[cinderella]

My latest decorating endeavor is fairly modest...I just had a brand new bay window installed in my living room. It spans 8 feet, with four windows. The two windows in the center are fixed. The two end ones, are casement windows with a diamond grid between the double-glass panes (no dusting required, thank goodness!).

I purchased 4 white sheer panels (54" wide), and cut them down. I hemmed them so I could put slim expandable curtain rods on top and bottom of each curtain. The curtains are gathered and tied in the center with a sash I made of the excess white sheer trimmed when I cut the curtains down to fit. The sash gathers the sheers in the center (a little above the center) to form an hourglass shape. They look so pretty, and completes the 'cottegy' look I was trying to achieve. It makes me happy to look at my windows now..