It's summer, so it's a good time to jump into the pool...our ATLA Flickr group pool, that is. It's where we saw this idea from pool member, missabbyjean and her hideaway feature. What's behind the curtain?
Whether it's the boob tube or something else you find unsightly, curtains hung from a curtain wire can provide a hideaway feature while also providing an opportunity to bring some colour and texture to your walls without an ounce of paint.
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Comments (10)
This might be a good idea - but the execution is awfully shabby. (mismatched tab-tops?)
IMHO, this room would be perfect for a floating credenza built into the niche - fitted from wall to wall. She could hide some of her tschotchkes inside and get rid of the little shelf thingy in the corner...
Buena Idea! A matching center curtain would make this just perfect.
I would love it if she asked her new visitors to guess what was behind the curtains...
"What's behind curtain number 1"?!
It'd be even cooler if it was a new car behind the curtain.
See, I assumed it was a shower.
its a shame all that space is being used to hide a television.
hey, that is a nice looking sofa! where did you get it, missabbyjean?
I also love the curtains, including the mismatch.
bepsf - maybe you can pay for the credenza too?
thanks for the comments, all! i was thrilled to see these appear on the site. :)
bepsf, i will now come to your house and critique home improvement stuff you did with stitches in the index finger of your dominant hand. also, what is the point of having tchochkes if they will not be displayed?
the curtains are ikea and were just the cheapest there so i could test out the concept without committing much $$. now that it's all up, i'll likely switch them out soon.
the tv is behind the middle curtain. the curtain on the right covers the dvds, cds, and other media storage. the curtain on the left covers the drum set and guitars for rock band. these are all things i was having trouble storing or concealing in a way that made sense and looked alright.
the couch i got at deep discount at a local LA store that was going out of business. i have no idea of the brand - sorry!
I'm probably going to do the same thing to hide an ugly, nonfunctioning door in my apartment dining room. It's good to know IKEA has curtains that long - I was thinking I'd have to sew them myself to keep the project from being way too expensive.
Too bad these curtains aren't adding much color. This would be a good idea if there was something back there to hide, but it's just wasting the space. Designwise, it's without.