Hang 'Em!

I recently moved into my first solo place (no more roommies) and am slowly making this old, outdated, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, wood paneled, linoleum loving rental house a home.  Every room needs a little something, but today I'm onto the living room.  The below image is pretty much what I have to work with, minus the couch, cause I don't actually own one...yet.  I don't have an actual image of the room yet, because I'm a bit embarrassed at the packing boxes and homeless items still lying around.

My present issue with this room (other than the wood paneling and no installed lighting) are the windows.  I have a large window that faces the front yard.  Adorning this window are broken, yellowed mini blinds.  Not so cute and not so private.  Because of the previously mentioned wood paneling and lack of lighting, I wanted some bright curtains to hang. 

I already spent hours looking for curtains online and in local stores.  I didn't love any of them and those I liked were too expensive.  Plus, I prefer making my own things when possible, because I like to feel more unique.  I'm a middle child - I need to be noticed!  :)

As a fabric shopping addict, I knew I could find something that would make me and my bank account happy.  And after some fabric.com browsing, I ordered a few swatches:

Premier Prints Twill Suzani in Storm Grey

Premier Prints Cottage Twill in Harmony


Premier Prints Acres Twill in Harmony/Green


Premier Prints Suzani Twill in Harmony/Green


And to really shake things up, Maasai Mara in Maasai Blue.  I blame Young House Love and their dining room curtains for this gorgeous idea. 


Things can look so different online vs real life.  So when you can help it, you're safest working from swatches.  Ideally you can go out and touch/feel/see in an actual store, but living where I do, actual stores with this type of fabric can be a 1-2 hour drive.

So today these swatches arrived and YUP...I feel differently about them in person than online. 

I was convinced that the harmony/green fabrics would come out on top, but I think I'm loving the Maasai Mara one!  We'll see how I am feeling once I get these swatches home to match to my things!  But let's story board those last curtains with my room.  Yeah Boy!