Spot The Difference

Our spare room/home office looks onto the street, so we have muslin curtains at the windows to give a little more privacy, while still letting the light in.

I made them three years ago when we first moved in - they have been looking a little worse for wear - mostly due to Miss Penelope and Mr Enrique clawing at them when they try to get out of the window to greet the postman:

So I made new ones - can you tell which is which?

Shudder. That is one dirty set of curtains. And we wash them regularly as well, honest!

I also decided to brighten things up a little, so I sewed a strip of pom-pom trim to the bottom of each curtain, creating a scarlet streak that looks great against the deep blue:

And also balances nicely against the scarlet cushions on the sofa against the opposite wall:

Little changes like this please me :-)

Comments

[ching]

oh I love it!
especially the red on the painting behind the couch .. is a plus! .. a tinge of red brush .. matches with the pillows on the couch! I love it so so much!

[kimberj]

Oh I really love that painting too! I'll be curious to see how much the cats like the pompoms :) They may think they're a new kinds of treatie. I think the trim was a great fix, little changes like that can keep me smiling for a week or more!

[Simply The Nest]

It was actually that painting which inspired the entire colour scheme for our casa - blues, ivories, greens and browns with a splash of scarlet. And yes, it is No Accident that the scarlet pom pom trim matches the scarlet splash in the corner of the painting :-)