Without the boys around to meddle, I’ve started to take on some DIY projects around the house. First up, a mini-demolition of the window blinds in the boys’ room. A few years back before we knew what was going on, Cub went through a significant wood chewing phase. That included a lot of toys as well as the slats of the window blinds. (Yeah, it was not a good time for us. He was diagnosed with an iron deficiency pretty quickly, but the damage was literally already done.) While he got better and we worked to stabilize his iron levels, I tossed out or donated nearly all of the wood toys in the house, damaged or not. I put the problem blinds on the ever-growing back burner and figured I’d think of something when it was necessary. Well, the boys broke the blinds this summer, so figuring out Plan B for the window treatment was now necessary.
I went with simple curtains – cheap and fun. I purchased 2+ yards of inexpensive fish fabric for $5.82 a yard, even cheaper lining fabric, and a $19 tension rod. I dusted off my sewing machine Friday, and by Saturday afternoon the new curtains were up. Mission complete! Next up for that room, re-painting the room and covering up the hand painted bugs that remain from the nursery theme (painted to match a quilt I made when I was pregnant with Robbie). I don’t know if I should channel my inner HGTV Design Star and do some fun painting, or just go for a simple, fresh new color. Or both. Decisions, decisions.
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