u/hotsummerday123

Hi, I’m slowly doing all the things to my tiny living room. Paint color (Valspar Berry blush) is staying but will be replacing couch and glass table and adding rug and decor. For now trying to figure out what kind of curtains to do. Floor to ceiling trim is just about 84” so I am looking for ideas on how high/wide to place curtain rod for both windows. As well as color/pattern ideas for the curtains. I’m not concerned with needing room darkening level. But couch will be pretty much in same spot so I’m at a loss of what to do since I removed the dated short vertical blinds that were there prior. Any suggestions are appreciated as I have zero eye for what works. Thanks!!

Hi. I have a lot of questions so thoughts/suggestions for any of it would be helpful! Will be (eventually) replacing couch and glass table so just ignore how those look for now. I need to do all the things to finish making this the cozy living space of my spinstery dreams.
Not noted on the last pic with measurements - floor to ceiling trim is exactly 84”.
- What style curtains would go best knowing couch will be blocking most of it?
- Since it’s a smaller living room, how wide would I go with the curtains beyond the large window, and would that be the same for the smaller window as well? For height- try to put it right at trim or more level with window frame?
- Any pattern or color suggestions for curtains? The walls are Valspar Berry Blush and will not be changing.
- would sheers or semi sheer work? I am not worried about privacy (obviously as I have zero privacy currently with no curtains lol)
- with floor width being 10’4” just how deep of a couch can I get away with… knowing I will have some sort of table/stand/thingamajig on wall opposite AND that there needs to be space for easy walk thru to access kitchen. I love a couch with a chaise on one side but feel it would be too much for this room :(

Thanks in advance! I am overwhelmed and trying to start with window part before I move on to couch/rug/decor/etc.

TW: cancer, loss

My Vitamix container is squealing so I’ve been emailing with their support team to try and get it fixed or replaced. They wanted some general info and the original purchase receipt.

It was a Christmas gift from my mom years ago and she passed away last August. One of the nasty gynecological cancers. Had it removed 2 years prior, all was good, came back with a vengeance, after 1.5 months of being in the hospital every other week for a week, she chose to go on hospice and was gone 16 days later. I was holding her hand until the last breath.

So last night I went to my dad’s and had him boot up her laptop so I could search emails for receipt. Didn’t find the receipt but did see a folder for “Funeral Plans.”

I’ve been sad for almost a year now since the hospital visits started but getting reminded that she planned her own funeral and had to sit around knowing the end was close, just makes it worse.
She was an awesome person and a great mom. Loved gardening and made me promise to keep up with mine. Going after work today to buy veggies to plant. Really wish I could hug and talk to her again.

Food: pickle, banana pepper and mushroom pizza with no cheese from a bar on Mother’s Day.