I looooooove this new set up. Yes, it is much better to be cozy or "tight" and foster conversation. I like the new plant pot and the new way you aligned the inset display. A beautiful sitting room.
I love that sewing machine-especially the color. I wish I had thought of getting a vintage machine when I replaced my old plastic JCPenney machine a few years ago. 😂
I like the updated layout of your room best, and the sheers with the curtains. I love the sewing machine in the room. I’m going to put my sewing machine in my tv room now. Great idea!!! Thanks.
Much improved layout love the plant on the coffee table, and I am over the moon with your Necchi sewing machine that is definitely a workhorse machine!!! I also like the sheers and curtains together, but definitely hem them to just hovering the floor!!!
Melba, you are an absolute inspiration! Love how you find the best deals!! Sheers look great. I prefer drapes that skim the floor vs puddling which I just think looks messy but you do you!
I love how relatable you are. You don’t speak like a designer but just another human figuring it all out with us watching. I also love how you use thrifted decor and furniture. I have a house full of furniture collected over time so I appreciate the eclectic look. Permission to appreciate things from the past. Well done.
❤️ do you have a favorite piece in your home? At some point I would like to share the pieces you all have found and their stories! I’m happy to share the trial and errors along the way, thank you for watching and sharing your feedback Sandi 🙏🏽
@@MelbaMakes I do have a favorite. I had my mother’s china for years with no way to display it and hutches didn’t seem really current. But I found one on Facebook marketplace place that caught my eye so I had to have it. It was a mission style hutch with some leaded glass diamond shapes in the doors, plus it was lighted with a mirrored back. As it was, it wasn’t modern enough so I painted it with a dark blue mineral paint and it is a huge feature of the room. I absolutely love it and my mother’s china looks beautiful displayed inside along with many of my other treasures. In some homes it might seem old fashion but with an updated finish it looks great in my eclectic space and gives me such joy.
Thank you for sharing and it sounds like you found a special piece! Dark blue mineral paint and lighting inside the cabinet sounds right up my alley! 🤩 now I want to know what the china looks like! 😂 enjoy Sandi and thanks for sharing with us! 🤗
@@MelbaMakes White with a silver rim, blue and silver feather pattern in the center, very subtle. It is classic and unique at the same time. Your Waterford would look great with it.
I've had great luck using a hammock corrugated cardboard cat scather. It is 2 peices of corrugated cardboard shaped in a X. The new furniture layout is very good.
You're so handy! Excellent solution to the cat scratch problem. I love your restyled shelves. You now have a wonderful conversation nook or project area that seems more like your style (from observing other parts of your home). You know yourself well and have great instincts. You thought it through and now can live with it to see how it suits. It's lovely and will be fun with a few friends or on your own for relaxing, sewing, or reading. Brava!
I’m glad you like the updated shelves and layout Courtney! Do you think I should add a secondary splash of color to this room? I have the primary blue and white/grey/black now, I’m thinking maybe a pop of yellow? I always appreciate your observations and feedback. Thank you and I hope you are enjoying your color filled spaces in your home! ❤️
@@MelbaMakes Perhaps you could try three small pops of yellow to see how they work. Perhaps a throw or pillows and a vase or something else small and portable. Easy to move if you decide against them, easy to expand on if they're great in the space. Your instincts are terrific, and you know what works for you. Trust those instincts!
Hi Leslie! 🤗 thank you for the compliment, I currently have very basic sewing skills that I hope to improve. If you are interested in sewing I encourage you to try! ☺️
I like the new layout, I liked the old layout, I love the dutch door. The hutch between the plant and the curtain looks forced to fit into that one little corner of the room and looks very linear. Try centering the hutch in between the wall and where the curtain naturally hangs. Maybe the plant can be moved in front of the hutch a bit, or on the other side of the hutch or chair? I do like how you used the sewing table as a furniture piece. Hanging the blanket off the back of the sofa will help ground the sofa in the room better since there is nothing behind it. Cozy room
Thank you for the blanket suggestion Terri! Im excited to give that idea a try 🤩 I also agree with you on the hutch positioning but there’s a window behind the hutch so for now I can’t center it on that wall without leaving part of that little window exposed. If you missed the first video where I work on this room (check out two videos ago on the channel page) then you can see the positioning of the window I’m referring to. Always a pleasure to hear from you, hope you have a great week! 🤗
OMG, the timing on this video is purrrrfect. It's exactly what I'm working on now for the coming winter months with my wild-man-tabby-cat. I don't believe in de-clawing so we just have to find ways around it. Scratching posts or not, they LOVE sofa/chair arms. I love my fur baby but they come with some effort. GREAT VIDEO!
