For the Love of Stripes

For the love of stripes are my new panel curtains, that look amazing in my dining room!

You’ve all heard about my stripe obsession. I have been longing over some striped drapes for our new dining room but when I needed ten panels, it really didn’t look like it would ever be a reality. Until Black Friday walked in with some AMAZING deals!

The ones I had looked at {Veranda Stripe Linen Drapes} were looking pretty appealing around $50 a panel {sold at numerous stores online – original retail of $170+ per panel}. But today they were an online Black Friday special at both Overstock and Linens N Things. In addition, I had an additional 10% off coupon at Overstock. They came in at $31 per panel! Since my panels are 108″, this was less than $10/yard of fabric. There was no way I could make them for anywhere near this cheap. Thankfully, we had Visa gift cards after we bought our bed earlier this year, so my all-too-generous husband let me use it for the kitchen lights and the striped curtains {so we had to pay very little out-of-pocket}.

My only problem then was deciding between the brown and the charcoal. I loved them both and wasn’t sure which color would look best in the new house {especially since I am going solely off the pictures I had taken on our last visit there}.  When I asked the hubby –  he voted for charcoal. I ultimately decided on the charcoal after a quick Photoshop mock-up. It also helped that in the 108″ length, the gray were cheaper than the brown.

Now, don’t be jealous of my mad Photoshop skills.  I know it all looks pretty realistic 😉 The future wall color is off {it will likely be much lighter and greige vs. a true gray} but I am horrible at color-swapping. And don’t worry, our table and chairs won’t be at an angle – I just have to work with what I’ve got! And how perfect does my infamous rooster look in this room.

I am already so excited about this room! My only concern is that there may not be enough space between the corner of the wall and each window {there are four windows in this room in addition to the sliding doors} and I don’t really want to cover up any of the actual window.

And for those interested in seeing the gray/brown comparison:

It’s safe to say I am already in love with our new dining room! Now I just need to talk to my electrician {father-in-law} to see how hard it would be to add another light fixture location for a chandelier – currently there are just can lights in the room and none centered over the table.

And because this is so much more fun than packing here is a view of the dining room while standing in the kitchen – also with the new pendants! Again, wall colors are way off.

And one last photo of the “after”:

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