{new shades & a few chairs}

There is a light outside that sits right below our bedroom window. It's a lamp post that turns on when it gets dark and turns off when it gets light. We have no control over it, but that one, little lamp lights up our room, as if we lived next to Clark W. Griswald at Christmas time. We've tried closing our blinds and adding drapes to block out the light, but nothing seemed to work.

I'm a light sleeper and I love me a dark room. Dark and cool. Like a cave. But cozy too, with a comfortable bed and nice linens. Anyway, when our blinds broke (like a year ago), we had to open and close them by pulling up and down on the slats, and I finally decided enough was enough. Rather than get new blinds, I bought black out shades (the kind that pull up and down) from Ikea.

If you know Ikea, you know that things come in very specific sizes. The shades were sold in 32" & 38" lengths. My windows were 34". Luckily, Ikea also makes products you can alter! So after cutting and sawing, I finally had the right size. They're not the most attractive shade in the world, so I also ordered some bamboo roman shades from Overstock.com to prop in front. I rigged the blackout shades right next to the window, for optimal light blockage. This also left me room to rig my bamboo shades in front, thus hiding the ugly shade but still offering a functional solution to the light problem.

Not too shabby, right? And wouldn't you know the first night we slept with those up, we woke up late Sunday morning...way late, because our room was so darn dark! I loved it!

Oh, and before I forget, these two chairs are for sale! If you're interested email me! shans_design@yahoo.com
The prices are listed below!
Christmas is just a few days away & these would look lovely with a bright red bow!

$30

$30