Some Old Friends are Hanging Around

I'm back to decorating in the Master Bedroom.  

When we were last here 

I had put in new hardwood floors, 

painted a new neutral color, 

painted my side table a Frenchy Blue, 

bought a new headboard, 

all new bedding, 

switched out the lampshades, 

and a sweet little Estate Chair 

came to reside next to my new bench.  

Whew!  

That's a lot of changes!  

Makes me as sleepy 

as that puppy up there on the bed!  

We went to Colorado for some downtime 

which was just the rest I needed to get back at it.   

There is a whole other side of the room 

that I haven't shared with you all.

This is how the room looked  

Before 

the massive changes came about.  

See the large window wall?  

I had that cornice made about 11 years ago 

along with the Dupioni Silk side panels.  

We took the cornice down to paint 

and I decided not to hang it back up.

My original plan 

was to order new curtain panels 

for the window 

and re-purpose the old ones somewhere else.   

I started pricing out new panels 

and found that even with my discount 

they were too expensive for now.  

The ceilings are 10 feet in this room 

which makes it hard to buy something off the rack.  

So, I resigned myself 

to using the side panels without the cornice.  

I felt that the cornice 

was making the room look smaller 

and throwing too much gold into the room.  

The only problem was 

that the side panels were on a cheapy drapery rod 

that I would have to replace. 

Remember my cute little Estate Sale chair?  

Well, at that same Model Home Furniture sale 

 I found two heavy duty decorative rods that would be 

perfect for my side panels.  

I couldn't believe that I found them 

at the perfect length with pretty finials and everything.  

I grabbed them and put them on the hold table.  

I have been to a million Estate Sales 

thru this company and I am friendly 

with the lovely ladies that run the sales.  

I was just about ready to check out 

when I saw that my rods had disappeared 

from the hold table!  

OH NO!!!  

And there she was, 

a lady walking around with them in her arms.  

OH BOY!  

The gals and I worked it all out 

and she felt badly that she didn't realize 

the hold table meant 

"hands off my merchandise"!  

Purchasing four finials, 

four brackets, the pole and the rings 

would have added up to a couple 

of hundred dollars at least!  

I got the poles and the finials for $20.00 each!  

YAY, I love a bargain!

Mr. Beaux hung up the brackets for me.  

We had to buy longer extending brackets 

to clear the Silhouette shades.  

They are the perfect length, just breaking on the floor.  

I love my Silhouette Shades.  

They are perfect for bedrooms 

because you can roll them all the way up 

and they just look like part of the window trim.  

Or you can partially close them 

and still see outside.  

It's kind of a hazy view 

which is soft and romantic.

 Or, you can close them all the way 

and have total privacy.  

So my old friends are staying for now.  

They are the kind of quality 

that you don't find off the rack, 

felt lined, weighted, and 

hand crafted of expensive silk.  

Yep, they can stick around 

until I find the perfect replacement!

Until Next Time,

Beaux R'eves

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