. (Usually I buy curtains to go on those budget pocket-rod things, where nothing really slides and the best you can hope for is a tieback that doesn't do much good.) It might actually be nice to have grommeted curtains that can be slid back so they punctuate the walls in color on bright days...
... I am turning into that person who talks about grommeted curtains.