New Kitchen Curtains

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It has been three years....three years since we have had new kitchen curtains and I was feeling that it was about time.  I loved the curtains when they were first put up.  The suited the kitchen and dining area very well but were starting to look a little tired after so many washings.

I had been on the look out for some fabric that would suit autumn.  I have decided to make new curtains for each season and change them out to add freshness to the space once a season has ended and the new one begins.

I looked and looked and couldn't find anything I liked.  I didn't want to spend a fortune .... some fabric is now $14.00 a yard!!!  Yikes!!!  That's too rich for my blood. 

So I starting digging through my fabric stash.  I figured I must have something in there that would work but would I have enough?  There is one big window, a set of three bay windows and a smaller window over the sink....all in all I would need about 5 yards of fabric.

I searched and searched there it was .... at the bottom of a stack.  Once I saw it, I knew it would be perfect.  The orangey/red background and mustard colored roosters would compliment the changing leaves outside the windows.  

I wanted to stay with a simple valance.  We have wonderful views and I don't want curtains hiding it.  The blinds come in handy for privacy but really out here, we don't even close those at night.  Our neighbors are just too far away to see anything.

It didn't take me long.  I measured for each window (keeping the bay window as one) and folding the fabric lengthwise cut the fabric exactly in half.  Giving a generous hem, the length was just right.  

I am loving the new look .... what a difference something so small can make to a room!  Next up, the bedroom.  Soon I will be stripping the bed and changing out the summer quilt for the falling leaves (autumn) one so I think a set of curtains for that room is in order....I know I need another set of pillowcases to match the quilt as well.

Off to the fabric stash once again.  I hope you are having a wonderful Wednesday!  Remember to give your loved ones a hug!

Thrifty Thursday

Pin It Time again for Thrifty Thursday!

These are just perfect for my rooster and chicken collection!

Wire chicken basket to hold fresh eggs ....

and little vintage rooster egg cups!

Cost of these great finds .... basket $2.99 and the egg cups .... $4.00 for the set of six! 

Remember to give your loved ones a hug!

Getting Creative with Old Windows

Pin It Well since our property use to be an old junkyard and was farmed way back in the day, we acquired quite a lot of junk when we took the property over thirteen years ago.  There was ALOT of junk!

It seems every time I am digging through either the barn, the shed, the well house, the old farmhouse .... I always find something new.

The other day I found some of these.

Old window frames.  Some had the glass broken out of them and some still had the original single pane windows.  I grabbed a window that the glass had been long gone and decided to make something with it.  What?  I wasn't sure yet.  LOL

I lightly sanded the frame, removed some broken glass that was still stuck in the grooves where it originally sat and looked it over carefully.

I had seen pictures on pinterest and other blogs where people had either hung pictures behind so it looked like you were looking out a real window or used them as headboards but I wanted something fresh for my kitchen seeing it is spring and all.

Then I remembered I had these in the stash that I had picked up from the remnant bin.  I was going to make some mug rugs with them but after measuring the window space, I knew they had to go there.

I searched around some more in the piles of 'stuff' and found a little bit of chicken wire.  Just the right amount!  I quickly stapled that to the back of the window frame and added some picture hangers.  I decided to nail the hangers both on the top and side ... this way I could hang the 'window' either way in case I changed my mind and wanted a different look come autumn or winter. 

Everything was coming along nicely.  My dear hubby would just walk by and shake his head .... he knows well enough to leave me alone when I am on a roll with something.  LOL

After heading back to the house, digging out the panels, iron and stapler, I cut the panels and gave them each a quick iron.  Then turning the frame over, I carefully stapled the panels to the back and making sure each panel was centered as close as I could get it.

I like how it turned out!  Very rustic and fits in perfectly to my 'rooster corner' of the kitchen!

Remember to give your loved ones a hug!