Hey Steph,

It’s oil rubbed bronze. The term is actually based on how brassy bronze hardware looks when it’s covered in oil (a deeelicious deep bronzy brown tone so the brass is gone for a totally current effect). Hope it helps!

xo,
s

I’ve become totally obsessed with your website and design ideas – they are so fantastic and smart! I just had a quick question – is the expression oil rubbed bronze or oil rubber bronze… I typed it into google trying to find some cabinet hardware and it keeps asking me if “I mean ‘oil rubbed bronze’ instead”… just wanted to check!

Keep up the amazing ideas! Can’t wait to see how the basement turns out!

Totally! Floor length curtains hung high and wide are such an easy way to add height to any room!

xo,
s

I also found the KAJSA curtains on IKEA’s website…love them but they can only be bought in the the store, not online. I live 4 hours from the nearest IKEA…bummer. Will keep looking.

Hey Jill,

Hanging your curtains high and wide on each window will help to let in maximum light (instead of each panel blocking half of the window hang them wide enough so the panel is in front of the wall so the window appears to be much larger). As for what to choose, any sort of floor-length panel always looks crisp and clean with wood blinds, so you really can’t go wrong. If solid white doesn’t work for you, ivory or tan or even a golden wheat color is usually always current and lovely- and since your house is contemporary in style you might want to go with something with a grommet at the top instead of a tab. Ikea has some great affordable options. Hope it helps! Happy hanging…

xo,
Sherry

We recently built our house and I have no window coverings yet because I don’t know where to start.

Hey Krystal,

I’d use the blinds and the curtains on both the windows and the sliding glass door for instant cohesion and balance. I’d also go out of my way to hang them at the same level (cheat one set higher so they look more symmetrical and balanced). Hope it helps!

xoxo,
Sherry

We have a large window in our living room that I’d love to try this on, however, we have a sliding glass patio door on the same wall. Would it look weird to have curtains at different heights on the same wall? Would it be weird to use the roman blinds on the patio door? What do you think?

Hey Amy,

That little guys happens to be a burro tail from Home Depot in a cheap Ikea pot. Here’s a post all about the plants we love and the pots we adore. Hope it helps!

xoxo,
Sherry