I told Chelsea that if I was feeling brave I would share a picture or two of our apartment. Well this photo happens to be the only one that I have, and it's not very good (and I took it two years ago to show my dad the flowers he'd sent for my birthday).
But! The point of the exercise is to draw your attention to the drapes, which were just about the easiest thing to make and one of my favorite bits of our living room. I had purchased a vintage crewel bedspread on eBay, I think while in college, and not really knowing what I'd do with it. When we moved to Boston I cut it in four strips, bought two wooden dowels from the hardware store, and looped them through the existing seamed bits at the ends of the bedspread (I'm sure there's a proper word for these). And there you have it! Easy drapes!
PS The dhurrie is from Wisteria and is my second favorite bit of the living room.
that rug! wheewwww. love it. living room looks great!
Posted by: jamie | February 13, 2008 at 01:22 PM
LOVE that rug!! thanks for the link. you should do a d*s sneak peek, i want to see more!
Posted by: rifferaff | February 13, 2008 at 02:11 PM
This looks so, so much like my late grandmother's living room. She had great taste, too!
Posted by: Emily | February 13, 2008 at 03:31 PM
oh my gosh, beautiful!
Posted by: B. | February 13, 2008 at 08:20 PM
I love the contrast between the geometrical rug and the flowery drapes. Daring, but lovely.
Posted by: Mary-Laure | February 14, 2008 at 04:06 AM
You don't need to feel brave–that is a lovely, inspiring space. The rug, the curtains, gorgeous!
Posted by: Allison | February 14, 2008 at 03:23 PM
Looks so timeless and chic. The texture of the curtains must really pop in person. Gorgeous, show us more!
Posted by: Murray | February 15, 2008 at 09:06 AM
I love those drapes. Gorgeous!
Posted by: Katy | January 07, 2009 at 01:55 PM