The Fishbowl Is No More

SWMBO always wanted to have window treatments in the kitchen. There are four large windows and it feels a bit like a fishbowl, especially after dark.

After some thought, we decided that blinds would be the best option to allow light in, but still allow for some privacy when it's appropriate.

The blinds arrived last week and I installed them over the weekend without any challenges.

Also last week, the cornice boards arrived. Once I finished installing the blinds I started on the cornice boards.

As with many things, there is a story behind these as well. Or I should say, there's a story behind the fabric.

The fabric is a custom pattern from a friend (Hi Schu!) who owns Miss Chiff Designs. She offered to design something for us and we went back and forth for a bit. SWMBO loves cheese and the theme was settled upon.

There was some more back and forth as we were working on colors and what the design should actually look like. At one point she tried another option and sent it to us, saying that she wasn't sure we'd like it.

Of course, we loved it...

And she put it up on her website so we could order a sample.

Within minutes the design was attracting a lot of positive attention and quickly became her most popular design.

I'm still thinking we should get a royalty check every once in a while... ;-)