Shortly after Vann and I moved into The Yellow House in 1996, we had wooden blinds installed on the front windows. Those blinds served well for about twenty years. But just after Vann left us, the blinds started going too. There was a lifetime guarantee on them by the company that installed them, but that company has been out of business for years--so how one would go about collecting on that guarantee is a mystery. Anyway I have grown quite tired of even the idea of wooden blinds. I want some pretty window treatments.
So right before my new floors were installed, I took down the blinds in the living room and put them out for the trash man. They were in no shape that anyone could reuse them, so I thought trash was the best place for them. This morning, I removed the brackets that held them up and gave the windows a good cleaning, at least on the inside).
I had the red-and-white striped valance put up in, I believe, 2011, the last time I did any major redecorating in the house. It had been installed incorrectly, and it fell down in about 2014. As luck would have it, it fell just before Christmas and coinciding with a visit from my stepdaughter Amy--who can do just about anything. With the help of Jesse, she put it right back up for me, correctly this time.
My quandary now is whether or not I want to keep it. The pros or keeping it are: I like the fabric, it won’t be easy to get down, and there will be major repairs to the wall and window frame to be made when it comes down. The cons of keeping it are: not crazy about the style, it might not go with whatever fabric I decide upon for the curtains (cross that bridge later, huh?), If I ever repaint this room, it will have to come down (another bridge to cross later). So I suppose that, for now, the valance stays.
My friends Lori and Greg are on their way to replace the plug that provides power to my microwave. The plug has given up the ghost and I now have a long and ugly extension cord supplying power to it. When I posed the rhetorical question to Jesse as to why everything in this house seems to be going bad at once, he replied, “Because it’s an old house.” Somehow I don’t think of a 20-something-year-old house as old. But then Jesse is only 20-something, so I guess things look differently to him.
Have a nice weekend, everyone. (Wow, this has been a boring post, hasn’t it?)
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On 02/10/2018, Dorris said ...
Sue your post are never boring. I always enjoy reading them. I don't get out much so reading your post is like having a good neighbor. Dorris
On 02/10/2018, Barbara Anne said ...
I always enjoy your posts, too!
I like the valences and wish you well in whatever you decide to do about them.
Hugs!
On 02/11/2018, Julie in WA said ...
Your posts are never boring! This morning, on day 10 of a yucky keep-me-on-the-sofa cold, I just enjoy reading posts like this...it is like visiting with a friend when outside contact is limited.
On 02/11/2018, Sue, a Florida Farm Girl said ...
We get spoiled to the easy maintenance of a new house and when age creeps up on it, it comes as a shock. We had that very issue with our former house. Nope, the post is not boring. You share your life with us and that's just fine.
On 02/11/2018, Sheryl Colle said ...
I think the valance is very attractive, but I guess I'm seeing it for the first time.
On 02/12/2018, Pat said ...
No, not boring at all! Everyday life decisions... we all have them. I sometimes wish we had left bare windows, but our blinds do give privacy at times.
On 02/15/2018, Jan said ...
Love to read your posts.
My house is 90 years old. It has the original pine hardwood floors, which may be worth more than the house. It creaks & groans like I do, but it's still home.
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