Awhile back my sweet friend LeAnn told me about some cute $15 drapes at Walmart…. The price caught my attention so I went and bought a pair thinking I might use them in my living room. I never ended up using them, I went with the PotteryBarn drapes instead. So there they sat gathering dust ….well this week end I cut and sewed those forgotten panels into 2 long drapes to hang and frame my big window… here are the before and afters…. I used 3 panels for a total of $45. They come standard 84″ and I needed more like 104″ so I cut up the third panel and added sections to the bottom of each of the 84″ panels…. (As soon as I get a more decorative rod I plan to move the drape higher.)
Before …no drape
After…..
This is what the package looks like in case you are interested. ….It is the Neutral color shade in a
buffalo check.
Nice! I love your living room/dining room. It looks like something that came out of a Pottery Barn catalog. =oD
What a great idea! I’ve seen those drapery panels at WalMart and the length that too short for me also. It was a simple as adding an extra panel. Can you make throw pillow covers with the leftover fabric?
love it! i noticed on another blog recently that WalMart had cute window treatments these days…..they have a great white/orange or white/black modern graphic print that is priced so great too……
what a lovely room. The curtains make it warm and fuzzy….ahz!
your house looks so pretty and those drapes tie the room together so nicely. Good job!
Thank you all so much!
jeanette…I haven’t seen the black or orange graphic ones yet….
sounds nice.
You are quite the bargin hunter and get fantastic results in the process. I love the finished, or almost finished result. Which color BH color did you use – Spice or Neutral?
Thank you Diana… the BH color is neutral.
Marla, that is a good idea… I thought about making a little valance for the kitchen because the room are so open to each other…..
NO WAY!! That looks like it’s straight outta Pottery Barn. Seriously, I wanna crawl through my screen & live in your room. LOL
Dancy I love you!! You are too funny!!