Window Treatments for Less

Have your window treatments become worn, outdated, dingy, or boring? The window treatments in a home can make or break the entire appearance in just one quick blink of the eye! Try one of these quick and easy fixes to get designer window treatments for less using some basic craft items and a little bit of your time.

Designer Window Treatments for Less: Add Some Color

Old shabby curtains can quickly be spruced up with a little bit of color. Blue tones are a very popular choice in home décor today and they coordinate well with many themes throughout the home. Try this - begin by picking out various widths and colors of grosgrain ribbons at the local craft store. Coordinate blues and greens or just go with tones that coordinate well with the furnishings that you already have in the home. Use a sewing machine or if you don't have a sewing machine, use double sided fabric tape to tape the ribbon onto the curtain panels. Create layered stripes that incorporate the colors into the existing curtains to create a whole new look on your window treatments that costs less than $10!

Designer Window Treatments for Less: Go All Natural

All natural window treatments have been making a huge come back in home décor and when they are paired with the right furnishings they really look beautiful. You can pick up natural woven blinds such as bamboo blinds that roll up for next to nothing as compared to plastic or solid wood blinds and they really look great. To add some style to the woven texture of the window treatments, use a glue gun to glue on a strip of beaded ribbon along the bottom edge of the blind so that when the window treatments are down all the way there is still a visual appeal.

Designer Window Treatments for Less: No-Sew Roman Shades

No-sew roman shades are not so hard to make and they look like you spent a fortune on them. To make designer window treatments without breaking the bank, check out one of the many no sew roman shade styles online and start crafting! Most of the no sew roman shade patterns involve using some basic fabric, glue gun, double sided tape and various grosgrain ribbons. You can make a no-sew roman shade for about the cost of a yard of fabric and the final look is very elegant and looks expensive!

Designer Window Treatments for Less: Go Bold

A quick trip to the fabric store, a little bit of sewing and you can have a bright and bold look that will brighten up the entire room. Choose bold fabrics with large prints to create your own curtain panels that will coordinate with your home furnishings. Single panels are the easiest window treatments to sew--just cut panels that are at least 3 inches longer and wider than your window or than the length and width that you wish to cover, sew a seam along the edges with a large hem in the top. The top hem should be large enough to fit the curtain rod through the panel to hang. Voila--beautiful, bold curtains that cost mere pennies as compared to store bought window treatments!

Designer Window Treatments for Less: Update Old Blinds

Old worn blinds that are still in great working order can quickly be updated to give the window a whole new look. Use grosgrain ribbon to line both sides of horizontal blinds along the area where the strings are present. Attach the ribbon at the top, pull it down all the way to the bottom blind and then wrap it back up along the back side of the blind attaching again at the top. The look will not be drastic but it will give your window treatments an instant makeover that can be created in mere minutes! This look is especially great for a quick fix when you have unexpected guests coming over and want to make a small but noticeable change to the window treatments in your home!