@@onamissionfortruth6326 I don’t have a cat never had a cat, but don’t they have some kind of pads that you can attach to the arms that are like scratching posts? Like I said, I don’t know anything about cats, but I know that no one‘s gonna give up their precious little baby cat for a chair or sofa! 🐱👍 If you invent a pad like that, I get 20% of sales because it was my idea! haha haha
@@susanmulvey6311 LOL, they probably do but since I sew, I'm just making arm covers w/fabric that matches my sofa fabric almost perfectly. Love the idea but just trying to watch every penny these days. At least it will save the sofa. Taz is older so just trying to make the best of it. No more cats for me going forward (unless a stray miraculously shows up - couldn't say no to one looking for a home).
@onamissionfortruth6326 I’m glad you enjoyed the video! Please share with us what you end up sewing and how it works for you and kitties! It sounds like you have great sewing skills so I’m very excited about what you will make! If I was more skilled I would have also created a connecting piece for the headrest portion too so that it would look like one continuous piece @susanmulvey6311 my friend tried those for her kitty! I think she had some success with them. The main downside she encountered I believe is that some would occasionally fall off but overall they helped a lot. If you start your own company for cat nail covers can I be the first to try them?! 😊
Thank you Donna! I hope you like this shelf styling more! It could still use some tweaking but I think an improvement from before! I hope you have a lovely Sunday evening ❤️
Moving the pictures higher made a big difference in terms of the room feeling less cluttered. Also, especially for now when you are using half of the room for storage, the sofa helps to block off that view. I think I still preferred when the sofa was against the first wall but think this looks great. I wonder if you will at any time put a TV in this space. I think having a family room without a TV is unusual for most people.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the updates! ❤️😊 it has made a big difference to have the clutter not in view at all when sitting on the sofa and being able to see straight outside! I did like the openness as well in the previous configuration so there are tradeoffs. For now we plan to only have a TV in our other room (if you’d like to see that space I walk through it in the first video I posted to the channel 😊)
I love the look of sheer curtains inside of heavier curtains on the ends. I also like the color of your sewing machine table the way it is. It seems to be close to the other shelving you have across the room. Some antiques deserve to be left as is. But it’s your decision in the end.
Hi Kerrie-Anne 🤗 Thank you for your input on the curtain length 🙏🏽 I’m glad you like the sewing machine too, I was excited to share that piece. I believe it’s from the 1950’s and it still works so well!
Hey Melba! I like the new layout. I have the same panels in my living room. :) I love how you have a story for every single one of your items. You're so detailed and talented! Oh and I 100% feel you about the cat, I remodeled my living room and dining room a few months ago, all my furniture looks good except for one accent chair that my cat took over, the poor chair is all scratched, strings hanging out and all, but my cat loves it so I've been dealing with it. I would love to get a new chair, but Piper will do the same to it, and I'll be back at square one. It's so frustrating, BUT we love our furry children. Have a great week. -Lety from Chicago
I’m sorry about your chair Lety, I know how it goes with these furry children! I didn’t show it in this video but I also just bought some plastic peel and stick cat deterrents that I’m using on the sofa I noticed he was just getting to also. I cut off any loose strings, then I used my electric shaver and I put the plastic protector on the corners. I hope the ideas help! On a different note, the quality of these panels are so nice! I hope you are enjoying your panels and enjoying your remodel! ❤️ it’s always a pleasure hearing from you Lety! I’m sure Piper is super cute too 🐾🐱
Get clear double sided 2-inch wide sticky tape and put it on your furniture where the cats like to scratch. Cats hate it and won’t scratch it and after a few weeks you can remove it, because they will be out of the habit of scratching in those places. They like to scratch on furniture because it is sturdy and doesn’t move, so buy them a very heavy scratching post or just put low pile carpet on a couple 4’ long 2x4’s and mount them on the wall in a place that seeing them won’t bother you. They will usually start scratching there instead of the furniture with the sticky tape.
