What Ana Does

You know about my dining room curtains ... and how they're an awesome navy blue chevron (zig-zag) pattern. Well, since they went up, I've been working on incorporating the pattern on the other side of the room to "tie everything together" to use an interior designer term. Cuz, I'm fancy. Well, as of last night I finished the throw pillows. AND Target delivered my grey chevron slipper chair. So, yeah ... we're all chevron in this part of the house. Happy me!  I Made More Pillows!  Grey Chair - Brings Together Grey Walls and Zig-Zags Wellllll ... almost done. As I posted last week, the valences from the dining room are a GO . But I'm going to de-prioritize that work until the new year. My To-Make list is filled with holiday gift projects. It's that jolly time of year!  (Editor's Note: Grams, that's the chair you found on the Target website and sent to me. I did some comparison shopping, and that was the best deal and cha...

That just looks awesome, am I right?  It's just a piece of test fabric leftover from pillow making, but finishes up this little windows perfectly. Matches everything. Yay!  Off to buy even more chevron fabric! 

To continue the cool/energetic/modern chevron theme I've got going in the dining room, I found grey chevron contact paper on Amazon not too long ago. I wasn't sure where I'd use it, but I knew I'd find multiple uses. And I did. I had two pine magazine boxes I snagged at Ikea sitting around. So, one afternoon, I covered them with the contact paper. In about 20 minutes. I thought they came out pretty well. Magazine Holders - Chevron Style! More chevron-ed project to come, don't worry.

I mean, come on! They are just too cool!! It only took under two hours ... mostly because I was constantly interrupted. (Mommy! Mommy! It's a wonder I get anything done.) But these were simple. Pocket for the rod along the top. I tried to match the zig-zag pattern so it follows across the two panels. Hem the bottom. Boom. (I need a better picture ... i know!) New Curtains and My Messy Dining Room Table! Off to tackle the next project ... the family room curtains. Daunting! 

Just Hung the Rod I'm about to tackle my biggest sewing project yet ... the dining room curtains. My plan is to use chevron (zig-zag) curtains because I love the dynamic feel of them and the navy will continue my theme. Over the year, I've picked up chevron placemats and made a rainbow chevron throw pillow. I also found chevron contact paper, though I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it yet. I thought I'd just buy pre-made panels, but no store is selling them. Etsy had a listing and at $165.00, I thought it was a pretty good deal but never got around to pushing the "BUY" button. So, when I was at the fabric store last weekend, and saw it for $18.97/yard -- about $100. I thought I could make that work. Add in the $40 curtain rod from Home Depot and we're rolling! This should be pretty straightforward -- I'm just doing a pocket for the rod at the top and a hem. Two panels and I'll swath them out with some hooks. (Heh, easier sa...