Brian was out of city for 10 days in January and I used to be a scared little child at evening. You see, all these lovely home windows in our house (by my very own selection) make the room really feel like an uncovered glass home within the lengthy darkish winter, the place folks can see in, however all I see out is our reflection after which an abyss of darkness. I closed each curtain/shade we’ve got, which helped immensely, and naturally, slept upstairs with the children (IYKYK). We don’t want privateness (our neighbors are past our tall hedge) nor do we’d like mild management (even in August these home windows by no means get blasted greater than an hour on account of tree shade). However what we do want is a way of coziness and a layer to assist us not really feel so uncovered to the totally irrationally dreamt-up dangerous guys and monsters lurking exterior (Sure, we’ve got a VERY good video safety system which alerts the police/fireman instantly). Whereas neighbors are so shut, being in the midst of these 2 1/2 acres makes me really feel weak. So as an alternative of shopping for some form of weapon to fend off the burglars/monsters, I’ll merely do the following greatest protection – Cafe Curtains!!

It’s the yr of the “Farmhouse Tweak” or my “Quirk Period” I’m regretfully calling it, which got here after a couple of years of “Heat minimalism” that got here after a few years of “drunk eccentric grandma”. Looks like remedy is critical to unpack this all, however that’s what this weblog has at all times been for me (free of charge! er…kinda :))

Past fixing my visible vulnerability difficulty, I additionally suppose it is going to be a beautiful layer in right here. I LOVE seeing the inexperienced of the timber proper exterior in the course of the day, however I additionally know that it’s plenty of home windows left naked (7 complete), and perhaps they don’t look fairly “completed”. I suggest that the additional layer would look fairly AND make me really feel cozier at evening. Listed below are my choices:

Possibility #1: Cafe Curtains

In any other case often called the “It Woman” window remedy of 2022 – 2024 (and past?) so perhaps I need in on it (I’ve some in our rest room, thus proving my development and magnificence relevancy). Cafe Curtains have been invented (zero analysis completed right here) in order that the street-level cafe/bar eaters would have some privateness from onlookers, the chilly chilly can be decreased, and but it could keep simple to open/shut and never block all of the pure mild because the high is open. This was my first intuition and in some ways what I WANT to do. However listed below are my ideas/hesitations:

1. However is that so many curtains? There are 5 subsequent to one another (there’s yet one more you possibly can’t see within the photograph above), so 10 small panels complete. Nice if they’re ethereal, unlined, and never pleated, however any type of quantity there will likely be A LOT OF FABRIC.
2. Will it block the visible openness to the timber I really like a lot? Sure. However perhaps if they’re light-weight sufficient they’ll shove sufficient to the perimeters? And they are often fairly skinny/clear (which I’d do regardless). Once more, it’s like having a veil, not an umbrella.
3. And extra importantly, the place do I begin/cease it? The house between the home windows is tiled so I whereas I might do inside mount rods/brackets thats plenty of everlasting holes in my tile. I might additionally simply do one lengthy rod on the surface of the home windows with three entrance brackets however now that I’m picturing that I’m not sure that’s what I need.

So I’m going to do what any skilled web well-known blogger/designer would do which is discover a stick, some tape, a couple of yards of hoarded material, and a few security pins and rig some up “curtains”. That is what we did for the cafe curtains in the lounge and labored like an actual (ugly) attraction. It gave the moment readability that no drawing or rendering would.

Then the query turns into would I need one thing simply easy, candy, and white? A small print? Classic tea towels sewn collectively? (OOH!!!) Vintage tablecloth with candy little embroidery and a few ruffles? (Double OOH!!!) I haven’t discovered the precise inspiration but, however listed below are some that I’m loving beneath. However keep in mind (Emily) what you see on-line could not work in your house – Our kitchen shares house with the lounge which has my classic indigo boro material cafe curtains, so whereas one other print may very well be cute, it additionally might compete and begin wanting like a thrift retailer home (one thing I’m admittedly overly delicate to since that’s what everybody known as my home far after I had a literal TV present about model). Or do I need to do one thing pleated as a result of it provides a lot texture when the solar shines via it like beneath? Anyway, listed below are a couple of that I’m loving.

Listed below are some actually cute choices I discovered on Etsy:

1. Striped Linen Cafe Curtain | 2. Ruffled Curtains Linen Café Curtains | 3. Striped Linen Cafe Curtains | 4. Double Pleated Ticking Striped Cafe Curtain | 5. White Linen French Bistro Curtain | 6. Striped Ruffled Cafe Curtain Panel | 7. Ruffled Ticking Cafe Curtains Ticking Stripe Curtains | 8. Sheer White Linen Panel | 9. White Linen Curtain Romantic Cafe Curtains

Possibility #2: Roman Shades

I really like a Roman shade as a result of it’s so easy, instructions method much less consideration, and on this case would match completely for an inside mount. I need one thing tender and textural (nothing too modern) and it could must be corded as a result of I can’t attain excessive sufficient to make it cordless over the deep countertop. This could clearly work actually, actually simply inside every one and do the job. I might do the identical on the opposite two home windows within the kitchen (not the bar window) and name it a day OR do cafe curtains in the identical material because the shades over there.

Functionally, the cafe curtains clearly gained’t shut off as a lot however they are going to be a lot simpler to simply tug shut than the Roman shades. And I actually don’t suppose I want the higher window coated at evening, however perhaps? I additionally rise up round 5:30 to drink espresso and write earlier than the children rise up and whereas I’m not scared within the morning, I might think about {that a} absolutely shut Roman shade can be nicer within the morning (particularly if it have been attention-grabbing ultimately, aka not simply white).

Curious what you’ll do??? Whereas I need it to remain on the not-busy facet, a texture or a tiny sample sounds good to me, however so does a hand-embroidered or vintage tablecloth. Weigh in!!!

Photographs by Kaitlin Inexperienced | From: The Farmhouse Kitchen Reveal