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Welcome! Come on in and take a tour of our light &amp; bright dining room ready for summer!Hello! Welcome to our home, and if you’re stopping by from the Int’l Bloggers Club blog hop, so glad to meet you 🙂 I’ve had this post partially done and bouncing around in my head for quite a while now. I finally got motivated to finish both the post and a couple of items in our dining room up when I saw the theme for this month’s blog hop was “iron.”While it was a theme I definitely had to think about a little bit, it dawned on me that finishing up the curtains in our dining room/great room might be the perfect way to incorporate it. The windows in this room are great, and they let in a beautiful amount of natural light all day (yay!) The one thing that they were not, was easy to find a curtain rod for. I knew I wanted some sort of black iron pipe curtain rod for both sides of the room, which in and of itself is not hard to find. What was hard to find was one in the ridiculously long length that was needed in order to cover both windows.After a lot of searching and price comparisons we ended up going with a set of these French drapery rods&nbsp;because of both the price and aesthetic. Unfortunately, they seem to sell out on a regular basis, so we had to wait over a month for the second one to arrive for our other window. &nbsp;For the price, it was worth the wait, just be aware if you buy these!We got the rods on this dining room side up in December (you can see them in our Christmas tour here)&nbsp;and I threw up some curtains I had on hand to get us some privacy (these windows face the front of the house.) While I wasn’t loving the curtains that I put up initially, they were serving a purpose and I had bigger fish to fry when it came to our home renovation. Like working bathrooms. And a strong desire to get our kitchen in so we could stop cooking on a camp stove out in the garage. You get the picture. &nbsp;😉After living with the gray/green temporary curtains for 4 months, I was ready to start searching for a more permanent solution. We have a lot of big windows and I knew it was going to take quite a few panels to cover them all, so economy was the name of the game when it came to choosing some. I won’t tell you how many different panels I tried and returned over the course of the last few month (because it makes me look a little obsessive) but suffice to say, it was a lot. After a lot of input and debate, we ended up getting these navy striped curtains&nbsp;as well as these super affordable black drapery clips.The draper clips are great for a bunch of reasons. One, I think they instantly make $30 curtains look more high end. Two, they make opening and closing curtains so much easier than just a pocket rod curtain. Three, they add length to your curtains if you’re in-between lengths and need to add an extra inch or two.We’ve had the curtain rods up for a few months now, and I would whole heartedly recommend them. So far they’ve held up great and I love that they have middle supports and appear to be made of quality material. The finish hasn’t chipped anywhere that I know of, and they haven’t sagged in the middle at all (always a potential problem with longer rods.)I’m happy with the overall look of the curtains, and you really can’t beat the price. The one downside was that out of the 10 panels I ordered, 3 of the panels that came were significantly shorter than the rest. Not good when they’re all up next to each other. I ended up exchanging them and getting some that were the right length. This seems to be common problem I noticed with a lot of the curtains I tried, not just this brand.So three cheers for finally getting our dining room somewhat pulled together! There are still some things I would like to add or tweak, and I’m always moving things around, but that just gives me something to look forward to. 🙂Thank you so much for stopping by!P.S. If you liked this post you might also enjoy our Scandinavian Farmhouse Kitchen Reveal.This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience.&nbsp;Click here to read my full disclosure policy.&nbsp;Want to save this post? Pin it here!Get the latest posts and inspiration straight to your inbox!What an awesome way to incorporate the Iron theme Tiffany. I’ve always wanted an iron curtain rod. The wooden ones seem to bend or sag in our climate. Either that or I’m too cheap and don’t buy the best quality out there 😀 Love how airy and spacious your dining room looks tooLog in to ReplyWow! What a beautiful space! So many wonderful tips! And your black iron curtain rods suit your gorgeous space perfectly! Bet you and your family love to hang out here!Log in to ReplyYour dining room is so pretty, and the little bit of black looks fantastic. A wonderful way to use the “iron” theme.Log in to ReplyHi Tiffany, what a great way to incorporate the iron theme! You have a lovely dining room and I’m swooning over those large windows.Log in to ReplyI love how bright and airy is your house. We are renting a +150 year old house and the living room is as dark as Mordor’s cave… so I am swooning over yours. How clever to use the rods for this themeLog in to ReplyI love your dining room Tiffany, it is gorgeous and those windows, wow!!! The curtain rod looks fantastic along with everything else you’ve decorated in here. So lovely to have you join us!! Thank you!Log in to ReplyJust lovely, Tiffany! The curtains are so pretty, light and bright, and the rods are perfect for ‘grounding’ the room a bit. 😉 So glad to have you at Tuesday Turn About!Log in to ReplyLove the fresh look of those drapes! Thanks so much for sharing your post on Tuesday Turn About. Pinning for inspiration!Log in to ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.Welcome! I'm Tiffany. I love renovating, decorating, and classic design with a touch of whimsy. I hope you'll join me as I share the little things that bring me joy! Read More…Join our family of subscribers and get all of our latest posts &amp; inspiration straight to your inbox!Get all our latest posts straight to your inbox!Would you like to feature us? YAY! We would love for you to! However, we only allow one photo with a direct link back to A Nod to Navy to be used when featuring our work. &nbsp;&nbsp;Read More…..amazon.comArchives

Welcome! Come on in and take a tour of our light &amp; bright dining room ready for summer!Hello! Welcome to our home, and if you’re stopping by from the Int’l Bloggers Club blog hop, so glad to meet you 🙂 I’ve had this post partially done and bouncing around in my head for quite a while now. I finally got motivated to finish both the post and a couple of items in our dining room up when I saw the theme for this month’s blog hop was “iron.”While it was a theme I definitely had to think about a little bit, it dawned on me that finishing up the curtains in our dining room/great room might be...

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