Drape Drapes & More Drapes ( HALF PRICE DRAPES !!! )

I'm torn with the living room window - ( actually if truth be known I've been torn with every. single. decision i've made in this house.

Not one of them has come easily ( and normally I make flash decisions with very little or no regret at all )

The living room window is long and narrow.................this window will not be changed as it only opens up to the front porch - so a good painting and some pretty drapes should be ok - I knew I wanted a faux silk or taffeta - and I wanted a solid color - although.....................( and it's the although's that are killing me )

Here's what tormented me this week

I LOVE this color - but just may be a little too dark for the cottage-y feel of this house
( although the contrast could be quite beautiful with a white couch in front of it )

Love this Vintage Plum color - soooo pretty for the summer
( although I'm not really interested in buying seasonal drapes )

There's something about these stripes that I just love - a perfect contrast with all the white going on in the room ( although I think they'd start to feel circus-y after a while ) still - they kind of scream Paris, don't they?

LOVE how luxurious the gold is - ( although all of my accents are pewter and silver )
still - there's always spray paint !

Navy could work ( although I have absolutely nothing to tie that into either ) still there's something very cottage-y about Navy and White...................

so do I fall back on my Grey's ?  and if I do - what shade do I pick??? ( although I may just be getting tired of my favorite color at this point anyway )

Can't tell you how much I love this honey color ( although again it seems sort of summery to me )
but it would accent the ebony floors so beautifully

Also love this shade of blue - ( although it may be too " cool " for my living room

So.....................in the end I chose grey - blah blah blah - lol
Graphite to be exact - did you really expect anything else from me ???

I know they're dark - not the greatest choice for an already dark room maybe but
the sofa and chair are getting slipcovered in white so it should be a nice deep contrast -
AND they'll always be open - against a white wall................

Inverted pleasts - ( don't get me started on how long it took me to choose a pleat )

oh and just before I checked out - I grabbed 4 panels of these - maybe for the office ( we have 2 windows in there )

I bought them from HALF PRICE DRAPES  ( it's like Pinterest - it sucks you in lol )

If anyone is in the market for a wedding dress - you can order these curtains and sew them together - Voila - instant dress - and then you can hang them in your bedroom after the big day - now THAT'S
upcycling at it's finest LOL

Have a great day all !
Much love,
Moi



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I WANNA live there Wednesday # 68

WELCOME TO I WANNA LIVE THERE WEDNESDAY -
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A SERIES ON REAL ESTATE FOR SALE - MOSTLY IN MY HOME TOWN OF MONTREAL - WITH LOTS OF VISITS HERE AND THERE TO SEE WHAT ELSE IS OUT THERE - SOMETIMES IN N.Y. OR NEW ORLEANS - OR PARIS - OR............ANYWHERE ACTUALLY!
I CONCENTRATE ( FOR THE MOST PART ) ON HERITAGE HOMES - HISTORICAL BUILDINGS WITH DETAILED ARCHITECTURE.
SINCE THIS IS A SERIES ON THE HOUSE ITSELF - AND NOT THE WAY PEOPLE FURNISH THEM - KINDLY KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN LEAVING COMMENTS -I WOULD NOT WANT A HOME OWNER TO COME ACROSS THEIR HOME ON MY BLOG AND READ UNKIND THINGS ABOUT IT ( I WAS ONCE CONTACTED WITH THANKS FOR SHOWCASING SOMEONE'S HOME - SO IT'S POSSIBLE )  IF YOU'RE INTO HOMES WITH A HISTORY THIS IS A SERIES YOU JUST MAY ENJOY - THANKS SO MUCH FOR VISITING THEM WITH ME
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Happy Hump day everyone :)

I really wanted to go abroad today but with one thing and another ( like a newly discovered leak in the dining room ) it looks like we're stuck in Montreal again this week -

BUT - I did find a beauty- ( excuse me I have to go empty the plastic bin - be right back )

Ok - let's get out of this hell hole house of mine - and dream - and while we're at it we may as well dream of the city - it's going on 3 months since I've moved from the core of it - and the longing is not going away any time soon I'm sorry to say.

In Montreal a Duplex is not a side by side house - it's one on top of the other - we owned a duplex prior to the last house - and rented out the apartment upstairs (oh the stories I could tell you about the one of the tenants - LMHO -  I believe they're like this in N.Y. too - and if you've never seen the movie " Duplex " with Drew Barrymore and Ben Stiller - do so this weekend - seriously funny and eerily similar to what we went through ! )  This is not a home where the upstairs has been converted - but built originally to house 2 families from the start.  They were typically owned by one family ( or person ) with tenants - today due to such high costs of owning a duplex, most are being sold separately ( top and bottom ) with both owners sharing the cost of taxes - and any repairs that need to be done are done together, reducing the overall costs greatly and making city living a little more affordable.

I'm explaining this because sometimes I'll mention a listing as an apartment - but what it really is - is an upper or lower duplex that's for sell  ( our last place was a lower duplex - we went from owning a whole duplex - to a lower duplex - to this disaster - don't ask ) but you can see my " lower " duplex
HERE - we may end up moving into someone's basement for finish lol


THIS is an Upper Duplex for sale - e.g. Apartment ( because these buildings are so old - they are very solid and usually very sound proof )

Again this is in Westmount - steps from Downtown Montreal ( although when you step inside you could be in Sweden )

699,000.
3 bedrooms - 1 bath
1300 sq. ft.
Built in 1900
2 Separate Entrances
Realtor  MARTIN ROULEAU

If you look at the floor you can see where the room was opened up - wonderful idea in this case -
and just loving those windows -

this next photo shows you how gorgeous the room is opened up - with the full wall of windows

don't you just love those radiators?

an antique fireplace in a walk in closet?  well - never thought of it before - but Yes Please !!!

One of the bonuses of selecting the " upper " when purchasing this style of home is that the roof belongs to you - and are often converted to roof terraces

Given the choice of a high rise apartment or this type of apartment - I'd choose this in a heart beat - there's such a home-y feel to it - and this just makes it the more sweeter

Do I wanna live there?
I most certainly do - first of all this is in my old neighborhood - and secondly I'll never stop missing the

don't you love the artwork on brick???

would it work with S U B U R B I A - on beadboard do you think LMHO..................

Have a wonderful Wednesday everyone - I have to call someone to check out that leak.
( not the one in my brain for buying this place either )

xoxo

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