Some new stuff around the house...

I finally hung up curtains in the kitchen. That bay window stumped me for a long time, but I think I finally like what I came up with. I (well, John :) hung the curtains really high to try and make the room feel open.

Before:


After with blinds closed:


Opened blinds:


I also "winterized" the mantle...I needed to take down the Christmas stuff but wasn't ready for spring quite yet :).

This picture is from Pottery Barn:


At Target in the Christmas clearance, I found some twig balls just like this! I even found lights to go in them, but haven't put it all together yet. I did hang them on the mantle though!