Thank you for your thoughts on the updates @toptier1559! ❤️ eBay, PB Outlet, and even PB sales/clearance sections are also great to check out for the panels!
Melba, heavy duty clear packing tape is your best friend as a cat scratching deterrent. I have had an unnumbered army (so it seems) of cats over several decades, and after MUCH research, trial, and error, that is what I found to be must effective and least destructive. I feel strongly about the whole declawing topic and as they are not allowed out of the back fenced in yard, they do not need the defensive murder-claws. The tape does no lasting harm and if by some chance residue remains, rubbing alcohol take it off.
Thanks for sharing Evan! I didn’t get a chance to include it in the video but I ordered some of the plastic peel and stick protectors for the sofa - a similar idea to your tape method! I hope to do a follow up where I can talk more about the different options I’ve tried and share what has worked for my kitty and what hasn’t. Glad you found an option that has worked well for your kitties over the years and your furniture items! 🙌🏽🐱🛋️
We puddle our window treatments; we also put at least one curtain hook to the outside of the rod bracket, extending the width of the window visually. Don't hem anything until you're absolutely sure of your design choice. Congrats on the Necchi machine; that's a workhorse brand!!! As for cats vs furniture; guess I'm not an animal-minded person willing to put up with damage. Maybe have the cat de-clawed??? Blessings!
I love the shelves now …… not weird at all I have shears with double curtain rods I love the look ……you have done great you can always move the thicker curtains over and the shears will close smaller you goy it really looks great and what do you think of the shelves darling? 🤗❤️
I much prefer the original layout with the sofa against the left wall. To me, to new arrangement makes the room look closed off and crowded. If you want sheers, I'd say to get the dual curtain rod. My cat clawed a gigantic, gaping crater in my sofa before I gave in and declawed her. Even years after being declawed, she still "scratches" at all the same places that she damaged before. She's got a compulsion.
I have an 8-foot window, actually 3 windows together. I put a tension rod inside my window frame for my sheers. A basic plain white one as the sheers are off white and it barely shows. My main curtain rod is very attractive. It is done in a rustic bronze with flur de'lis finials, but it is the only one that is noticeable. You could do the same thing if a tension rod is impossible. Mount it slightly below and an inch of so inside your main curtain rod. Your main rod should hide it. Do the same thing. Keep it plain and simple. The least expensive that will do the job as it won't be seen anyway.
Thank you for sharing this idea @peachygal4153! Wow, 8-foot windows sound BEAUTIFUL and so does your bronze rod 🤩 For this one I don’t have any room I believe in the casing so I couldn’t get a rod in there but thank you again for sharing this hack that I could try for other rooms!
I really like the new layout! And, I also like the pictures being hung higher. Not sure about the drapes, but like that they puddle on the floor. Plant is perfect size, pot is great!
Hi Susan! 🤗 thanks for your input on the updates! I’m not sure about the sheer drapes either 😅 I will live with them to see how I feel and let’s see what other subscribers think too! 👀 I also really like that pot ☺️
If you spray Feliway on your furniture and rooms your cat will stop scratching your furniture. It is a cat calming Pheromone. It was recommended by my Veterinarian and it works very well for us.
That plant looks like wandering dew, it can be bad for animals, you might want to check it out. Also never plant it in the garden, it’s notorious for taking over garden beds and it’s really hard to get rid of it. Can cause skin issues with animals.
Darling is there anything you can not make beautiful or do ?? I’m with my Daniel at OHSU TODAY they withdraw all bad cancer to get ready for transplant
@@MelbaMakes he ended up catching Covid after removing his stem cells so transplant is this week. They had to postpone it. I did not catch it. So I promise I will keep you posted after transplant….. we go back to OHSU on Monday. Tuesday pic line , and Wednesday it will all begin 🙏🏼❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🍁🍂thank you for keeping us in your thoughts sweetie. I appreciate you so much
That is a lot Susan 😔 I hope he is feeling better from Covid and glad that you didn’t get sick. Keeping you both in my thoughts as you go into treatment this week ❤️
Experts recommend woven fabrics that can resist snagging cat claws. Opt for synthetic fabrics like tightly knit performance fabrics, microsuede, microfiber or velvet
I hope all is well with you ❤
I like the sewing cabinet in the original vintage color and the shelves now.
