Relaxed Roman Shade

Latest project done.  A relaxed roman shade valance.  The final piece to a friend's gorgeous master bath.

This is a great choice when it isn't necessary for the shade to open and close.  Saved me a lot of work and saved her a lot of money.

I absolutely love the tassel trim!

New master bathroom.....Check!

My Home Office....One day it will be done

So, I made a promise to myself to update this once a week.  Blogger fail.  All the same excuses-super busy, school's cancelled, husband's a weekend rock star, etc.  Truth is-I am a slacker.  Admitting it is the first step.

I'm trying really hard to actually finish decorating a room.  I've decided to start with our office.  It's one of the first rooms you see when you walk in our house.  That, and our formal living which we've turned into a play/game room for our kids.  Well, I've kinda had to just accept the fact that there will always be toys out, so I turned my attention to the office.

Here is my inspiration fabric.

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I plan on making grommet topped drapes with these.  It's totally not something I would've picked out a couple years ago because of the big tulip on it.  I saw this one night staring at fabric websites and have become obsessed with it.  I think about it all the time.  Now I just need to find the time to make them.

I just finished this picture today!  I had my friend at Spectrum Design Studio do the numbers for me.  I saw a picture like this on Pinterest years ago and have wanted one every since.  It's all the important dates in our lives.  What took her all of two seconds would've taken me days to do.  She got all the numbers lined up perfectly.  I would've fretted over the "pica" and fonts.  Yeah, I remember that word from my high school typing class.  Impressed?

I wrapped fabric around the mat.  I found the tutorial here.  I stumbled across this blog this morning and have spent most of my day looking at it.  It puts mine to shame, but gives me something to strive for.  It gives me something to strive for with my house. 

I used masking tape just like her.  That way I can change the fabric when I realize it doesn't go with my obsession fabric (I'm praying it does!).  I first used my go-to fabric choice of black and white zebra print, but it came out a little too "tribal" for me.  I thought it needed a little pop of color too.  Now I am just praying it goes with my obsession fabric.

Again, this is fabric I would've never went out looking for.  I just saw this one day in a fabric store and was drawn to it.  I have always loved it.  I still gotta hang it.  I hate putting nail holes in my freshly painted walls.  I've had this sitting on my dining room table for weeks, so it's a step in the right direction.