Where do you buy your curtains?

[busymama77]

In store, online, thrift store or do you make them yourself? I'm looking to update our bedroom valances but need some insipiration. I don't want to spend a ton of money, but I do want them to look nice.

[thriftyqueen]

I pretty much buy all of my curtains at big box stores (Target, Wal-Mart, K-Mart, etc.). I have found pretty much every kind of curtain I would need at those places. I have made a few curtains myself, but it seems like fabric costs as much as just buying the curtains premade in a lot of cases.

[velochic]

I have made all the curtains in my house. I don't necessarily think that they are less expensive than store-bought. That's not really why I made them. If anything, they're probably more expensive. But they are *exactly* what I want. I didn't have to "settle" on something I wasn't totally happy with. They were not made with home interior fabric.

However, I think that if you keep your eyes peeled, you can find nice fabric of all types and making your own *can* be frugal.

Good luck!

[thriftyqueen]

I should add that there is only 1 fabric store in a 100 mile radius of where I live so the selection is very limited. Most often I can find more selection already made. Fabric is very expensive where I live ($8 or more per yard typically) so it just not worth it for me especially since the fabric selection is not very nice. I am sure in other places, it would be more frugal and better selection to make your own.

[Chamomile Girl]

I buy my curtains at IKEA.

[rere]

Most of my curtains are hand me downs but the ones I did buy came from the thrift store.

[FillingMyQuiver]

Our house is a combination of made myself, Target, WalMart, and second hand.

My living room silk panels I made b/c I wanted a specific color and it ended up being less expensive than buying silk panels from *any* store. My kitchen valance I made, don't know if it was cheaper, but it's my own design in specific fabric.

Right now, the curtains in the playroom are 2nd hand that my mom made when *I* was a baby , there's a dark sheet tacked over my master bedroom window (I haven't figured out what I want in there yet), and the blackout drapes in the kids' room were bought at WM.

In the family room, I made curtains for the windows and sliding doors from heavy corduroy fabric I got for 70% off at the fabric store, so it was cheaper for me to make customized curtains than to buy already made from the big box store.

[mumkimum]

I have made some of ours - but it (often) isn't as cost effective as buying them. So unless I know I want something really specific I'll pick something up.

I've gotten ones I like at Target (you can pretty reguarly pick them up on clearance too), Ikea (good deals since you usually get 2 panels that match, not just one), or big lots (I'll get kmart or target ones there cheaper, sometimes others).

[amma_mama]

We just moved into our first house so are doing all the curtains now. So far, I have gotten the family room curtains at Bed Bath & Beyond and our bedroom curtains from Target. DD's bedroom curtains are actually shower curtains as it was cheaper than regular panels and cuter choices in something with a modicum of privacy (versus sheer and sparkly hot pink curtains).

We plan on splurging on our living room curtains to get exactly what we want. There are a ton of windows (about 40 feet width in total, divided on two walls). I may end up buying the panels (or fabric) on an upcoming business trip to Pakistan instead if I can find something really fabulous.

[kate42]

I've gotten a lot of curtains from JC Penney. They can be pricey but if you get the catalog, they often have a ton of good sale items.

[bjorker]

Goodwill.
Our downstairs sliding door curtains are from Pottery Barn - a place i would NEVER spend money at, but I'll take some quality curtains second-hand!
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[ada]

Ikea or Target, mostly. But our bedroom curtains are from Restoration Hardware. What can I say? I splurged!

[HeatherAtHome]

Over the years I've realized that I really only like white curtains. We used to have a factory nearby that would open their doors every fall to sell extra stuff really cheaply. I miss that place. I bought some (better quality) king sized flat white sheets for $7! and made simple curtains from those.

[busymama77]

Originally Posted by ada

Ikea or Target, mostly. But our bedroom curtains are from Restoration Hardware. What can I say? I splurged!

The bedroom is what I'm shopping for right now. We have white wood blinds and a valance, but I'm thinking I might want to get something like this because the blinds are too white and are driving me crazy: http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html...t_adv_XSG10001 And in this color. Our duvet is brown. Our walls are orangey/peach.

[sunnysandiegan]

I made some and purchased some. I like Ikea the best for purchased curtains. The fabric for DD's new curtains came from Ikea, too. I make curtains for the custom look. I match the fabric to other items in the room and I make the size, shape & design I want.

ETA: Our windows are not standard sizes at all.