I appreciate your input on the sewing machine cabinet color Shannon! ❤️
I looooooove this new set up. Yes, it is much better to be cozy or "tight" and foster conversation. I like the new plant pot and the new way you aligned the inset display. A beautiful sitting room.
I love that sewing machine-especially the color. I wish I had thought of getting a vintage machine when I replaced my old plastic JCPenney machine a few years ago. 😂
I like the updated layout of your room best, and the sheers with the curtains. I love the sewing machine in the room. I’m going to put my sewing machine in my tv room now. Great idea!!! Thanks.
I think your “tweeks” are perfection😊
So excited you tried out the sewing machine! One of my favorite finds of yours 😍
Much improved layout love the plant on the coffee table, and I am over the moon with your Necchi sewing machine that is definitely a workhorse machine!!! I also like the sheers and curtains together, but definitely hem them to just hovering the floor!!!
Melba, you are an absolute inspiration! Love how you find the best deals!! Sheers look great. I prefer drapes that skim the floor vs puddling which I just think looks messy but you do you!
Thank you for the kind words Andrea and thank you for the input on the drapes! 🙏🏽😊
Oh and I’m very happy to see you using sliders under the furniture
Much Better! This layout and the shelf styling get a thumbs up from this retired designer!
Thank you Linda, I’m so happy to get your feedback after the previous iteration!
@@MelbaMakes You're welcome, dear 🥰
I love the rearranged furniture!
Thank you Anna! 🤗❤️
Looks beautiful! Shelf decor looks better after you rearranged it. 👍👋
Thank you for your input on the updated shelf styling Brianna! 🤗❤️
It looks lovely my friend❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏼❤️
The entire room looks so cozy. Love the changes you made. ❤
Thank you and great to hear from you! 🤗
I love how relatable you are. You don’t speak like a designer but just another human figuring it all out with us watching. I also love how you use thrifted decor and furniture. I have a house full of furniture collected over time so I appreciate the eclectic look. Permission to appreciate things from the past. Well done.
❤️ do you have a favorite piece in your home? At some point I would like to share the pieces you all have found and their stories! I’m happy to share the trial and errors along the way, thank you for watching and sharing your feedback Sandi 🙏🏽
@@MelbaMakes I do have a favorite. I had my mother’s china for years with no way to display it and hutches didn’t seem really current. But I found one on Facebook marketplace place that caught my eye so I had to have it. It was a mission style hutch with some leaded glass diamond shapes in the doors, plus it was lighted with a mirrored back. As it was, it wasn’t modern enough so I painted it with a dark blue mineral paint and it is a huge feature of the room. I absolutely love it and my mother’s china looks beautiful displayed inside along with many of my other treasures. In some homes it might seem old fashion but with an updated finish it looks great in my eclectic space and gives me such joy.
Thank you for sharing and it sounds like you found a special piece! Dark blue mineral paint and lighting inside the cabinet sounds right up my alley! 🤩 now I want to know what the china looks like! 😂 enjoy Sandi and thanks for sharing with us! 🤗
@@MelbaMakes White with a silver rim, blue and silver feather pattern in the center, very subtle. It is classic and unique at the same time. Your Waterford would look great with it.
I've had great luck using a hammock corrugated cardboard cat scather. It is 2 peices of corrugated cardboard shaped in a X. The new furniture layout is very good.
I like the new shelf arrangement.
🙌🏽 thank you Carol! ❤️
You're so handy! Excellent solution to the cat scratch problem. I love your restyled shelves. You now have a wonderful conversation nook or project area that seems more like your style (from observing other parts of your home). You know yourself well and have great instincts. You thought it through and now can live with it to see how it suits. It's lovely and will be fun with a few friends or on your own for relaxing, sewing, or reading. Brava!
