After visiting every store I could think of online and in person, I had no success in finding ready-made curtains. I moved on to fabric stores and there, I fell in love and I fell hard.
Her name was Shalini by Annie Selke and she was gorgeous. Everything I had been looking for my
Like many love stories, mine has a tragic ending. Shalini and I had to go our separate ways. I followed my head instead of my heart and reluctantly returned her to the store where she rightly belonged.
But, my story doesn't end there because we all know that real love stories always end with a happily ever after. Though my heart was broken and Shalini was still on my mind, I knew that there could be another fabric for me, and I was out to find it. And find it I did today at World Market in the form of a table cloth named Sarika.
Though Shalini was my first love, Sarika was a better match for me. Not only was she aesthetically pleasing, she was hemmed on all four sides, she was in stock so I could take her home with me, and she was cheap.
Just how I like 'em.
Once I got Sarika home and ironed, installing the curtain panels was a cinch. I absolutely LOVE the look of my new curtains. The dining room is starting to take form. Not bad, eh?
And though I have my happily ever after with my curtains, our affair is not without flaw:
When creating a pocket, make sure to use the correct side of the curtain. Oops! It's ok- this is an easy fix and every relationship needs work, right?
Trish! Oh my gosh, I love love love this! I have yt to purchase curtains for my humble abode, because like you I always tend to get "meh" and not "WOW!". Holding out until I find a beautiful pattern and amazing price - great thrifting, my friend!
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shalini and shirika..... you must have a thing for ethnic girls :P
ReplyDeletethey look great!!!!!
Cute curtains!! I love the fabric!
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