now i have to actually sew?

As many of you know, I've been threatening to re-do my curtains for awhile now. John gave me a small portion of the proceeds from the pool table and today I finally got off my lazy bum to search for fabric. I'm on a pretty tight budget. So I scooted up to a relatively inexpensive, but HUGE, fabric store on the other end of town. 

I found some nice textured mustard fabric, but it was still a bit pricey--and maybe too plain?? My family room has always been a struggle for me to decorate. It does not have a lot of architectural charm, and so the curtain fabric needs a little bit of action.

Then I happened upon some perfect mustard-yellow pom-poms...they were a must have. I swooped on them like a vulture. They did not go with the above mustard fabric, so I switched gears and started looking for some fabric to go with my pom-poms. 

Then I saw some peacock blue patterned fabric. I liked the vintage look of it, and more importantly, it went with the mustard pom-poms. My accent color will be grey. Now, the blue patterned fabric is not my all-time favorite fabric in the entire world, but I think it will do the trick for now. It was a great deal, and if it doesn't work out for eternity, that's fine. It was inexpensive and anything is better than my current fabric. I am just tired of looking for the perfect fabric. So, without any further adieu...

And even better yet, it all goes with my yellow chair! I can finally bring it out of hiding from my bedroom. And I can't wait to embroider some funky pillows. Oh the excitement of the dawning of a new era. And John is even willing to paint the walls.

The only problem is, now I actually have to sit down and sew curtains. Not my favorite task.