Lately, I’ve been obsessing over curtains for my french doors that go out to my deck. Not only do I want more privacy, but I also want some more texture added to the living room, where I spend most of my time. I’ve picked out the curtains I want. I need to measure and order them in double width (fuller, more layered look). For measuring, Gotain recommends measuring from the underside of the ring hanging on the rod and adding +1cm to get the look of curtains “kissing” the floor. Therefore, it seems I first need to pick out a curtain rod and get it on the wall to properly measure for the curtains. I want a cast iron, french return rod and right now I’m leaning toward this one with curtain rings. A lot of designers have a lot of different rules for hanging curtain rods. Personally, I think a good starting point is the “eight-inch rule.” According to this rule, you want your curtain rod to go 8-10 inches past your window on the right and left side, and you want to mount it at least 8 inches above your window. Mounting too close to the window can make it feel smaller; some people mount as close to the trim or ceiling as possible to make the space feel larger. Let’s hope I don’t eff this up. . .
By the way, it’s only Monday and I’m ready for this week to be over. Whenever I’m having a rough time, I want to knock a wall down or change something in my house. At the moment, I’m obsessing over a sink like the one below for my powder room. I wish I knew how to fabricate a sink from stone (lol).
Here are this week’s interior finds. . .
1. Liona Coffee Table 2. Handpainted Iron Snake Tray 3. Pink Rectangular Platter 4. Casual Organic Cotton Sheet Set 5. Vintage Brass Scalloped Pedestal Bowl 6. Pretty Antique Camelia Engraving 7. Vintage Copper Tray 8. Magazine Book Rack 9. Brass and Wicker Cordless French Bistro Lamp 10. Potted Paper Daffodils 11. Mina Bowl, Set of 4 12. Reeded Mirror- Smokey Blue
13. Vintage Desk 14. Small Sleek Chest 15. Dylan Striped Bean Bag Chair 16. Vintage Chinoiserie Chair 17. Yellow Bee Stoneware Pitcher 18. Ivory Pleated Lampshade with Black Cotton 19. Hanford Mirror 20. Modeled Clay Foot 21. Boy Bye Art 22. Oval Table Lamp 23. Liona Twisted Bar Cart 24. Brass Tassel Door Stopper
25. French Stripe Shower Curtain in Indigo 26. Coveteur King Canopy Bed 27. Tree of Life Wall Hanging 28. Bill's Chair 29. Flowerpot Rechargeable LED Table Lamp 30. Marching Horses Mug 31. Sonny Sconce or Flushmount Ceiling Light 32. Ainsley Spindle Leg Console Table 33. Rectangle Marble Tray 34. Cubio Coffee Table 35. Watering Cans 36. Rollakan Ruth Summer Sky Rug
Here are this week’s fashion finds. . .
1. Linen Popover Top 2. Large Beauty Bag 3. Poplin Wide-Leg Pajama Pants 4. Lais Scarf Bag 5. Essie Wrap 6. Beaded Heeled Sandal 7. Water Resistant Pouch 8. Sculpted Cuff 9. Ribbon Striped Midi Caftan Dress 10. Tan Stripe Cascadian Maxi Dress 11. Chloe Floral Kaftan
12. Crushed Silk Flared Skirt 13. Square Neck Linen-Blend Mini Dress 14. Faye Linen Top 15. Plisse Skirt 16. Scallop-trim Tie-Front Top 17. Lina Reversible Leather Belt 18. Onyx Thong Sandal 19. Rue de Verneuil x Traversee Small Tote 20. Rib-Knit Wool Top 21. Lucia Mini Knit Dress 22. Canna Block Print Set Sky Blue 23. Florence Earrings 24. Galena The Traveller Wrap Skirt
25. Lauren Stretch-Knit Maxi Skirt 26. Women's Ribbed Tank Top- A New Day 27. Ultimate Vest Midi Dress 28. HomeStretch Rib Squareneck Tank 29. Kerry Shirtdress 30. First-Layer Ribbed Scoop-Neck Tank Top 31. Woven Cowboy Hat 32. Fresh Blue Otis Organic Denim Jacket 33. Adeline Low Sandals 34. The HatBag Leather-Trimmed Raffia Bucket Bag 35. Cross Over Jumpsuit 36. Rouched Shoulder Maxi Cotton Caftan
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Current Obsessions
-Amber Lewis’ tips on hardware and curtains.
-Jane Birkin’s actual Birkin is going to auction.
-I need to live at Five Park in Miami!
-I’m obsessed with Misha Kahn.
-Places to visit in Greece based on your personality.
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