I Made A Ten Foot Tall Shower Curtain!

I want to share how I gave the standard glass shower door

a more custom look by making a shower curtain.

Some of my long time followers may have seen this post

but I know there are many how have not. 

The "Life Is A Journey, Not A Destination" candle
was found at from Tuesday Morning.
It was the inspiration for this bathroom.


This is our hall and guest bathroom. 
It has 10 ft. high ceilings.
So I had to make my own shower curtain. 
I made it out of a tablecloth for 15.00!

These are the SOFTEST turquoise blue bath towels.

The lighting and my camera doesn't do them justice.

My bathroom doesn't get much natural light.

The Oatmeal towels have embroidery and rows

of ruching at the bottom, and they are also

super soft and very absorbent.

Robin egg blue and tan towels from Target.

The oatmeal/tan towels were on clearance at my Target.

I have been working on getting my guest bathroom,

which is also my guest bathroom, a more

inviting, relaxing atmosphere.

10 ft. tall shower curtain.

I really didn't like the bare
look of the shower enclosure.
It just looked unfinished and
kind of cold.

OKAY...

Remember the mystery project that I was making

out of that tablecloth that I got  at Marshall's?

It's my TEN foot tall shower curtain!

This tablecloth had gone through quite a few markdowns. It started out at 39.99, and then after a few more is was  15.00!   

I love the colors and

of course the Quatrefoil pattern.

Both are very popular right now.

It is a Quatrefoil pattern in robin egg blue, tan and a
 touch of brown. Both sides look great.

So I grabbed it knowing just what
I would do with it because...
I'm SO clever.

I almost never use a tablecloth
as just that... why that would be boring.
It usually becomes a window treatment!

I layed it out on the floor and cut in half "lengthwise". Of course BUDDY just had to help!

You say that doesn't look 10 feet tall?

Well just read on...

This is a rather average sized hall bathroom,
with a very tall ceiling!

See...

TEN FEET TALL!

I do know that it looks much 

more inviting than it did before.

Do you like it straight or tied back?

  

Look... I have cute little guest towels!

The guest towel stand was found at the Goodwill for only 2.50!

I also have paper towels.

Paper towels and paper cups for sanitary reasons.
Q-tips are in the jar.

And of COURSE I have to have some

cute little birdies!

The bird picture was purchased from Tuesday Morning.

Definition of RUCHE

1: a pleated, fluted, or gathered strip of fabric used for trimming

— ruched \ˈrüsht\adjective

Variants of RUCHE ruche  or ruch·ing  \ˈrü-shiŋ\

Origin of RUCHE

French ruche literally, beehive, from Medieval Latin rusca bark

First Known Use: 1827

Definition of QUATREFOIL

1: a conventionalized representation of a flower with four petals or of a leaf with four leaflets

2: a 4-lobed foliation in architecture

Illustration of QUATREFOIL

Origin of QUATREFOIL

Middle English quaterfoil set of four leaves, 
from Anglo-French quatre + Middle English -foil (as in trefoil)

First Known Use: 15th century

Thanks for visiting me today!

Remember that the Wednesday Bunny Hop Party will be up and running Tuesday at 4:00 pm Pacific time.

xoxo

Bunny Jean

I am sharing this with:

Thrifty Decor Chick's ~ Show Us Your Bathrooms

Kathe With An E's ~You're Gonna Love It Tuesday

Outdoor Courtyard Curtains

Here in the Palm Desert area of California 

we have a LOT of sun!

I would like to share how I solved the problem 

of too much sun on my outdoor furniture and cushions. 

It was jut too bright and HOT! 

 This is a view of my front door. 

It is in a little alcove and there is seating on the left. 

It makes for a nice place to greet visitors.

 In the winter months it gets the morning sun.

So much that it has begun to fade my

 cushions and pillows.

 This picture shows what a difference the outdoor curtains make.

That little white spot on the cement is the sunlight 
peeking through a little crack where the two curtains meet.

 This is the 'rod' we used. 

It is a metal pipe and fittings 

that The Mr. got at the hardware store. 

I sprayed it with Rustoleum's 

Oil Rubbed Bronze.

Then I made curtain out of painters drop cloth.

I also used some buckram on the curtain headers.

Buckram stiffens it and gives it structureand nice folds.

 This particular drop cloth had a looser weave than I usually get.

At first I didn't like it because it had a lot of movement when I was sewing it. And I did a lot of sewing.

 But now I LOVE it!

There were absolutely no wrinkles after washing. 

It is soft and drapes so nicely. 

 I made two curtains so that I could adjust it for different sun exposures. Sometimes it is pulled to one side like in this photo. Other times it is split in the middle.

