Ikplatow - That's so nice of you to offer! Thanks! I've heard IKEA is a fun place to hang out. I did think about road tripping it one day but I just looked on mapquest and it's over a three hour drive. ..... For now, I'll focus on painting and the bed. :) I'll probably change my mind a bunch before I settle on curtains. I would hate to get down there and see others that "could work". I'm known to return things and that wouldn't be an option in this case, lol! I really do think it's ridiculous that you can't buy certain things online. I was just at Kirkland's site the other night and was considering ordered wall sconces but NOOOo have to go to the store for them too. That would also be a trip and a half.

I think I like the drapes inside the window alcove area, because the things on the left wall are very special to me: a tray painted by my grandmother, my mom's sewing chest, and Chinese gongs that have been in my family for several generations. I need that wall exposed; there's nowhere else to put them. lol Thanks to everyone who shared their ideas. I was worried about how a dark rod would look in that space, and I'm finding that I really like it. I'll post pictures when I'm done making them. I love the fabric I found; I just hope it looks as nice when it's finished as it does in my imagination. :)

Actually had two shower curtains on my alcove shower. One was a fixed shower curtain that was hung on an exterior rod from wall to wall. It had a valance and two fixed panels, one on either side. Then, I had another shower curtain. This was a plain white cloth curtain that was on the rod. It was on rings that also included a plastic curtain for water protection. So....two rods. An exterior one. That was covering my end walls/tiles. Then, a regular bath rod that held both a fabric outer curtain and a plastic one. We no longer have this system or I would post a photo. But, yes...it can be done!

I don't know where that rug came from as someone else above had suggested it but I found a few similar ones on Wayfair.com. Here are a few, there are more... https://www.wayfair.com/rugs/pdp/bungalow-rose-ameesha-oriental-blueivory-area-rug-wlao3830.html https://www.wayfair.com/rugs/pdp/mistana-hillsby-oriental-dark-bluelight-gray-area-rug-w005411520.html?piid=195825670 https://www.wayfair.com/rugs/pdp/bungalow-rose-christa-oriental-creamnavy-area-rug-w006988067.html?piid=849085108 https://www.wayfair.com/rugs/pdp/mistana-hillsby-oriental-dark-bluelight-gray-area-rug-w005411520.html