Designing Divas

Hidden Pond After

Hidden Pond Before

The biggest difference we created in this family room was to highlight the fireplace area by adding large built in cabinets in the recessed areas and replacing the the lame fireplace mantle with one my husband custom built (he also custom built the cabinets).  The windows which look over a ravine were  shorter than they should have been for the wall so I created drapes that hung about a foot higher than the window.  I couldn't find drapes I loved in the height I needed except at a high price, so I took some  84 inch drapes I bought and took out  the pocket on the top and the hem on the bottom and added rings to the hang them, this gave me almost another foot of curtain length.  I then  covered the wall space above the window's but below the drapes, with soft blinds.  I think the look emphasized the windows and the view.