Easy "Do it Yourself" Window Treatments
Crystal Ray
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Decorating Blinds, Valances, Curtains, Drapery, and Windows
“Do it yourself” window treatments are unique because they add a personal touch to home decorating. “Do it yourself” window treatments are generally lower in price than ready-mYou can easily design beautiful “do it yourself” window treatments such as valances and curtains to match bedding or particular room themes. You don’t have to be a professional seamstress to create “do it yourself” window treatments that are comparable to expensive window treatments found in high-end department stores. All you need are basic sewing supplies, a standard sewing machine, and a desire to create beautiful window treatments.
Those who prefer the “do it yourself” approach to decorating may also decorate and embellish existing window treatments with ribbon, beads, decorative buttons, and other ornamentations. Even those without artistic ability can make beautifully unique “do it yourself” window treatments.
Valances
Valances dress up windows and add a finished look to curtains and drapery, but valances are often used instead of curtains or drapery. Decorative valances are generally used along with mini blinds, vertical blinds, or shades, and valances are a cheap alternative to expensive window treatments.
You can easily create “do it yourself” swag valances that match bedding by using a matching bed sheet for material. One sheet will provide more than enough material to make beautiful matching window valances for several windows.
Measure the top and sides of the first window you want to embellish, and decide how far down you want the valance to hang on either side of the window. Mark the sheet with fabric chalk, and cut it according to size. Fold over raw edges, pin them every few inches, and sew them. Sewing the raw edges will create a neat appearance and will keep the material from fraying. Iron the sewn edges to flatten them.