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10.04.2011

Tell Me Tuesday...Bam or Slam!


BAM for Open Shelving!

22 BAM/ 4 SLAM

This week, I had a reader request to discuss your feelings on short curtains.

Are you a fan?

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BAM or SLAM!?
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  1. Lisa @ Shine Your LightOctober 4, 2011 at 4:23 AM

    This is a good one Elizabeth! I like short curtains in that kitchen window but otherwise I'm not a fan of having them end at the window casing. Slam!

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  2. Karen@StrictlySimpleStyleOctober 4, 2011 at 4:34 AM

    Not a fan. It always looks to me like the homeowner ran out of fabric.

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  3. SyndalOctober 4, 2011 at 4:46 AM

    I give it a BAM! it's a nice pop of color and texture!

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  4. 17 PerthOctober 4, 2011 at 4:47 AM

    Immediately when I read it, I thought--SLAM. BUT, when I look at these photos, I think, it can work. However, I do think I have to give it a SLAM. I prefer long curtains no doubt.

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  5. Meghan @ Wishful ThinkingOctober 4, 2011 at 4:48 AM

    Bam on a small kitchen window in a cottage, SLAM anywhere else!

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  6. Cassie @ Primitive & ProperOctober 4, 2011 at 4:58 AM

    slam. i just don't know if i can come to terms with it... they remind me of country style 80's curtains.

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  7. A Vintage VineOctober 4, 2011 at 5:55 AM

    BAM...I like it, however it has to be a patterned fabric for me!

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  8. AmandaOctober 4, 2011 at 5:55 AM

    I say BAM only in a kitchen , childs room or laundry room. Anyplace else looks like the dorky kid wearing high waters. (And yes I was one of those kids *hangs head in shame*)

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  9. JennyOctober 4, 2011 at 6:07 AM

    Ok in the kitchen...would still prefer a roman shade. Otherwise, a complete slam.

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  10. rachel @ Just a Touch of GrayOctober 4, 2011 at 6:08 AM

    SLAM! I have not been able to adjust to this look quite yet. I love a long panel brisking the floor!

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  11. LisaMendeOctober 4, 2011 at 6:29 AM

    I agree with the rest, I really only like in certain places like kitchen, child's room, perhaps a small space like a laundry or mud room otherwise slam. Your examples are spot on though Elizabeth and in those they look good!

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  12. MegOctober 4, 2011 at 6:29 AM

    I would give it a BAM if used sparingly.
    I love it on a kitchen window but I wouldn't want to see every room in the house with them. Then it looks like you just cheaped out on your curtain fabric.
    That being said, it is a good way to save some dough on an expensive fabric...

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  13. LisaMendeOctober 4, 2011 at 6:30 AM

    oh, and i do love the look of open shelving, just not sure i could abide by the neatness needed to maintain them. it's a battle with myself over whether i am going to use them in my own kitchen. they look great in small kitchens like mine but you have to be sooooo neat!!!!! and have co-ordinating dishes!

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  14. Lisa - A Room with A ViewOctober 4, 2011 at 7:15 AM

    I grew up with shorter curtains in some homes (more budget-friendly). But I feel longer is better (although I am not a fan of the puddled-on-the-floor look). I feel it looks incomplete. I know these are becoming popular again but I am going for slam.

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  15. michelle@decorandthedogOctober 4, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    Slam. Looks like a fear of committment. If you're going to do curtains, do curtains!!

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  16. HollyOctober 4, 2011 at 9:22 AM

    I hate to be wishy washy, but BAM if the design of the space calls for short curtains and SLAM if the curtains are just done willy nilly and there is the availability to do to-the-floor curtains. If I had to choose, BAM, why not.

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  17. Dusty CoyoteOctober 4, 2011 at 9:37 AM

    Good question and good pictures. I'm going with Lisa@ShineYourLight, I like the kitchen curtains but SLAM the rest-#2 reminds me of a motor-home.

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  18. Decor & Harmony @ 4290October 4, 2011 at 10:32 AM

    I can't believe I missed last weeks B/S what the heck? It's a slam....I don't like curtains but I love fabric..crazy!

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  19. dianeOctober 4, 2011 at 10:38 AM

    I think short curtains work in the right space such as all these photos you have shown but it is not my favorite look. I dont usually like curtains, just a simple valance or stationary panels. so I would say Bam in the right spot

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  20. AnonymousOctober 4, 2011 at 10:56 AM

    Slam!
    the ones in the kitchen will get dirty (over the sink) and the rest look like they ran out of $$$$. There are only a few places that short curtains will work.

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  21. Carol@TheDesignPagesOctober 4, 2011 at 11:07 AM

    I have to give it a slam. It's one of the design rules I learned in school and I never seem to be able to get past that.

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  22. LindsBOctober 4, 2011 at 12:23 PM

    I'll give Urban Grace's curtains a BAM, because short curtins over the sink is beautiful IMO, but all the others a total SLAM. They look like they are waiting for a flood.

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  23. Suzy www.savedbysuzy.blogspot.comOctober 4, 2011 at 1:06 PM

    Slam - looks like you ran out of fabric!

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  24. Marianne {Style For Living}October 4, 2011 at 1:08 PM

    I only like them in a kitchen window, like Erika's at Urban Grace. Otherwise, not a fan of them in other rooms in the house.

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  25. HeidiopiaOctober 4, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    These are a slam for me, except on windows over countertops (i.e. kitchen or laundry room). They just don't look right proportionally in other spaces. Good one!
    Heidi @ Show some Decor

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  26. Carrie @ Hazardous DesignOctober 4, 2011 at 3:35 PM

    Slam. It looks outdated to me.

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  27. Heather {The Lovely Cupboard}October 4, 2011 at 6:08 PM

    Slam. Can't handle them...I feel like they are Urkel pants on a window. Am I dating myself for bringing up Urkel? Don't care.

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  28. lisaroyhandbagsOctober 5, 2011 at 5:02 AM

    BAM for those pretty ones in the kitchen. Otherwise SLAM - they remind me of the short curtains I grew up with in my parent's house. I was so thrilled when my mother finally switched them all out for proper floor-length drapes when I was a teen.

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  29. freddyandpetuniaOctober 5, 2011 at 9:59 AM

    A big 'ole Slam for me---just don't like them. In any application.
    Catherine

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  30. Sadie + StellaOctober 7, 2011 at 4:32 AM

    My first slam yet. I loathe short curtains. I think they could not look less tailored. I hate to say it but I think they are horrid.

    www.sadieandstella.blogspot.com

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  31. SarahOctober 7, 2011 at 1:56 PM

    Yuck definitely SLAM

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