I’m glad you like the updated shelves and layout Courtney! Do you think I should add a secondary splash of color to this room? I have the primary blue and white/grey/black now, I’m thinking maybe a pop of yellow? I always appreciate your observations and feedback. Thank you and I hope you are enjoying your color filled spaces in your home! ❤️
@@MelbaMakes Perhaps you could try three small pops of yellow to see how they work. Perhaps a throw or pillows and a vase or something else small and portable. Easy to move if you decide against them, easy to expand on if they're great in the space. Your instincts are terrific, and you know what works for you. Trust those instincts!
Great ideas, thank you Courtney! 🤗
I like the shelves much better.
Impressed with your sewing!
Hi Leslie! 🤗 thank you for the compliment, I currently have very basic sewing skills that I hope to improve. If you are interested in sewing I encourage you to try! ☺️
This looks so much more intentional and functional. Great job!
I love the shelves now …… not weird at all I have shears with double curtain rods I love the look ……🤗❤️
Much better shelf styling!
Love the new layout
Welcome back @boonhaven! ❤️ I’m glad you like the new layout! I think we are liking it best so far too 😊
I like the way it’s easier to look out window in this arrangement!
Thank you for the feedback on the updated layout! I didn’t realize how nice it would feel to have the window view!
I like it!
I like the new layout, I liked the old layout, I love the dutch door. The hutch between the plant and the curtain looks forced to fit into that one little corner of the room and looks very linear. Try centering the hutch in between the wall and where the curtain naturally hangs. Maybe the plant can be moved in front of the hutch a bit, or on the other side of the hutch or chair? I do like how you used the sewing table as a furniture piece. Hanging the blanket off the back of the sofa will help ground the sofa in the room better since there is nothing behind it. Cozy room
@@terrirojas I agree with you about the hutch and hanging a blanket off the back of the sofa. It would be very stylish to put a blanket there.
Thank you for the blanket suggestion Terri! Im excited to give that idea a try 🤩 I also agree with you on the hutch positioning but there’s a window behind the hutch so for now I can’t center it on that wall without leaving part of that little window exposed. If you missed the first video where I work on this room (check out two videos ago on the channel page) then you can see the positioning of the window I’m referring to. Always a pleasure to hear from you, hope you have a great week! 🤗
OMG, the timing on this video is purrrrfect. It's exactly what I'm working on now for the coming winter months with my wild-man-tabby-cat. I don't believe in de-clawing so we just have to find ways around it. Scratching posts or not, they LOVE sofa/chair arms. I love my fur baby but they come with some effort. GREAT VIDEO!
@@onamissionfortruth6326 I don’t have a cat never had a cat, but don’t they have some kind of pads that you can attach to the arms that are like scratching posts? Like I said, I don’t know anything about cats, but I know that no one‘s gonna give up their precious little baby cat for a chair or sofa! 🐱👍 If you invent a pad like that, I get 20% of sales because it was my idea! haha haha
@@susanmulvey6311 LOL, they probably do but since I sew, I'm just making arm covers w/fabric that matches my sofa fabric almost perfectly. Love the idea but just trying to watch every penny these days. At least it will save the sofa. Taz is older so just trying to make the best of it. No more cats for me going forward (unless a stray miraculously shows up - couldn't say no to one looking for a home).
@onamissionfortruth6326 I’m glad you enjoyed the video! Please share with us what you end up sewing and how it works for you and kitties! It sounds like you have great sewing skills so I’m very excited about what you will make! If I was more skilled I would have also created a connecting piece for the headrest portion too so that it would look like one continuous piece
@susanmulvey6311 my friend tried those for her kitty! I think she had some success with them. The main downside she encountered I believe is that some would occasionally fall off but overall they helped a lot. If you start your own company for cat nail covers can I be the first to try them?! 😊
Love it!! Well Done. xo
Thank you Donna! I hope you like this shelf styling more! It could still use some tweaking but I think an improvement from before! I hope you have a lovely Sunday evening ❤️
@@MelbaMakes I do! You did a great job. xo
Thank you Donna ❤️ I hope you have a great week ahead!
