Tag Archives: drapes

How to Sew Lined, Pleated Drapes

Posted by Amber in Dining Room, DIY, How to on March 25, 2012  ||  7 Comments

Supplies: Fabric (use this calculator if you need your panels to be a specific width) Drapery Liner or Muslin Coordinating Thread Wall Pleater Hooks Pleater Tape (you need the width of your fabric x2) Curtain Rod Curtain Rings Start by washing and … Continue reading →

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Formal Dining Drapes Done

Posted by Amber in Dining Room on March 23, 2012  ||  Comments Off on Formal Dining Drapes Done

The drapes for the formal dining room are finished! (Well sort of I need to hem them, but that won’t take long.) It’s amazing how much drapes make a room look finished even when it is far from it. Also … Continue reading →

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Formal Dining Fabric Purchase

Posted by Amber in Dining Room on March 6, 2012  ||  Comments Off on Formal Dining Fabric Purchase

After we had all our bentwoods safely home, I got on ordering fabric for drapes in the formal dining room. We had already decided on Echino collection by Etsuko Furuya for Kokka. I bought a yard of it when we did some LA fabric … Continue reading →

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West Elm Fabric, Outlet Prices

Posted by Amber in Shop on February 7, 2012  ||  Comments Off on West Elm Fabric, Outlet Prices

Last month before we settled on the Serena & Lily fabric for the chair facelift, Nick and I took a quick trip to the Dallas fabric outlets in search of some fabric for the seat bottoms. The third store on our trek was Wherehouse Fabrics (no I … Continue reading →

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Nook Progress to Date

Posted by Amber in Kitchen on January 17, 2012  ||  6 Comments

This is really just the second half of the kitchen, but I figured I’d make it a separate post to keep the kitchen progress one from being too long. I forgot to mention that we took up all the flooring … Continue reading →

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