Blinded by the light

The weather here has been incredible. We also finally decided to order blinds (2" wood blinds in a beautiful barley color - we had such a hard time deciding between an actual wood or a painted wood in an off-white, but we finally decided wood since our trim is not painted). These statements are not a coincidence.


Here is the Barley color. (photo credit: baliblinds.com)

Our house faces the West. Our bedroom is on the East side, and on the weekends, I can not sleep past 7:30 because our bedroom gets flooded with light. During the week days, we get up around 5:30, so it isn't as big of a deal. However, in the afternoons, if I am applying for jobs in the office or cleaning in the kitchen, it is so bright I am tempted to wear sunglasses.

Why did we wait this long? Well, our closest neighbors are about two blocks away. At night, from their streets you can see light (I've looked when walking Benton), but it is too far away to see anything else. It just didn't seem like an emergency with all the other things we've been working on (staining the deck, planting grass seed, unpacking, garage door opener, etc.). This past week, JC Penney's finally had the blinds we liked on a BIG sale, so we took measurements and ordered them. I've had Kevin start stretching his drill fingers in preparation of their arrival. :)

This is the picture of the style we ordered. (photo credit: baliblinds.com)