Moving the pictures higher made a big difference in terms of the room feeling less cluttered. Also, especially for now when you are using half of the room for storage, the sofa helps to block off that view. I think I still preferred when the sofa was against the first wall but think this looks great. I wonder if you will at any time put a TV in this space. I think having a family room without a TV is unusual for most people.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the updates! ❤️😊 it has made a big difference to have the clutter not in view at all when sitting on the sofa and being able to see straight outside! I did like the openness as well in the previous configuration so there are tradeoffs. For now we plan to only have a TV in our other room (if you’d like to see that space I walk through it in the first video I posted to the channel 😊)
I love the look of sheer curtains inside of heavier curtains on the ends. I also like the color of your sewing machine table the way it is. It seems to be close to the other shelving you have across the room. Some antiques deserve to be left as is. But it’s your decision in the end.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the sewing table color and curtain option 🙏🏽
Much better! I would just add a console or low bookshelf behind the couch to anchor it.
When you hang curtains in a doorway, it's best to hem them ,love the sowing machine ❤have a great week ❤
Hi Kerrie-Anne 🤗 Thank you for your input on the curtain length 🙏🏽 I’m glad you like the sewing machine too, I was excited to share that piece. I believe it’s from the 1950’s and it still works so well!
@MelbaMakes I have an old push pedel I used when I was young. I loved it I made a lot of things for the house ❤️
Hey Melba! I like the new layout. I have the same panels in my living room. :) I love how you have a story for every single one of your items. You're so detailed and talented! Oh and I 100% feel you about the cat, I remodeled my living room and dining room a few months ago, all my furniture looks good except for one accent chair that my cat took over, the poor chair is all scratched, strings hanging out and all, but my cat loves it so I've been dealing with it. I would love to get a new chair, but Piper will do the same to it, and I'll be back at square one. It's so frustrating, BUT we love our furry children. Have a great week. -Lety from Chicago
I’m sorry about your chair Lety, I know how it goes with these furry children! I didn’t show it in this video but I also just bought some plastic peel and stick cat deterrents that I’m using on the sofa I noticed he was just getting to also. I cut off any loose strings, then I used my electric shaver and I put the plastic protector on the corners. I hope the ideas help! On a different note, the quality of these panels are so nice! I hope you are enjoying your panels and enjoying your remodel! ❤️ it’s always a pleasure hearing from you Lety! I’m sure Piper is super cute too 🐾🐱
Get clear double sided 2-inch wide sticky tape and put it on your furniture where the cats like to scratch. Cats hate it and won’t scratch it and after a few weeks you can remove it, because they will be out of the habit of scratching in those places. They like to scratch on furniture because it is sturdy and doesn’t move, so buy them a very heavy scratching post or just put low pile carpet on a couple 4’ long 2x4’s and mount them on the wall in a place that seeing them won’t bother you. They will usually start scratching there instead of the furniture with the sticky tape.
I like the cozier setup and LOVE the sheer panels. Must keep my eye out for some on FBM. Thank you for sharing ❤
Thank you for your thoughts on the updates @toptier1559! ❤️ eBay, PB Outlet, and even PB sales/clearance sections are also great to check out for the panels!
@@MelbaMakesThank you for sharing this info!!❤
Melba, heavy duty clear packing tape is your best friend as a cat scratching deterrent. I have had an unnumbered army (so it seems) of cats over several decades, and after MUCH research, trial, and error, that is what I found to be must effective and least destructive. I feel strongly about the whole declawing topic and as they are not allowed out of the back fenced in yard, they do not need the defensive murder-claws. The tape does no lasting harm and if by some chance residue remains, rubbing alcohol take it off.
Meaning I don’t declaw!
Thanks for sharing Evan! I didn’t get a chance to include it in the video but I ordered some of the plastic peel and stick protectors for the sofa - a similar idea to your tape method! I hope to do a follow up where I can talk more about the different options I’ve tried and share what has worked for my kitty and what hasn’t. Glad you found an option that has worked well for your kitties over the years and your furniture items!
🙌🏽🐱🛋️
Prefer new layout and shelf styling. very nice.
