They’re gone! Our contractor and his team of workers are out of the living space of our home. They are still messing up stuff on the outside and in the garage but as of this weekend, we have our home to ourselves!
Now that we can actually live in our space, we have a lot of projects to tackle. Within twelve hours of the guys leaving, we were ready to start hanging curtains. We actually had a neighbor comment on our glass house and ask us where we moved from, implying that we’re not used to city living. He’s a little wrong and is probably projecting but maybe our years in Manhattan and lack of privacy have softened us.
We are loving the downtown/Bay Bridge view from our large glass doors but agree that a little privacy every now and then would be nice. Our vision is one, large, simple white curtain that spans the entire 13' opening when drawn but tucks nicely in front of the pocket when not in use. There is no wall space above the doors (only a small amount of trim) and any wall-mounted hardware would necessitate at least one middle bracket, forcing us to have a curtain panel stored on the left side of our door, blocking the view.
We decided the best solution for a large, single panel would be a ceiling-mounted system à la hospital curtains. Our awesome friend Stella knows the business and hooked us up with two 9' tracks and all of the necessary hardware.
So, after a few hours of planning, measuring and drilling (and the help of another awesome friend, Fabian) we have a beautiful, 18' low-profile aluminum ceiling track. The curtain will most likely be a large canvas drop cloth with small grommets along the top... one of next weekend’s projects.
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