After two and a half years, I'm really getting the itch to banish the blinds in my living room and get real window treatments. This is proving difficult for several reasons:
- I can't find many finished curtain options that will look good in the room
- I can't sew, so buying fabric is out.
- I like the wall color and don't want to change it.
- I'm cheap (and need six panels and hardware for three windows) and I just can't see dropping a lot of cashola on window treatments.
- I am decision-making challenged (ex: the great sofa dilemma). Is there a pill for that?
Option #1:
Target has been the front runner in my curtain search, but part of me wants something more exciting. The boy like the blue, but I'm leaning toward the green, because I already have some pops of spring green in the room and I really like it.
Option #2:
I've become smitten with these curtains from Urban Outfitters. The boy says they're tacky, but I think they'd add that bit o' funkiness that this room so desperately needs. I don't love the birds that are hidden in the pattern though and am concerned they may overpower any art and accessories I eventually add to the room (you know, in 2010).
Option #3:
Just found these this morning while surfing every freaking site I could possibly think of that sells curtains. I think these are a no go, but I did consider them for a moment.
If only this CB2 pillow came in curtain form.
Ok, Internet, this is where you come in. What do ya think? Other suggestions or places I should check besides Target, Urban Outfitters, Linens and Things, Overstock, Bed, Bath & Beyond; and JC Penney?
For what it's worth, I love the Urban Outfitters ones best. The spring green is the perfect pop, and the pattern will add some interest and make the whole room seem more "designed".
ReplyDeleteI guess it could overpower your accessories, but I think if you add a few bigger scale things they can work with the pattern so as long as you're not planning to add a whole mess of tiny accessories you should be just fine.
But what do I know- I'm the one who needed to have a full scale "curtain fashion show" to make a decision. Good luck! Can't wait to see what you end up with.
xo,
Sherry
www.thisyounghouse.com
I love the Urban Ones too--and we have one just down the road. How convenient!
ReplyDeleteHave you checked Pier 1? They have some GREAT stuff right now.
Yay, comments!
ReplyDeleteWow, that's 2-1 against the boy. Sweet.
Sherry - I think the curtain fashion show idea is brilliant, which is why I'm still probably going to end up stealing it. :)
Marit - Pier One is a good idea. Last time I looked at their site it was empty, but they have a catalog up now.
I've never actually been IN Urban Outfitters. Last time I tried to go to the store I got pissed with campus idiots and that I couldn't find a parking space. So I just left. I'm such a wuss sometimes.
I like the pillow the best, too...
ReplyDeletecould you find some fabric you like and just GLUE it into a curtain? With the stitch/hem glue they sell.
I sew, but I've used the glue for many projects that don't need washed, like curtains. :) It's really easy.