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charcoal DIY Zimba Draperies in the Office

You might have seen last week that I decided to paint the light gray DIY Zimba Schumacher draperies charcoal. The plan was to always make them charcoal, but for the knockoff week of Creating with the Stars, I thought light gray would be best. Looking back, I think that the charcoal would of been great, maybe even better than the light gray! Hindsight, right?

I finished two panels (in charcoal) right before Creating with the Stars started and then was left with one set of charcoal and one set of light gray. So I decided to paint the light gray to match the charcoal. I painted 6 panels total, so I was definitely ready to be done! But Im in love with the look!

The charcoal is great because it adds a punch of contrast! Here are a few pics of the office area. Ill take a few of the living room side soon.


Currently we have one of our almost finished Eames chairs upstairs. The base still needs to be polished some and we are rethinking the sealant on the chair to something that is more shiny. The rug is from Ikea and the Moroccan pouf is from ebay (I love having something to rest my feet on!) 


I purchased the orchid for Creating with the Stars, but didnt use it. The scale is perfect for my desk! Trader Joes has the best prices in town!


I love how they turned out! For $20 for two panels and cost of paint this turned out to be a huge cost saver compared to the $100/yard Zimba fabric!

Also, I forgot to mention on my first post, the Ikea Lenda panels come with a tab top, I simply cut them off (cutting as close to the top of the panel as possible :)

To see how I made the stencil and my process see this post

Ill take a few pictures of the living room side and share those shortly!

Hope you all had a great weekend! :)