Curtains and 30 day repair list.

My husband has been begging me to get curtains up...no not because of decoration because of the heating units. He's worried that our bill is going to be outrageous because we don't have any window treatments. He's probably right. I kicked into gear and ordered fabric to make some curtains and I'm anxiously awaiting for it to come in! Here's what I've got coming...

Sorry for the terrible picture! I ordered these sheers from Amazon and can I say, holy cow deal!? All four panels for $30 shipped, you can't beat that. They offer 84"/95"/108". I like to hang the curtains really tall so these are the 95" length in her room that is 8' tall.

 Link: http://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Sheer-Voile-White-Pair/dp/B008UXFU3G/ref=cm_cmu_up_thanks_hdr

Stock pic.

 

Lanie's duvet it the "Peyton" collection at Pottery Barn Teen. I've been trying to decide on curtains for her room for a while and thanks to a Facebook friend for the idea, I ordered 2 full size sheet sets (that are on clearance, yay!) that match her duvet and I'm making the curtain panels from them. They should be in next week. I'm planning on putting them behind the sheers...we will see how that looks.

 

 

 

Dining Room: I just love Fabric.com

"Claridge Vibrant Jacquard Nutella"

 The fabric below was on clearance for $8.04/yd. Plus free shipping and an extra 20% off.  

I can't wait to see how these turn out! Should be in this week sometime.

Fabric.com. This fabric wasn't on sale...

"Dwell Studio Vintage Blossom Slub Dove"

 It wasn't cheap but it's absolutely perfect for my office. The room feels cool with blues and greys so I wanted curtains that would match but that would soften how cool it felt. I am so excited to put these curtains up in there! 

 

I am looking for curtains for our main living room...it feels very rustic in there because of the dark hardwood, the stone fireplace, stained wood mantel and dark brown furniture. I need some color!

Update to our saga:

 

I emailed our 30 day list (which includes a bunch of stuff from our punch out list from 1 months ago) on Wednesday, have i heard back? NO! I didn't even get a "I go the email, will get in touch soon" typo of response.  So I'm giving it until Wednesday, if I don't hear..I'm going straight to the office to talk in person. We still don't have our hood vent kit (they lost it/threw it away, shocker).

 

Our pipes in our master bathroom (for our vanities) have frozen around 9 times already. This is something that I think is ridiculous...there may be a battle with this issue.

 

There is just too much to list but here's a picture of my list

 

 

 

 



*almost* done buying lighting...and dang lightbulbs!

This is the part that I was thinking would be the most fun, buying all the lighting and picking out tile etc. Well, it is fun but I feel like I'm writing checks left and right...and we are! A huge downside to purchasing all your own lighting is having to buy all the light bulbs! It might sound petty but seriously, light bulbs are NOT cheap. Well, they could be cheap if you buy the lowest quality, but I don't want to have to change light bulbs in a few months. 

If anyone needs good deals on light bulbs here's a deal for you!
For the GE Reveal brand or GE Energy Efficient , Target has 25% off through their Cartwheel app. You can print a $2.00 off coupon from Target.com/coupons and stack it with a 1.00 manufacturer through bricks coupons.

For Example:
-a 4 pack of GE Reveal Spiral Bulbs (last over 7 years and have the yellow filter) they are $24.99. With the $3.00 off and 25% off they came to $16.49 a pack.
-a 5 pack of GE Spirals (non reveal, but still energy efficient) they are $16.99 and come down to $12.74 with the Cartwheel app.
-For the cheapest GE Reveal you can get a 4 pack for around 3.74, obviously the cheapest deal but they aren't the longest lasting kind and aren't as efficient.


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I have been drooling over this light for our family room for months! I almost bit the bullet and bought it yesterday at full price (crazy moment, I brought myself down ;) ) We need something with lots of light because the room is large, about 15x16 or so and it only has one light fixture (looking back, I should have put some recessed lighting in there but didn't). Well today I woke up to an email that said "Free shipping & 20% off lighting" I couldn't get to the website quick enough :) It's ordered and should be delivered in a few days! I love that it has 6 light bulbs so light shouldn't be an issue now

West Elm "Eclipse"

 

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Living Room Fan:

We love this fan, but it's out of stock everywhere, hoping it becomes available soon.

Lowes- Allen and Roth Portes Fan

 

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We ordered the fan for our screened in patio/porch. It came in yesterday and it's amazing!

 

Hampton Bay Metro from Home Depot

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I found a pendant for the mudroom, I decided to go this way because the ceilings are 9 ft. and I wanted something bright and lower than a flush mount. For $48 , you can't beat it!

It's actually bright white painted metal, I don't know why it looks so weird in

 this stock picture.

From Lowes, Volume International 15-3/4''

 

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We bought our front porch flush mounts (2), nothing too special but everything we really liked was wayyyy too expensive. We chose these @ $25.98 a pc.

Lowes- Portfolio 11-1/4 inch Flush Mounts

 

 

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So...What's left in the lighting department?

 

19 Recessed Light Trim Kits & Bulbs

11 Decorative 60 watt bulbs (for the lights that are very see through)

A Family Room Fan

(2) 18 inch harbor breeze down rods for the fans in the girls rooms (cathedral ceilings)

 

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Now about financing/the rates

 

Rates are still fluctuating. I check every couple of days. I've decided that I'm going to wait until all the drywall is on the walls before attempting to lock the rate. Most of the drywall *should* be up by tomorrow, we're going tomorrow afternoon to check. Since all the windows still weren't installed as of Sunday, I really don't know if they passed inspections. I was under the impression you couldn't cover up any work (like by putting in insulation) until the inspection was passed, I still haven't found a clear answer on that.

 Like I mentioned before, I was told it would take 2 full weeks to complete drywall, I fully believe it. 

 

 

 

Well, sorry for all the rambling :) We will go out tomorrow and I'll post about what we find.