We have finally started selecting and installing window treatments! They really change the look of the room, too. In the kitchen, Chris and I were not sure we wanted the look of shutters. We thought the space would feel more closed in and less like an eat in sun room. So, I found these pleated shades at JC Penney.com, selected them, ordered them, and they arrived at our door 3 days later! Amazing! And, they were only $30 each! Seriously, it would cost more than $2200 to cover the 5 windows in our kitchen with wood shutters! At our last address, we had vinyl shutters. We loved the clean look. Now, they have composite shutters. They look like wood (I really could not tell the difference at all) but cost less than wood (more than vinyl though). It will give our home a polished look in the rooms we are doing in shutters, which include the dining room, living room, all the upstairs bedrooms, our closet and the master bathroom. The front of the home will be in shutters. The size of the family room windows are the same as the windows in the kitchen. Because of their size, they can not be covered neatly with composite making wood the next alternative. Luckily, the naked eye can not tell the difference, just the check book can. Since we like the look of the window treatments in the kitchen, we decided we could invest $90 to get them in the family room versus the over $2300 (plus tax and install) it would take to put wood shutters in the family room. For now, it gives an even look from the inside and outside of the main level of the home on back side of the house (although the upstairs will all have shutters). Eventually, with any luck, we will move towards the shutters, maybe.
Here is the new look to the kitchen. Although it does make the room look smaller, we like the new look, the privacy and the savings!
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