I am using my trusty new toy tool. . .
. . .my Rowenta steamer. . .
to work on my crumpled drapery panels.
Not a big HONKIN' steamer I know,
but I thought it was big enough for the
task ahead.
I set off to turn this. . .
Into this. . .
And as I am working on just ONE panel,
I remember the good ole' days.
Back to my previous life as an Interior Designer,
where we would order draperies from a
workroom or a fabricator.
Those suckers would come in all neatly pleated, folded,
tissue papered, whatever it took to make them
installation ready.
Once in a while we had to do a little touch up but
THAT was easy.
THIS is not.
Of course these are out of a bag drapery panels as my current budget
does not allow for custom draperies.
(Insert expletive)
I have 10 panels that need steamed or ironed.
They have been hanging for a couple weeks
(don't freak out. . they are not ALL pink)
and I was hoping gravity would give me a little help.
THAT didn't work ! ! !
('Nother expletive)
THANKS FOR NOTHING DEAR GRAVITY.
So here I am left with steamer in one hand,
drapery panel in the other in order to keep them tight to steam them. . .
AND I am wondering what am I doing here!???
This is a LONG, drawn out and HOT process.
Should I just throw the steamer across the room
give up, call uncle, and quit
this steaming and just pull the iron out of the closet?
Part of me says
"NO I committed to this process and I WILL see it through."
Another part of me says
"Who cares if my drapes look like slept on bedsheets?"
HMMMM
For now, I am going to keep plugging along with the steaming process,
but I am wondering
what YOU would have done. .
STEAM 'em or IRON 'em?
What do you prefer?
Until next time . . .
6 comments:
haha. I HATE ironing, so me personally ... steam. Although between us girls, I would have let the damn curtains look like slept on bed sheets :)
I have no patience for waiting so I would have thrown in the towel and ironed....lol, grumbling under my breath the whole time.
Kim I would probably try to iron them but I also would probably let them hang the way the came. If they are already hung then if I had a steamer I would do it that way. I know I didn't steam or iron the ones I bought a couple of years ago. LY
I have never steamed curtains but I have ironed them. Either way I don't think it is a fun work project.
Blessings to you!
LOL ~ After I burned myself twice with my not-so-handy-dandy steamer, I gathered it, its hoses, nozzles, and cord up and marched it straight to the trash bin. I probably would have ironed them while listening to the radio or watching Oprah...or Oprah's Behind the Scenes :-) and tugging at Minnie (cocker spaniel princess) to get out from under the draped fabric.
Love the breezy look you have going on. I am so needing a do over here. :)
I'm thinking a flat iron that we use on our hair might work! ;-)
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