My Garden Retreat

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Kitchen Café Curtains

How are you today?
The sun decided to come out so I am trying to soak up as much of it as possible!
I am still carrying things from the cottage kitchen to the new kitchen at the Renovation Ranch...
             So it was the perfect day for it!
It's basically moving day but with a shorter distance to tote!

I wanted to share the new café curtains I made for the window over the sink.


They are made from the gauziest linen I could find in a clotted cream color.
I found the linen here, online a few weeks ago and was anxious to get them made...last week I had the chance while the plumbers were here.
Gray lines Linen is a New York Company that has the most amazing linens and at fabulous prices!
I have been using them for years at clients homes.

For the kitchen window project, I needed to keep things light and airy because this window faces north...
Making the kitchen feel a little dark.
I knew I wanted something classic and timeless and not too fussy.
So, I decided to use a French pleat style for the café curtain and a relaxed, fixed roman at the top.




After washing my new linen in very hot water and drying them in the dryer, I got to work.
This was the first time I have made a fixed roman without using a interlining and back lining and I am still not sure if they will hang right.
A fixed roman shade is basically a shade that does not adjust up and down. I like to use them when I don't want to lower them in the evening and...
It saves time and money when you are having them made by someone.


I used a simple nickel rod with clip hooks on the café curtains. Another first for me, I used the clips style rings and I like how they look in this installation.



In the Spring, my kitchen window looks over a very old lilac bush and I can hardly wait for May when it is in full bloom!



So, this is where we are on the kitchen project. We are thrilled with how it is coming along!
I need to get back to toting groceries and dishes from one house to the other but I will show you our new pantry soon!
Here's a sneak peak!


I'm still working on my chalk board!
Thanks for stopping by...
Have a wonderful  rest of the day!

18 comments

  1. I love your kitchen redo. It's wonderful and I know you'll enjoy it for many years to come. I really like the curtains too.

    Enjoy ~ FlowerLady

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  2. Those are so simple and sweet...airy and quietly romantic in their simplicity. They look wonderful- xo Diana

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  3. Love the curtains and I love how your kitchen is shaping up. That view over the island and showing the open shelves...those open shelves just make the kitchen. What a brilliant idea to paint the chalkboard on the backside of a cabinet. I love that idea. I think I might just do that. Love your new kitchen. I never thought about doing pleats in the curtains and then hanging the from clips. I love to use those clips but I always just put them on straight across the top curtains...this looks even better. Beautiful stuff from you as always.

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  4. Donna, everything looks wonderful and I know you must be thrilled having this finally accomplished. Now, have fun putting it all together!!

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  5. Your curtains look just perfect. Giving you some light and some privacy. They look just lovely.
    Cindy

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  6. Donna, I tell you, I am in love with that kitchen. The curtains are just right. You can still get light through them, not too heavy. I hope when your home is completed, that some magazine comes in and does a layout .I would buy it.:):) xoxo,Susie

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  7. Donna,
    It has been a long time since I have stopped by...so busy lately and by the looks of it so are you. You have a wonderful sense of style...your approach is so beautiful simplistic and chic my friend. I can't wait for May now so I can see your beautiful yard in full bloom.

    Smiles & Blessings,
    Sheila

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  8. I just keeps getting more and more lovely! Fabulous job!

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  9. flour tabasco milk...... what ARE you making? lol
    looks gorgeous dearie <3

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  10. The light of day filtered through linen...my heart, my heart.
    ~Lynne
    w/L.

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  11. Serenely beautiful. Your linen curtains are just the right touch. You are such a creative talented lady and I love following your posts. Creative Hearts are Happy Hearts...

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  12. Hello Donna,
    Thank you so much for your nice comment on my latest blogpost! Now I discovered your beautiful blog! It is amazing to see the work you already did at your house!It is so fantastic to see that people love renovating a home and can do lots of things by themselves! Congratulations! I am looking forward to your future post. Can we subscribe to your blog by email?
    Best wishes,
    Greet

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  13. Donna,
    It is me again. I have found the subscribe by email widget on your blog and I already subscribed to it!
    xx
    Greet

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  14. LOVELY! I want to make similar curtains for our kitchen window over the farm table. Great minds think alike. :)
    I have missed some of your more recent posts, Donna. We switched my computer over to a new operating system (no more Windows - yay!), and it is taking me some time to get acquainted with it and catch up with everyone's posts.
    Looking forward to seeing spring arrive in your beautiful potager!
    Hugs,
    Zuzu

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  15. Beautiful! Thank you so much for the information. I've been searching high and low for fabric just like this. All your little details make your home so charming and one of a kind I must add.

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  16. Hi Donna, I just discovered your blog on Pinterest via Des at Peeking Thru the Sunflowers and I am sure glad I did. I love your home and your blog and look forward to following... ~Kristie

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  17. GASP! Just look at your kitchen! Oh my gosh, it is so beautiful. Every detail... woooowww... I love the counter tops, and the curtains are perfect. The light fixtures are amazing, the sink is to die for... the colors are beautiful... whoa, I know it was a long time coming, but it is must be so worth the wait...

    Cindy

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