dining room roman shade

Sunday morning I strung the cord through the Roman shades I've been working on for two months, ending the project. Nothing like having a house full of people coming in 45 minutes to make you do what you should have done a long time ago.

With two little boys underfoot and dusty sewing skills I fully embraced the motto "Done is better than perfect," with this project. In this culture of the perfect home, I'm training myself to base my efforts off another measuring stick: Do I like it? Does it work for us? Is it inviting?

I felt accomplished for a moment until I remembered all other coverless windows...

Details:

-After reading many tutorials I settled on this one from ohohblog.com. I liked that the blinds are made from scratch and removeable (most tutorials I looked at the fabric is stapled to a piece of wood.) 

-I used an Ikea Lenda curtain for the fabric so it perfectly matches the curtains in the living room.