My dining room update

In my most recent post I talked about needing a new table cloth. And then several hours after posting the post, I spilled an entire glass to red wine on it, so it definitely needs replacing now.
On a related note- You're never going to believe what I found on clearance. The most beautiful table cloth! Yay, problem solved!

Yes, exactly. Problem solved, but not the problem that you think I'm talking about. My table is round- this table cloth is rectangular. But regardless, I bought two of them. Want to know why?

Ta-dah!!

A 60 x 84 inch table cloth is the PERFECT size to use as curtains, and when I saw these, I just knew they were exactly what I was looking for. (And to be fair, I actually found the curtains BEFORE I posted about needing a new table cloth, and subsequently spilled wine on the one that I had)

I have alluded to it before, but maybe never actually shown you a picture of the ugliest part of my dining room. So here's what that wall looked like before.

Vertical blinds. Aka the bane of my existence. As a renter I'd be reluctant to remove them, but have spent the last several months fantasizing of what our dining room might look like without them- and once we actually looked into it, they weren't very difficult to remove at all. I was even able to use the exact same drill holes to hang the new hardware (which is a good thing because the owner never painted behind the old brackets, so it would have looked pretty awkward unless I could find some touch up paint).

Since I was able to re-use the holes already drilled for the blinds, the whole project was ridiculously easy and quick- but I did have to "hem" the curtains a tiny bit to make the exact right length. (And by "hem" I mean, fold over before using the drape clips since I don't actually sew). Ideally I would have liked to hang them a bit higher on the wall, but it just wasn't worth the trouble to redrill the holes and try to paint the white spots.

Arent' they just so lovely?

Hubby says the pattern is kind of "old lady," but he trusts my design sense enough to get over it, and I think they are growing on him already. I told him that "old lady" was en vogue again, and he nodded his head while he was watching basketball- so I know he's totally on board.

So shall we look at the "after" picture again? Yes, Let's do that.

Love.

The only thing missing is a better tablecloth, and maybe some forsythia branches in a vase. So, I'm still looking for a great source on tablecloths, and now also placemats, since I ruined those with the wine too.

Linking up to the Point of View Party at Organize and Decorate Everything.