New drapes finally

I bought new drapes before Christmas. Ive been wanting them up all winter  but I needed my bf to put up the new rods and take down the old stuff. I didn't want to try to remove a vertical blind setup, I figured Id make big holes. And so finally I talked him into doing it. This is where the verticals where, covering a big sliding door to my back deck.

 The drapes are thermal lined with fleece, so there are 3 layers to each part. I didn't realize that when I bought them, I thought they were lined only once.  The big drape however took me well over an hour to iron. It was a monster. I finally had to iron the bottom of it while it was hung up, I couldn't manage it anymore. At least this other window was a bit easier since they were in panels.

And I put rings at the top of the drapes thinking I can just pull them back when I open them. The old ones were a pain. I would close them but they dragged on the rug so each one had to be put in place by hand when I went to bed each nite. And the lights from the church below would come into my bedroom making sleep hard.  After these were hung I realized I couldn't pull the drape all the way back because they had a center support that had to be there (eye roll).

While I cant pull them all the way back, I can move it halfway and that will have to do. However I love them. ....the room is much warmer now. And it helps muffle sounds in the house so its quieter too. And they block out alot of the light that was disturbing us. You see that skinny window there? I have a beautiful lace curtain that was my grammas. Ive been going thru boxes trying to find it, so far I haven't. But when I do I think it will be perfect for that window, and then the room will finally be done.