Layering Curtains for Little Girls' Room

One of the first things I made for this house, are curtains for my girls' bedroom.

Hmm.... I wonder why I would do such a thing? It wouldn't have anything to do with wishful thinking, would it? That perhaps with a darkened room, my little girls will sleep in a little longer in the mornings? Nah.....

This is the fabric I chose:

I love the stripes and the little tufts of pompoms. It's a very sturdy fabric, but I lined it with some white fabric so that it will last a little longer and it has a little more of a room darkening effect. (We're all about practicalities here)

Here's how it looks like with full sunlight shining through.

I struggled to get good pictures, but my camera was unable to handle the sunlight.

With the curtains drawn aside:
The room is a little bare right now. Honestly, though, I'm not in a hurry to decorate or fill it up with things. I'm quite happy with the plain right now.

Do you like the curtain rods? They are the Umbra double rods that I bought using points, so they are "free". I love the double rods because they allow me to layer the curtains. Sheers underneath for privacy and heavier drapes in the forefront. In fact, I love these rods so much that I'm going to install them throughout most of the house.

As for the sheers, I bought a whole role of voile fabric from a local manufacturer about a few months ago. I knew that I wanted sheer fabric on my windows, but I was not willing to pay the $15/meter that they sell at the fabric store. Erm, I'm cheap, I guess, but it did save me about $13 a meter.

Not one to waste, I eked out every last piece of the stripy fabric to make pillow covers. So cute!

I haven't quite figured out what to do for the rest of the house yet. They are all being covered by my sheer fabric right now. I hoping to be able to source some vintage fabric or bedsheets. At least I can take my time with the rest of the house!

Strawberry Daze

Some days it is as though I am in a daze, forgetting how it is to blog. I used to spend some time on Tuesday mornings and part of Friday or the weekend "working" away on this blog. It was my thing, my time to spend a little bit of time on something for me.

However, a few things have happened to throw my schedule off-kilter. As in WAY off kilter. Well, for one thing, the move happened. I know this for sure, I won't be planning another move for oh... about 10 years or so. At least, until the pain from this move have subsided. Of course, the kids are off school as well and that means more time playing. It's fun, but it's definitely more about the kids than anything else. Finally, and this is the best reason, my parents are visiting! I love that my parents are in town. They travel long distances to be with us, and so it made sense for them to stay a while. They will be with us for another few weeks, and it has been the BEST! I love that they get to spend time with their grandkids, and that they get to see the new house.

Last week, we got our act together, and carted every out for strawberry picking. My parents have never been, and I think they really enjoyed it.

Mr. Su demonstrating his superb berry picking panache.

My mum was well-thought out enough to bring some water to wash those berries for the kids to munch on. Left to my own devices, I think I may have just let them eat the berries off the vine. My mum, she thinks ahead.

My dad, showing some serious flexibility for a "senior citizen" (his words, not mine). Hey, are mum and dad wearing color-coordinated tops? Cute!

The little girl spent more time eating than picking.

The bigger girl spent most of her time avoiding bugs. She wasn't feeling well that day, and later, we found out that she had a viral infection that aggravated her asthma. The heatwave that we've been experiencing did not help.

Both kids enjoyed visiting the bunnies, though!

My friends like to tease me about living in the "country" now. In that case, I must certainly seek out more of these "country" adventures!