The Kitchen Facelift Continues...

The facelift started with the kitchen cabinets

 and it has snowballed to the entire great room.

My next step to rejuvination, 

for my house,

 that is, 

was to re-cover the cornices.

There are 3 windows and a huge sliding door along one side of the room.

The room is 50 feet long and the windows are evenly spaced across the wall.

Here are two of the windows.

Notice the plaid.  

How could you not notice the plaid, right?

Get a closer look.

I even have matching toss pillows,

if you must know.

After a couple of months of deliberating,

I found the perfect fabric and purchased 6 yards.

My husband did his part by removing the cornices 

and I did my part by calling in reinforcements,

The Cuban (Ana)

and her lovely assistant

Guadalupe.

The ladies got straight to work.

They work together like a well oiled machine, 

so as not to disturb their flow,

I stepped aside.

It's the least I could do.

With the intensity of an Olympic Sharp Shooter, The Cuban is meticulous and does not allow for any errors.  

If every dot and every line are not in perfect alignment,

words are mumbled in Spanish,

 and she starts over again. 

She chastized Guadalupe and I for talking,

telling us to "be quiet"

because she couldn't concentrate.

She is hard core.

Somebody needs to tell her she isn't in the Olympics anymore, 

but it is not going to be me. 

 I'll take that abuse for the sake of my decor.

Sacrifices.

When the cornices were complete,

my husband stepped in again for installation,

but not without Ana by his side,

supervising his every move.

The window treatments are still not complete.

Because the room is long,

I have custom ordered panels for each window.

I'm hoping this will help the space acheive a cozier feel.

And besides,

I'm not finished with 

Cuba Libre (Free Cuba) Designs yet.

Maybe I'll just rename my blog, 

Ana Served Daily.

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