random thoughts – Day 1,747 – (Saturday) – domestic thrills

Winter window wear.

A Saturday with no plans allowed for the chance to finally change the living room window treatments. The short, lightweight teal summer wear curtains were exchanged for longer, heavier red and cream drapes for winter. For many years, the window treatments stayed the same all year long, but earlier this year I got all domestic and changed the curtains, couch cover, and pillows based on other colors in the rug. 

The plus side to the long winter drapes is the fabric blocks some of the chill that creeps in from the outer walls. The downside is they make the room darker, which can feel cozy at night, but a bit gloomy in the daytime.

The chore had been thought about since around October. It required washing the drapes, which came down last spring and had been waiting in the laundry basket ever since. Spending the summer in the laundry basket was a solution that avoided finding a place to put the drapes after they were cleaned. The summer curtains will probably live in that same basket until May or June.

The next chapter of domestic thrills to be addressed is the matter of trading out the teal themed couch cover and coordinated pillows for the winter tan and red color scheme. Maybe tomorrow. I hate to use up all the fun and excitement in one day.