I am not, by nature, a patient person.  One of my many faults is my impatience…I can be a downright stinker about wanting my house to look a certain way now.  Not a few years from now, not next month…now!  But, I have learned, (or have been forced to accept), that I can’t have everything right when I want it…I think they call this being a grownup or something.  
#adultingishard
There is one thing I’ve wanted in our dining room and kitchen for quite some time:  bamboo shades.  So, you can imagine my excitement when I got the opportunity to partner up with Blinds.com to get some Woven Wood Shades in this area of the house!  These blinds are the icing on the cake for me!  They’re the finishing touch that my kitchen and eating area really needed to truly fulfill my vision for this space! Before:

It’s not that there was anything wrong with the light-filtering shades that were here when we moved in, but they certainly didn’t add anything aesthetically.  With all of the white and gray in the kitchen and eating area, I knew that some bamboo blinds would add the texture and warmth that this space really needed.  You can see from these “before” shots that the original blinds were just kind of “meh.”  (You have to shrug your shoulders and tilt your head to one side when you read the word, “meh.”)

Installation:
Whenever we tackle a project like this, I have to get Mr. Hoff on boar...