I love the pun. Brian says it's the lowest form of humor, but I don't care. I also enjoy slapstick. And I'm pretty sure that Brian likes it when I love the pun and enjoy the slapstick. But this is a pretty weak pun, so I'll just point out that the title is in reference to the window coverings. See? Isn't that fun?
I finally finished the roman shades for the office. It seems like I've been working on them forever. I started them sometime in March and it didn't take me long to realize that I don't like working with such large pieces of fabric. I made the first two (there are three windows) and decided they were too narrow.
Originally we planned to hang them so the shades were set inside the frame and only covered the glass. But that would require attaching hardware to the windows and I wasn't sure I wanted to do that since we're renting. So we found these brackets that attach at the top where the window opens so they won't cause any damage to the windows. (These windows have a hinge on the left side. If you turn the handle all the way up, the window tilts inward so that it's locked at the bottom and open at the top. If you turn the handle to the side, the window opens like a door. And if you turn the handle down, the window is locked. I remember taking photos of the windows a long time ago to show how they work, but I guess I never posted it.)
Oh look. You can see how the windows are open at the top here.
When we changed the way we were going to hang the shades, I should have remeasured. But I didn't. So they ended up too narrow. I left the shades up for about a week or two to see if I could get over their narrowness. I couldn't, so I decided to rip the stitching on the hems and decrease the hem from 1.5 inches to .5 inches. There are casings for dowel rods sewn to the back side , so I also had to rip the stitching about an inch on each side of the casings and sew on additional strips to accommodate for the thinner hems. It probably added 10 to 15 hours to the project, but it was definitely worth it. I'm quite pleased with how they turned out.
On a side note, the painting that is hanging between the windows was painted by one of my teammates, Kim. Another teammate Jake has photos on one of the walls. I think it's pretty swell that we're able to use our talents to complete the office.
6 comments:
I'm a dork and I love the pun! BUT...even more... I LOVE the shades! I'm completely impressed Alisha!!! The office looks so cool!
They look great! The whole office looks great. I also think it's super cool that you guys are each using your talents to make the place come together.
The office is really shaping up. The shades look really good.
Very cute! I do like them and it looks like you put a lot of work into it. Also, cute apartment.
I do love those windows.
I'm glad everyone seems to like the roman shades as much as I do. :) I was very dissatisfied with them before I made the hem smaller, so I think that makes me even happier with them now.
Elaine - I wish the stuff in our apartment was this cute! This is an office space we've rented for community outreach. The main part has a coffeehouse atmosphere.
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