08/05/08

 

Bill has been giving his sewing machine a workout.  He bought the machine last summer, and has been learning how to use it in his spare time.

He decided to start tackling the windows on the house.   He wanted to have less of the windows covered to let more light in.  He also felt we needed to get a little more of our style going.

I made the skeleton for the cornice boxes, and Bill did all the sewing.  The Roman shades are from Lowe's.

 

Here are the 2 newly dressed windows in the master bedroom.

Behind the cornice box on each window is a Roman shade that can be lowered.

The material on the cornice is gathered up into hooks.

For the master bathroom Bill made his own straps to hold up the material.

He also sewed a matching round table skirt, a table topper, and recovered the chair to match.

New duvet and pillow covers and the look is complete.

The green carpeting will be going bye-bye shortly.

In the family room Bill did a more casual look.

He covered the window and door with simple scarfs that he made.

A close up of the window material.

And the door - Notice the nice cording he added.

Another nice touch Bill did was reframe some family photos. That's my mom's high school picture in the middle, me on the left, and Bill on the right.

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