Kitchen Window Shades

Our landlords left some straw roman shades for the back windows in the kitchen. They looked nice in there...until I painted the room yellow. Then they just looked like they glowed. Too much yellow.

So I decided to stain them. I went and bought some Minwax stain that matched the table tops and had at it. You have to remember to brush with the brush horizontal first, then turn it vertical to fill in all the cracks. I even stained the cords to match.

Then I hung it in our grage door runners for 8 hours to dry.

I got my husband to help me hang them back up. I think they look a lot better against the wall color now. What do you think?

Total Cost:
$6 for stain