Shades delivery delayed until Monday. Still celebrating shades delivey before 42 business days!!

I love the way this room has evolved. Posting to follow.

Aww thanks, lynartist!

I know what I'm doing this weekend.

Hooray! Looking forward to seeing the result. :-)

Yay! Did you take a peek? How do they look?

I checked to make sure they were the right materials and that they weren't damaged from shipping. They look so pristine in their protective plastic coverings!

If I weren't concerned with privacy I'd start the process of removing the old drapes and hardware then sanding and priming and painting the moldings. I'd do a little each night and slowly make progress. I'm just not willing to live in a fishbowl for that long.

Yeah, I totally get that. Perhaps you could stick some newspapers (or something nicer) to the windows? If you did that just at the bottom part, you'd still have daylight coming in from above.

I don't know the extent of repairs you'll be facing, but when we removed our drapes to put up a shade in our dining room, I was kind of stunned at what a minor deal the repairs were. I was kind of expecting (and dreading) a lot of work and it turned out to be about 10 minutes overall. Of course, your situation might be very different.

Maybe I'll take down one panel tonight! I really would like to know how damaged the window moldings will be. These drapes have huge brackets that are secured to the moldings in multiple places. Fingers crossed...

POOF!

Window moldings will need a bit of love:

Taking a break to post this before hunting down my wood filler, sandpaper and primer.

Yay! Fishbowl living!

Oh yes, you do have a bit of work.

I guess I'm not overly sensitive to the fishbowl thing. My living room faces the street and I have no window coverings at all.

Now the neighbors will be envious of your beautiful room!

As I wait for the primer to dry I'm browsing rugs for my dining room. Totally having deja vu.

BAM!

Beautiful!

BAM is right! So pretty.

Wow, you work fast! I think it's absolutely fantastic, so spacious, light and airy. Just fabulous! Are you happy with your shades, Amoeba?

I LOVE them! Do you?

Ditto to everything babophz said!

I love them too! The windows seem so much bigger. The color is perfect. I was worried that I would lose a lot of insulation without the drapes, but they seem to keep the cold out fairly well so far. Yay!

With the shades being inside mount there is a bit of room now between the windows and the sofa (15-in). I may grab a cheap sofa table to sit back there. My couch is 34-in tall. The window sills are 27.5-in tall. How tall should the sofa table be? Or should I just leave it empty?

Unless you want to put something ON the sofa table, I'd just leave it empty. Let it breathe :)

I'd leave it empty also.

Good point, babophz.

Thanks, Ann!

Amoeba, it's been a true delight to watch your room come together! I've so loved this dilemma.

Looks great amoeba!!! Lovely and airy!!

Well done!

It is fun to look back at those first pictures and see how far you've come! :)

Congrats! So pretty.

Violent Femmes singing 'Love those Amobea Shades'

No Blister in the Sun with those shades

Wow, they really brighten the room nicely. Please let us know when you start your dining room thread.

I've opened Pandora's box. I mean I've started my dining room dilemma!!

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/neglected-dining-room-needs-houzz-love-dsvw-vd~4960103

oxfordcomma: The new dilemma has begun!

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/neglected-dining-room-needs-houzz-love-dsvw-vd~4960103

oxfordcomma, I love oxford commas.

I've started a dilemma for updating my house front exterior! Hope you can join me.

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5741868/need-exterior-cosmetic-advice-for-brick-georgian

I've started a dilemma for my bedroom! Care to join me for another?

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/6193562/bedroom-design-advice-needed