Ideas to shape up your window curtains

Window treatments and fashions change as fast as paint colors do, you can achieve a new look with accessories or unusual combinations with just about anything you can think of.

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Spruce up a nursery window with a clothesline valance, Just run the cording form one side of the window to the other and then use clothespins to hand doll clothes on the line.

Trim curtains with flirty lace.

Add a fabulous button to the side of a drape (a little more than halfway up), sew a loop on the opposite bottom edge and hook the drape back.

Use wide lengths of plaid chiffon rib- bon in place of roll-up cords to tie up bamboo shades to a desired length.

Attach a favorite map to a plain shade with spray adhesive. Replace the shade pull with a souvenir of the country featured (a miniature Eiffel Tower, a pair of Delft shoes) tied on with a piece of twine or ribbon.

Paint an outdoor scene on a window shade. Or paint a decorative frieze above a window that mimics the patterns or designs on the drapery panels.

Drape a swag of dried flowers or evergreens over a window to create a natural valance.

Spray paint a wooden rod in gold.

Drape saris over window rods (jeweled knobs make great finials).

Replace hooks with silk flowers.

Twist stems to fasten curtains to rods.

Give café curtains an hourglass figure.

Add a rod at the hem and cinch the middle with a fabric tie.

Trim gingham curtains with rickrack.

Bedeck a silk swag with beaded trim.

Stamp a design on a plain shade. Soften a half-shuttered window with a fabric valance.

Screw a series of glass knobs into the window frame. Sew tabs on a long narrow length of fabric and tie the fabric loosely to the knobs.

Add a wide band of paisley or toile to the top of plain drapes. Flip it over the rod to create a contrasting valance.

Distinguish simple piqué curtains with interesting appliqués.

Overlay dark curtains with sheers.

Topstitch curtains with satin ribbon.

Sew together a patchwork curtain using squares of various floral curtains.

Fold a long lace panel over a rod. Gather the middle with a tassel.

Add velvet to the hem of floor-length curtains so they puddle on the floor

Drape vintage scarves over old sheers.

Before you start to decorate with window coverings and you are using them as kitchen decor take into account that smoke and grease filter through this room frequently so your curtains will have to be cleaned regularly.

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