Blackout–Kitchen Window Treatments
I feel like our kitchen is evolving on it’s own. My plan was to focus on sanding, priming and painting the furniture piece and having that completed (haven’t even brought it upstairs yet) before I made any other decisions on where the kitchen was going. But when I was out the other day I came across two curtain panels that were the perfect colour for our kitchen windows. They are a pretty close match to the paint I purchased for the furniture. And they were a great price. We have two good sized windows in the kitchen and for me it’s just too bright. I don’t want to block out the natural light completely but I would like to dim the room a little bit. Take a look at what we’re working with.
Above is a picture of the panels I picked up. Good rice right! $15 each. I would like to go with a roman shade look and hang them so the stripes run horizontally. Obviously the grommets will have to be removed. The colour is a pretty good match to the paint I choose for the furniture. The chest (and possibly the lower cabinets!?) will be painted in Mountain Smoke (the middle swatch) by Valspar.
Now, about the roman shade idea. I’ve been all over pinterest, and there are a few pretty great faux roman shade tutorials. And because the shades will probably stay half up most of the time I think they could work for our kitchen. Here is a faux roman shade created by Imparting Grace. It looks great doesn’t it? You can see her full tutorial here.
I think that’s where we’re headed for window treatments. They seem simple enough to make and they aren’t going to cost much, so I won’t feel horrible if they don’t fit in to our design scheme when our actual kitchen renovation gets under way. Have any of you tired the faux roman look? Love it? Hate it? Do tell.
I love the roman shade look! You got them for such a good deal too. I think we may try roman shades in our living room! Good luck making them!
I love the look! Go for it
I’m in love with roman shades right now! I really want to make some for our kitchen and possibly our living room. Go for it!
I love roman shades! We didn’t do a roman shade in our kitchen, but we did a sort of modified version of a faux roman shade. We didn’t need to filter the light, but I wanted to add some color and interest in the window area. You are going to love how they soften the space once they go up!
Can’t wait to see them!
Hey Ladies! Thanks for your encouragement! I was starting to second guess if the roman look was a good idea. But I do really need to block some of the light out and I don’t want the bulk of a normal drape. I’ll let you all know how it goes.
-Diana
Great find! I’ve been debating a DIY roman shade for my powder room. You try it first and let me know how it goes!
What a naughty cliffhanger! Love it! Do it! Hurry up and share!
Sorry! That’s wasn’t meant to be a cliffhanger! I’m just slow at getting things done these days!
-Diana
I think these will look great in your kitchen. I have been seeing them pop up all over Pinterest as well.
[...] was dry the fun began. I have to say, I love the colour I picked for this piece. Mountain Smoke by Valspar is a gorgeous grey. I had it mixed in a high gloss finish by Behr. Wonderful [...]
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