In 2022 right before we had Southern Living come to the house, in a rush I had our bedroom painted while we were skiing in Big Sky.  We pretty much got home from that trip, and a few days later we were shooting with the SL team.  It was a whirlwind!  I quickly threw up some curtains knowing they wouldn’t be a long term thing.  The good thing is, they work great in our rental.  so I was able to move those over when we got our Pepper Home curtains.  I cannot believe for the first 7 years of our life in this house I did not have blackout curtains.  Blackout curtains are a must-have for anyone looking to create a comfortable and restful environment in their home.  It took me too long to realize this!  These curtains block out all external light, which is incredible for my Fitbit sleep score, lol.  I sleep a lot better, and our room is cooler too these days. We love all of our curtains with Pepper Home but this was out first time using their blackout curtains.  They also had just recently added trim options.  So I went with a green velvet trim, and their flour curtains.  I love the way it turned out!  I love how you can customize it all too.

You can read more about our experiences with pepper home – here in our dining room or here in our living room.  Both times it has improved our rooms 10 fold.  For the most part I’ve been using Ballard curtain rods, but these ones we put in the boys room are much stronger and better suited for holding the weight that comes with quality blackout curtains.

ps:  as far as bedding info, I’ve linked that here.