New curtains.

Remember those great* curtains in the dining room? I finished replacing them with heat/noise shielding red curtains, and cool new brushed-nickel rods (I know they don't match the chandelier, but I couldn't bring myself to get the brass ones--too shiny gold!).

Don't mind the mess.

What does one do with old-lady, lacy curtains?

Cat beds, of course.

Now comes the issue of the living room curtains.
Lori likes them, bless her, but they are too much for me. Of course, what I like is probably too much for lots of people. I'm thinking vintage:

The left is a yellow and white vertical stripe, lined with leaves and white petals. It has 2 complete panels, and the cut-up scraps of other panels. They could be reworked into two panels for the two windows, I think. $88.

The right is an ivory with brown leaves, yellow flowers, and green fronds. Two complete panels, and that's it, so I would have to put one on each side of the fireplace. It could work, or it could look sparse. $44.

I thought both looked nice and tied the room to the sunroom.

This pair has two sets of medium length panels and two wide top-window ruffle curtains (what are those... not cafe...). $36. I was thinking the greens, pinks and golds would be fun in master bathroom?

Or am I being too wacky? Votes?

*may not actually be true