 This is the view out into the courtyard.

The Casita's (small guest house) sliding door is to the left. 

Soon we will have tall decorative iron gate in the arched entryway.

This is the arched entry to the courtyard.

We have a view of the mountains off in the distance. 

There are more mountain views from the back patio.

I will try to get a few pictures of how I made the curtains. 

Just so you can see the buckram (stiffening  for curtain headers).

That stuff makes the world of difference when making curtains.

I will be sharing at these fun parties:

Thursday Transformation @ Shabby Creek Cottage

Outdoor Wednesday @ A Southern Daydreamer

xoxo 

Bunny Jean

Orange You Glad to See Me?

A Sofa Table Makeover.

Painted Black Writing Desk

This painted black sofa table,

turned writing desk, was not always so happy.

There was a time it felt ignored and quite lonely.

In fact I turned my head away every time I entered the room.

"But 'orange' you glad to see me?"
NO!

I did feel a little sad. Really. 
We had once been madly in love.

But things had changed in our relationship.
I had gone in a different direction.


I wanted to say,
"It's not you... it's me",
but that just wasn't true.

It sill had some very nice qualities.
A makeover was in order... 
and it wasn't going to be me!

With some hard work this relationship 
was going to be saved.

I would end up with the desk of my dreams.





Of course it wasn't easy.
Something worth saving never is...

It took some hard work.

As you can see I spray painted it.

I used a semi gloss black spray paint.
Lightly sanded it first, and didn't use a primer.
I rubbed it down with a fine steel wool because
it was too shiny and I wanted to distress it a little.

I guess it wasn't really that hard after all.

So... I was feeling the love again.

The chair also got a makeover.

Texas "Cottage" Home

This picture was taken last year in our Texas home.
I have more pictures, of that home, 
to share in future posts.



It will be interesting to see how I transition my furnishings to this new home in Palm Desert, Ca.

Desert Great Room

So far it has not been easy.

Desert Home


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Thanks for visiting me today.
It has been over a year since I participated in a blog party.
I am doing my best to get back to blogging.


I am participating in blog parties here:
 The Shabby Creek Cottage
 My Repurposed Life
Finding Fabulous
Alchemy Fine Living
Miss Mustard Seed
Delightful Order
Beyond the Picket Fence
The Shabby Nest
Modern Country Style
No Minimalists Here
DIY by Design
French Country Cottage
My Romantic Home
Finger Prints on the Fridge




Also... would you please take a minute to read about
the party that I will be hosting every Wednesday.

It is called The Bunny Hop or Wednesday's Bunny Hop Wednesday or Bunny Hop Wednesday.
I haven't decided yet. Which do you like better?

You can get all the information here.

See My Song and Dance routine

courtesy of JibJab

 I'll do anything to get my party going...

Midnight Madness at Goodwill

I am proud to say that I'm a card carrying

Goodwill shopper in good standing.

(I have a punch card in every purse.)

But... I never knew about their

Midnight Madness sale. 

Did you?

I just happened to be there when they

 announced that they were closing at

7 p.m. and reopening from 8-midnight. 

Everything (except new items)

would be on sale at 50% off! 

It was my lucky day night!

I arrived back at the store at 8:10

and the parking lot was full, and

every shopping cart was taken!

Well, I would just have to make do.

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This baby changing table did not catch

my eye at first glance. (No babies here.)

Hmmm...

How about a potting table?

Not really outdoor material...

but for 10 bucks I couldn't pass on it.

It looked like it had never been used,

but was just a little "loose".

So I asked Hubby for help.

He took it apart and glued the dowels.

Then he tightened up the screws.

I remembered some little black wheels

that I never used on the plastic storage

drawers in my craft room closet.

So, Hubby drilled some holes

and popped in the wheels.

For 10 bucks and very little effort...

this is how  I will be using it!

It is now my dish cart/storage table.

This is where I will be using it!

It fits in the closet where I keep my fabrics,

extra linens, and craft room overflow.

Those nifty little wheels allow me to roll

it in and out for easy access. I can also

roll it into the other room when I am

setting up for a tablescape.

What do you think?

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Thanks for stopping by to visit.

I also want to thank everyone who left

me a sweet comment or sent me

an email on the passing of my

Dear Sweet Weezie.

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I am joining up this week with:

Metoporphosis Monday

@ Between Naps on the Porch

Do It Yourself Day

@ A Soft Place to Land

Today's Thrifty Treasures

@Southern Hospitality

Thursday Tranformations

@ The Shabby Chic Cottage.

See you there!