Drapery Dilemma....

My son's room faces the East.  So every morning he wakes up literally at the crack of dawn.  My husband and I have had it with the 5:30 a.m. wake up calls (or yells depending on the little man's mood).  The problem is that my son has a huge bay window in his room and then a half-moon window above that.  So in order to completely be able to block out the light I'm going to have to buy very wide curtains as well as very tall! They're almost going to be floor to ceiling length because we have very high ceilings.

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 I'm thinking this natural burlap panel from Ballard Designs is what I'm going to buy.  The reviews say that it blocks out light magnificently.

If you have these panels or a solution to this problem, please, please let me know what your thoughts are! 

I'm quite literally losing sleep over this.  

For Your Viewing Enjoyment.

I just love these two living rooms designed by Jimmy Stanton. 

 via AH Magazine

Calming, rustic, and beautiful.

Easter Inspirations

 

I hope you all have a wonderful Easter weekend!

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Lovin Libraries

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Yeah, I know where I'd be for hours with a good book if these were my libraries.

Decisions, decisions........

You know how there's an idea in your head over a space in your home and your only problem is that you're too afraid to do it?  That's me.  You see when we built our home, I chose basically the standard options because it was the most affordable.  The problem now is, I hate the colors or style in some of the rooms.  My kitchen has dark wood, dark counter tops, and dark tile.  I really would like to paint the cabinets two tones to brighten  it up with a lighter back splash.  Issue number 1: Do I really want to paint over the cabinets that I actually upgraded?  2: How are painted cabinets for resale value? and 3: What are good colors with a dark silestone counter and dark tile?

  I seriously need some advice.  Please help. 

Here are some of my inspirational photos:

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My last thought would be what's a color that's going to be around for a while too? 

White or cream?  Grey? Blue? 

Hmmm.....I'll just wait for some comments.

Forgive My Absence.....

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I mentioned earlier that my daughter has been losing her hair.  In addition to dr's appointments and everyday running around, my internet has been out!  So here's to a new week!  Wish us luck for the next dr's appointment!

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There's nothing better than looking at successful "Before and Afters."  I feel that I've started this year already lacking motivation in finishing projects that I haven't even started!  Today is a new day.  I'm writing my resolutions and finding ways to stay motivated!  

There's strength in positive thinking!....Isn't there?