Superhero Room: Part 2 "Curtains & Valences"
AKA: Don't Let the Sunshine In
(Have you read Part 1 yet?)
Has anyone else noticed the GLARING BRIGHTNESS of the sun in the early evening hours? We start our bedtime battle... umm... routine around 7:00pm. Robbie takes a bath or shower around 7, then there are jammies to put on, books to be read, etc... He is tucked in his little bed a little before 8:00pm each night. However his west wall makes the room so bright! So we decided to buy some light blockout curtains. I bought these Eclipse Thermaback curtains in Navy from Target. Let me just say that if you have kids and have trouble getting their room dark enough to encourage sleep, these babies are a hit. We still have some light coming in around the edge of the windows, but it is nearly pitch back in the room now. In fact, it is so dark we had to leave the overhead light dimmer all the way down.
Curtains? Check!
But Navy curtains didn't exactly scream superheros. What did SCREAM superheroes was the officially licensed superhero fabrics you can buy at JoAnn's or the ones you can buy online covered in bold cartooney print with giant scary superheroes popping out of the design. I decided to go with a plain cotton print - red with little blue, white, and navy stars. The stars were slightly imperfect which reminded me of the stars you see in comic book when someone gets punched in the head... sooo... I pulled out my Singer that my mom gave me and got to sewing valences.
As a disclaimer, this trim looks really crooked! But it isn't! It's the picture! Promise! The fabric is not laying flat here! I really mean it! The trim is NOT whimsical!
No comments:
Post a Comment