His Projects, Her Projects

Besides painting, we've been doing several little house projects here and there lately.

John's been wiring the house for speakers (and chopping holes in the ceiling when necessary!)

And, as you can see if you look at the windows, a few weeks ago I spray-painted the brassy dining room curtain rods dark brown, as part of my goal for the whole house.  :)

Thankfully, the holes in the ceiling got patched up in time for a bridal shower we hosted on Saturday!  That's what the tiered stands on the table are from!  Hopefully you'll hear some more about that soon!

The living room got an entirely new curtain rod which I found for a little less than normal at Big Lots several months ago now, and some of the same Simply Shabby Chic panels from Target which we have (and love) in our bedroom.

We left the middle of the rod bare for a few days, but agreed that it needed something, so we put the homemade valance back up in the middle for now.  I'm still not sure about it.  While I like the fabric of the valance, it came out a little too 90's-country-clutter-looking, I think.  

I am sure that I like the combination of white curtains with dark brown curtain rods, though!  And, pretty soon, the whole house should be alive with the sound of music.  ;-)