dear ikea:

Hello you wonderful Swedes! You've come to my rescue once again. We've been talking about curtains in the bedroom forever, since we bought our lovely new cellular shade and opted not to spring for the room-darkening upgrade (big mistake).

Thanks to your flawless design style and Mr. Lulu's keen eye- he spotted these hanging in one of the little room scenes and pointed out that they were exactly the right color for our bedroom- we can now sleep in past daybreak!

It only took a slight modification to the length (about half, really- those dang things were long) and we have a whole new look in our bedroom plus enough left over to make pillows or more curtains for another room.

Here's the finished product (and the inspiration for further craftiness):

Ikea, you're the best.

love,
lulu