Bedroom Curtain Improvement
When we moved into our place, our bedroom didn't have curtains, just blinds. At some point Heather put a blanket over the window so that it would be more dark in the room because we needed to sleep while it was light out. We decided that a blanket on the window looks a little tacky and that we should replace it with curtains. Heather really liked the look of tabbed curtains, and it sounded easy to do so we bought a rod and some curtains. The rod was a light color wood, and we realized after we bought it that all of the furniture in our room is dark wood. Saving the day, I came up with the idea of staining the wood. The pictures below show the process of staining the wood and installing the curtain rod and curtains.
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| This is what we want to improve | The supplies to stain the curtain rod | The wood stain (Dark Walnut) | My prepared work area |
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| Curtain rod after first staining | First staining, another angle | Curtain rod after second staining | Second staining, another angle |
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| Old curtain rod removed | Window and window sill cleaned | New rod installed | Closeup on new rod installed |
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| Cheap, see-through Walmart curtains | New, dark Nautica curtains |