Family Room aka Golfer's Paradise

Our family room is really not my favorite-

It's much too dark-

I've written about it before-

My disliking the dark paneling

but, it's the only room my husband has not allowed me to paint-

It just reminds me of a man cave and that is what it has become-

I live with an obsessed golfer

He lives and breathes it-

I added lots of golf decor over time

The leather couches, although very comfy have seen better days-

Much...better...days

Since we got the puppies- one in particular has found leather to be an aphrodisiac!

Unfortunately, I still live with the couches, holes and all

I even bought the exact color brown duct tape to blend the holes in- lol

I never put curtains in there-

The two windows are framed in between two built in closets

Years ago, I covered two pieces of foam core with fabric and 

with sticky Velcro, they lived a fine life-

When the girls got older, this room became my husband's den-

So, I recovered the foam core with a golfer fabric-

sorry the pictures are so dark but it's a very dark room-

 now I've decided to change them up-

I wanted the cording to show this time so I cut the fabric using the foam as my template

I glued it directly to the striped fabric-

With this glue which was fantastic

You can see the cream shades in the pictures above-

No they didn't remain untouched!

I unrolled them and laid them on an outside table that was

protected with large garbage bags-

If you've ever used spray adhesive you know why-

It gets sticky which is the whole point but

You don't want sticky furniture too!

I didn't cut the fabric to the exact measurements of the shade-

I gave myself some oops room just in case it didn't line up perfectly-

Once the shades were dry, I turned them over 

and trimmed them to the exact size of the shade-

So far, so good-

I left them to hang overnight

And the next day, raised them to the correct height

Sorry about the dark pictures but like I said, it's a dark room

And the only light comes from these two windows-

I popped on the two foam valances with sticky Velcro, works like a charm 

Because the foam is so light

I added a fabric valance at the top to finish the windows off

The golf room is ready for the holiday decor-

A little golf tree with handmade ornaments and my Beyers Golfer's

who live there all year

I bought the green sign a few years back-

Humor keeps me sane!

And doesn't this say it all!

Well, take care, gotta fly-

Claire