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I’m looking for a really inexpensive way of making/purchasing curtains
October 18th, 2006
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Full question:
I have LOTS of windows. LOTS. I’m looking for a really inexpensive way of making/purchasing curtains for them. I do have a sewing machine, but honestly, with 4 kids, a husband, a full time job and we’ve only been in this house 1 month, I have no time to sew. Any ideas on quick ways to cover these windows?? I’d rather not do blinds or shades, but curtains of some kind.
Thanks!
My answer:
Dollar store shower curtains make GREAT curtains really cheap. You can tie the curtains to rods with raffia (which I have done), thread branches through the holes where the shower hooks should have been (which I’ve also done) or use drapery clips or shower curtain clips to hold them to regular rods (which I have not done, but have seen done).
Here are some more ideas for cheap curtains:
1. Sheets, especially white ones, make great curtains. You can thread the rod through the bottom hem which is usually open on both ends.
2. Believe it or not, paper is becoming a very popular “curtain” material.
3. All kinds of linens (which you may already own) can become curtains - tableclothes can be swagged over curtain rods in many different folds, dresser scarves can be hung straight down - I even use aprons tied to the curtain rods as curtains in my cabin.
4. Depending on privacy needed, you can hang crystals as a “curtain”. More instructions on that here:
http://www.frugalbydesign.com/blog/2006/03/19/hello-world/
This works with shells, buttons, beads - anything that can be threaded.
5. In my kitchen, I made a “curtain” of hanging plants in my kitchen window.
6. Don’t forget to check your local thrift shops or scan Ebay for the materials you need or for some good used curtains for the different bedrooms, kitchen, and other rooms in the house.
Hope some of these inspire you!
Your Frugal Decorating Diva,
Nancy
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