Recently, I took a wonderful vacation to Italy and it was a great experience! I saw so much in 6 days! We flew to Rome and saw the Colosseum and Vatican. We took a 4 hour coastal drive down to the Amalfi coast to Positano and the Pompeii Ruins. We took a high speed train from Rome to Florence where we rented vintage 500 Fiats and took a group ride through the Tuscan hills and stopped at a winery to sample some wine and cheese. We took a train from Florence to Venice where we took a gondola ride through the canals and enjoyed paradise city!

I loved the architecture and old villages that we saw. Run down and chipped paint on buildings never looked so beautiful! I especially loved the window treatments, doorways and flower pots on a lot of homes. I saw a lot of roman shades while I was there. Some were in bad shape and could use a Sew Lovely update! lol. The homes there do not have screens, so they have shutters that actually work and use window treatments to block out the sun and bugs. Our hotel room in Venice had really amazing drapes and valances. The ceiling was trimmed out with cording and the walls were fabric! I wanted to share some of the pics I took of their window treatments. Enjoy!

I wasn't impressed with the roman shades in my hotel room in Rome

Beautiful Window Treatments and Fabric Wallcoverings in our Bed and Breakfast in Venice

Check out the intricate trimming around the beams!