Now it really is curtains

Finally, finally got around to putting up the new curtain poles in the study this afternoon. Or curtain pole I should say, because the larger of the two may require a little more study (lol) since we're not sure if it needs a central support bracket and if it does, I'll need to make a block to screw it into. Even more disappointing, upon opening the boxes one of the glass finials was cracked and will have to be returned. Yeah, I know, nothing is ever straightforward in this house!

We maybe should have ironed the curtains before hanging - they've been folded up in their packets since we bought them several months ago - but we'll see if they drop out first. For now, it's enough to have them - one set at least - up.