making our house homey

The past few months, my husband and I have been making our house homey. Our ranch style house was built in the 50s and some things are just as they were from the beginning. Most projects have been low cost i.e. painting, switching out light fixtures. Some projects are going to be major renovations i.e. kitchen and bathroom.

In the kitchen, I painted the ceiling and walls. Last week, I made some valances for the windows. (I don't have a before picture, but there used to be large wooden valances over the windows.) After looking at a few stores, we realized two things: a.) valances aren't real popular because there weren't a lot of styles to choose from and b.) valances are expensive! When we returned home, sans valances, I remembered a bag of curtain remnants I had! The fabric was a tan cotton, nothing special, but would definitely do the job.

I scoured pinterest to find ideas for the valances. I did an inverted box pleat, but I didn't like how it looked, so I scratched that design. I opted for a straight curtain valance and added gathers.

We have also started hanging up artwork. If there's only one thing a college art major can do, it's have something to put on the walls. Yes, that may be a low blow, but for this former art student, it holds true. I may not have a high paying job, but I have colorful walls with pretty things to look at.

I also made a curtain for over our farmhouse sink.

 I love our sink; it is huge. I also like that I can look out at the barn.

What do you like about your house that makes it homey? <3