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Renovating a Cape Cod Style Cottage | Bamboo Shades for the Living Room

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Two things had to happen in order for today’s post to come together: the bamboo shades I ordered two weeks ago had to be delivered; and I had to figure out a way to install them myself, with only an antique drill and a puny screwdriver as helpers. But the stars aligned, the shades arrived, and I found my inner Bob Vila just in time so I can share my latest decorating tweaks with you. If you’re on the market for some new window treatments for a room in your home, and are considering bamboo shades, I highly recommend them. There are many different sources and price points available, and you’ll probably want to do your own research, but I’ve had the same shades in our family room and have been very pleased with them so far so I ordered a couple more for the living room. These bamboo shades are beautifully made, the width and length of the shade can be customized to fit any window and, more importantly, you can install them yourself, like I did 🙂

Bamboo Shades

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June Blooms

Happy Wednesday, dear friends!  It’s been a while… I hope you’re doing well! It’s the end of the school year here in Western Massachusetts and we’ve been busier than ever with school functions, recitals, dance performances, field trips, bake sales and, sadly, goodbye parties. Life has been filled with activity and I’ve been trying very hard to keep my head above the water. For the last few days we’ve had the joy of dog-sitting a gentle (and incredibly needy for affection) golden doodle and his company has brightened up my days. 

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Our Finished Family Room | Extras

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Dear friends, thank you so much for your kind comments and for your interest in our family room redesign!  As I was working my way through your messages and emails, I thought it would be easier to answer some of your questions regarding paint color, fabrics, lighting etc in a blog post rather than individual replies. This way all sourcing info will be available in one place and, if you see something you like, you can refer back to it at a later time. While I cannot always share sources for client work, I am very happy to share what I use in my own home. To add more clarity to my previous post about our family room, I also included a couple of sketches of the floor plan, just to give you a bird’s eye view of the changes I was telling you about in THIS POST. I hope they will better illustrate my descriptions and clarify some of your questions regarding the placement of the new doors and windows.

Sketch of our living room + guest bedroom – BEFORE
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