Bedroom Valances

Tom says — when are you going to do another post?  My answer — when I’m done with these bedroom valances.  So now I’m done.  Good grief these were tough to do.   Really tough.  All those layers — it was like doing 6 valances instead of 3.  But I’m happy with them and thrilled they are installed. 

I moved the cow into the motorhome.  A cow in the bedroom.  Not something you see everyday - eh?   Umm  well probably never.   Except here.   grin

We leave later this week for Topsail for a long stay and then return to Ortona for Thanksgiving.   Ida and all the downpours that follow should be long gone by the time we get to the panhandle.  We hope.  

I hope to blog more on our trip and once I get these valances done.  They have just consumed my time lately.   I think I finally reached my limit on this type of project, but I have the front room left to do and I’ll start those after we get home.  But for now it’s time to rest.

Construction Site

It’s a bit of a mess in here.  And will be so for several more weeks. 

I just started covering the 2nd layer for the bedroom valances yesterday.  Took me all day to do this one side. 

I screwed up on the cording the first time.  Hard to explain so I won’t.  Anyway — 2 layers on each side per valance plus a middle section.  That’s 18 sections for just the bedroom.  Cording on each.  Exhausting to think about so I try not to.  

I have to secure each layer using brads.  First time I’ve used those.  Bought an electric staple gun for that task.  I feel so powerful.  he he

This recovering project is  a.l.o.t. more involved than the first time around so I am taking some construction photos.  I figure some fellow RVers might like to know how to do this so I will add a new section to the Bus Renovations eventually.   Or why to completely avoid it.  [cheesy grin]

When I picked up the extra cording @ the fabric place they had a finished valance sitting on the table.. just back from the professional upholsterer….it was perfection with a capital PPPPPPPP.  I nearly drooled all over it.   Anyway — it looked something like this.  Only his was way better and he used white gimp.  Gimp — is the flat decorative trim.  I could not find white anywhere that day and I stopped at 3 places.  In an area with 4 million people you’d think you could buy anything. 

This was pretty messy inside until I covered it.  Getting the silk to lay nicely was hard to do — being so flimsy.  And I had barely enough cording to wrap to the inside and staple.  Now no one knows except me and you.  

I’m going to try and skip this step for the rest of the valances.  That’s too much work.  Good grief.  But I may add the gimp over the staples if it looks too sloppy. 

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Other things.  I found these cute signs on Etsy.  My first Etsy purchase - ever.   Plan to use them in the Bus.

I know - I’m such a child.