Thank you Debbie! 🤗
We puddle our window treatments; we also put at least one curtain hook to the outside of the rod bracket, extending the width of the window visually. Don't hem anything until you're absolutely sure of your design choice. Congrats on the Necchi machine; that's a workhorse brand!!! As for cats vs furniture; guess I'm not an animal-minded person willing to put up with damage. Maybe have the cat de-clawed??? Blessings!
I love the shelves now …… not weird at all I have shears with double curtain rods I love the look ……you have done great you can always move the thicker curtains over and the shears will close smaller you goy it really looks great and what do you think of the shelves darling? 🤗❤️
I much prefer the original layout with the sofa against the left wall. To me, to new arrangement makes the room look closed off and crowded.
If you want sheers, I'd say to get the dual curtain rod.
My cat clawed a gigantic, gaping crater in my sofa before I gave in and declawed her. Even years after being declawed, she still "scratches" at all the same places that she damaged before. She's got a compulsion.
A pop of color would be good. How about an orangey terra cotta?
I have an 8-foot window, actually 3 windows together. I put a tension rod inside my window frame for my sheers. A basic plain white one as the sheers are off white and it barely shows. My main curtain rod is very attractive. It is done in a rustic bronze with flur de'lis finials, but it is the only one that is noticeable. You could do the same thing if a tension rod is impossible. Mount it slightly below and an inch of so inside your main curtain rod. Your main rod should hide it. Do the same thing. Keep it plain and simple. The least expensive that will do the job as it won't be seen anyway.
Thank you for sharing this idea @peachygal4153! Wow, 8-foot windows sound BEAUTIFUL and so does your bronze rod 🤩 For this one I don’t have any room I believe in the casing so I couldn’t get a rod in there but thank you again for sharing this hack that I could try for other rooms!
Us animal lovers sometimes can’t have nice things. lol 😂
😂🐱🐾 they can get away with anything!
Love your inspiring videos. What artist is that playing in the first part of your video?
Thank you for the kind words Judith, I will get back to you on the artist playing that first song!
I really like the new layout! And, I also like the pictures being hung higher. Not sure about the drapes, but like that they puddle on the floor. Plant is perfect size, pot is great!
Hi Susan! 🤗 thanks for your input on the updates! I’m not sure about the sheer drapes either 😅 I will live with them to see how I feel and let’s see what other subscribers think too! 👀 I also really like that pot ☺️
If you spray Feliway on your furniture and rooms your cat will stop scratching your furniture. It is a cat calming Pheromone. It was recommended by my Veterinarian and it works very well for us.
Thank you for sharing, I wasn’t familiar with Feliway! 😊
I think you should get a professional to do your armrest covers, it’s worth it for a seamless finish.
I think the pictures were better at the lower level. Usually this room will be for sitting so the art work should be lower. It is more intimate
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the art height Susan! 🤗
That plant looks like wandering dew, it can be bad for animals, you might want to check it out. Also never plant it in the garden, it’s notorious for taking over garden beds and it’s really hard to get rid of it. Can cause skin issues with animals.
Darling is there anything you can not make beautiful or do ?? I’m with my Daniel at OHSU TODAY they withdraw all bad cancer to get ready for transplant
I hope your Daniel is doing well Susan ❤️🙏🏽
@@MelbaMakes he ended up catching Covid after removing his stem cells so transplant is this week. They had to postpone it. I did not catch it. So I promise I will keep you posted after transplant….. we go back to OHSU on Monday. Tuesday pic line , and Wednesday it will all begin 🙏🏼❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🍁🍂thank you for keeping us in your thoughts sweetie. I appreciate you so much
That is a lot Susan 😔 I hope he is feeling better from Covid and glad that you didn’t get sick. Keeping you both in my thoughts as you go into treatment this week ❤️
@@MelbaMakes he is much better / and we are back at OHSU ITS TRANSPLANT WEEK…..🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 thank you for your kindness and prayers
Experts recommend woven fabrics that can resist snagging cat claws. Opt for synthetic fabrics like tightly knit performance fabrics, microsuede, microfiber or velvet
Thank you for sharing this insight with us Phil! It looks like I made a good choice with my arm covers then since I chose a thick velvet!