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Curtains, Drapes, and Window Treatments - Ideas, Prices, Where to BuyOne of the most personal finishing touches you can put on a home is the window treatments - nothing else makes a room feel as complete. Whether you choose curtains, blinds, swags, or drapes, the costs can vary from a few hundred bucks for a room to many thousands. A number of home stores like JC Penney carry simple window treatment options (see below). You can also splurge on custom curtains and drapes if you work with a designer, allowing you to choose colors, fabrics, styles, and size that are all custom fits to your home and your decor. Expect custom curtains and window treatments to be 3 to 10 times more expensive than simple store bought window treatments.
Custom Curtains and DrapesAmericanBlinds.com has a huge selection of blinds, shutter, curtains, drapes, and drapery. Sheers, semi-sheers, lace curtains, panels, tab tops, tiers, embroidery, swags - there are over 250 styles to choose from, with prices starting at under $20 for curtain panels. You can get a 54" by 63" Huntington velvet panel for $9.99, available in 4 colors. When shopping, remember that a curtain or drape is normally bunched, and a 60" panels will cover about a 30" space. A Crinkle Viole Scarf sheer panel is just $34. They offer free UPS ground shipping and 3-5 day delivery on most orders.Best Sites for Buying Curtains, Drapes, Blinds, and Window Treatments OnlineAnother good online site for curtains is BedBathStore.com. They offer all kinds of curtains, from kitchen curtains to door panels to lace curtains to tab top curtains to valances to made to measure curtains. They offer a guide on how to measure your windows for curtains, how to size pinch pleat curtains, and more. An embroidered teardrop valance is only $4 while a Sorrento Sheer Jacquard Voile is $25 for a 70" by 37" size. They have a flat shipping rate of $6.99, with free shipping on order over $100 (use coupon code XL100). SwagsGalore.com also offers discount window treatment designs with complete curtain sets, curtain rods, scarf panels, sheers and semi sheers, and valances. "Curtains are plentiful here at Swags Galore, we have the largest discount selection of Curtains, Curtain Rods, Sconces & Shower Curtains. We ship our orders with-in 24 hours and pride ourself on great customer service. Our curtain selection includes everthing from the kitchen to bath. We have lace, sheers, kitchen, shower and more. We also have a large selection of decorative curtain rods & sconces." Check out their "almost custom" line.Curtain Cleaning Tips and HelpMost people don't give much thought to cleaning curtains and drapes, but over the years they become discolored and dirty from everything from dust, smoke, sun damage, and more. Much like carpets they act like giant dust filters, gathering pollen and tiny dust particles year after year. You can usually find companies that clean carpets, upholstery, and curtains in your yellow pages. Many services will vaccuum and clean your drapes right where they hang, without having to remove them from your home. They should also pre-test a hidden area to make sure there are no problems with staining or discoloration from the cleaning process. Some store-bought curtains that are not lined can be washed in a machine or in a tub - check the tags and cleaning instructions that came with them. Lined curtains often require dry cleaning - again check any attached tags for instructions.Shower CurtainsFor showers that don't have a sliding glass door, the only other option is shower curtains. One recent improvement in the world of shower curtains is the curved shower rod that arches outward, giving you more space to move in the shower vs. the standard straight rod. JCPenney.com has a good online selection of shower curtains - including liners, hooks, and rods. They have shower curtains for kids and teens, as well as traditional solid and print designs. Prices range from about $19 up to $40 for designer curtains. Even Amazon.com has a bed and bath section that carries a variety of shower curtains, from a simple $6 vinyl style to SAT Vocabulary shower curtain for teens ($20).
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