How's it hanging?

This weekend, we accomplished relatively little... much less than I had originally hoped to do, but I guess that is okay. It is nice to have a relaxing weekend every once in a while. :) We did get a chance to hang new curtains (purchased from Country Curtains). I had considered sewing my own, but I think the price would have been comparable once everything was said and done, so I decided to buy the curtains. These curtains were rod pocket curtains, but I purchased clips instead, to make them look more manly. As a result, the curtains were way too long and I did have to hem them. I started by ironing a crease to make the hemming easier. And then sewed large stitches. I let them trail on the floor a little, since that is apparently in vogue right now. I can always adjust more later.

Here they are!

And in daylight.

And now, for some before and progress basement shots....

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We still have some major things to do in the basement. In no particular order:
1. Add a light at the bottom of the stairs (Not going to lie, I get scared going down into the darkness)
2. Decorations/Wall Hanging/Etc
3. Re-do bar area
     a. New cabinets
     b. New countertop
     c. New fridge
     d. New light
4. Light over the pool table
5. Fix non-working fireplace
6. I would love to change the flooring, but J and I actually disagree on this one. But, I would like to replace the dingy carpets at some point.

But before all that, we have some appliances to buy! We went out shopping this weekend for new kitchen appliances. I would love to change out the bisque for stainless, and our oven has been acting wonky recently. Anyone have good appliance suggestions?