Drake was not excited when I mentioned getting a few curtains.  He didn't want to put them up and he didn't trust me to do it.  So despite his grumbling we went to Bed Bath and Beyond to try find curtains for the living room and curtain rods.  There were so many curtains to choose from.  We came across these Dublin curtains for $19.99 a panel....they were a good deal compared to most.  We bought two sets for the window and back door in the living room.  Drake also found curtain rods on clearance for $7.00 a piece!  


Curtains but in cream

Since we haven't shown a before and after of the living room so far, I thought this might be a good place to do so.  Here is the living room before we started painting.  The paint color was fine but we didn't want every room in the house to be the same color.
Here is a picture of the room during the painting.  We painted the living room and entry way a light tan or as they called it..."cream in my coffee."  We painted the wall with the windows a "barely blue" for an accent wall.  I wasn't sure how it was going to turn out but it makes the room a lot lighter.  In this picture, the tan wall looks a little yellow.

Here is the living room with the curtains and bookcases.  You can also see Dempsey enjoying his new fenced-in back yard.  Everything is coming together!