You never truly realize just how EXPENSIVE curtains and window treatments are until you have to start buying them for a house with, what feels like, a bajillion windows. There are a lot of ideas out there circulating about DIY curtains and most of them are great. This is what I personally used and found to be the cheapest ,but best looking, alternative to traditional curtains.
Materials:
Drill (or a Hammer,nail and screwdriver)
Mainstay Cafe Rod Set ($2.97 @ Wal-Mart)
Mainstay Cafe Curtain Clips ( 14 ct $2.84 @ Walmart)
Mainstays Twin Flat Sheet ($4.99 @ Walmart)
or
Ikea Vivan Curtain Pair ($9.99 @ Ikea) Buy Here
Rod,Clips and 1 Flat Sheet
This window is 24″ wide so I cut my sheet in half for each side. If your windows are much larger,I would recommend 2 flat sheets.One for each side. i used 7 cafe clips on each side since 14 came in a pack.
This is with them closed. They look much fuller closed if you use two sheets or the Ikea curtain pair, but I never close them now. I’ve been using two sheets on the majority of my other windows.
I keep thinking I want to eventually upgrade my curtain rods, but then my money saving conscience keeps saying, “why?!”. They look fine and are functional. I may, perhaps, make some DIY valences one day if anything. I don’t know about you, but I hate the idea of spending 10 or 20 PLUS dollars on ONE curtain rod.It’s absurd, even if you have unlimited funds. It totally blows my mind.
COST:
$10.80 plus tax (one sheet method)
$15.79 plus tax (two sheet or Ikea method)
