Ikea Lenda curtains and shrinkage
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Comments (17)Get the longest length you can and hem to the needed length. In my experience most ready made curtains are not the same length. What I mean is if there are two panels per pack you will most likely find one panel is longer than the other, sometimes by inches! Another vote for Ikea. I have the Lenda panels and they are so nice and only $20 per pair. I think they are 98" length and each panel is about 58" wide. Very easy to hem an inch or two. I actually used the iron on hemming tape. Very easy! And the quality is very nice....See Moreurgent curtain help!!!
Comments (10)The color looks great! Not too grey like some of the other options you looked at. Do NOT let your DH hang those blinds! Our place had those when we bought it, they were one of the first things to go. I gave them away on Craigslist free. I second or third the suggestion of natural linen colored drapes. We used some from Ikea in our office on a patio door. They are thick enough to provide privacy but still allow a little "glow" of light (not a blackout drape) and $20 for the pair. Ikea Lenda For $50 you can get these real linen ones (natural color would look nice in your room) again Ikea sells pairs not single panels, which is nice! Ikea Aina We did not use the tab top but rather got the clip on rings and used those (cut the tabs off) so the curtains are really easy to pull on the rod....See MoreCurtains?
Comments (32)Update: I'm still getting moved in, but I went with IKEA curtains. I'm so glad they were recommended to me. I made a two hour trip to the nearest one, and I love them! I bought 4 panels of 118" curtains for like $70 (2 packs of 2 panels for 35ish each!), which is insanely inexpensive. I changed my color scheme from blue and green to blue and grey. They're an off white, really great color. The only thing I hate are the back "tabs", which seem to just be a bunch of strings? They kind of get caught on the curtain rods a bit. I love them because they're thick. A lot of the other extra long curtains I was searching for were either sheers or hundreds of dollars!...See MoreWhich Curtains (or neither?)
Comments (101)Carrie, do you like Etsy? Browse Etsy for lamps..(check your local CL as well if you're not averted to it-I know some people don't like it since can be not very safe. We used it A LOT without problems-but still had couple unpleasant situations. Not bad, just couple situations when half the house is furnished in CL stuff. But still worth mentioning. )..chances are you'll find very interesting lamps. Obviously it's pages upon pages of lights..but it's fun. And most likely will be something with character, priced right, if not made by a seller-you can always write a message try to see whether the price can be better. I don't dare to ask with handmade, I do ask all the time about vintage, and usually people will do a little discount. They'll answer all your questions, they'll pack it properly, they care about their feedback. EBay is another source obviously-Etsy is more personal though. 99% of sellers will take returns-can be PITA of course, but gives some reassurance. Also lamps are easier than chandeliers for example. Estate sales can be good too. One of our nightstand lights is some big name brand, that costs hundreds-yet it was smth like 50 bucks I guess. Also I wouldn't check it out otherwise, I just wouldn't look for that type of a lamp, it's very traditional. Detailed traditional. But when I saw it up close I loved it. The light on the other nightstand(my side)-is totally different modest tole mcm-it's a task light that I can direct however I please, since I read in bed. I mean I read almost only in bed. It's a bit shorter-ok I put couple books under it so it's higher. This one, I found on Etsy. And these lamps of totally different pedigree work quite well together. I'd go with ceramic in a heatbeat-but I know myself..I can be clumsy, If you're not-then yes by all means check ceramics too. They can be super cool. Check these sites if you haven't yet-the richness of lights out there is overwhelming, in a good way. Even if you end up finding something new-will give you a lot of great ideas, and will be fun to look at. At most stores, one has smaller selection(and, usually, pays more) We covet what we see(c)-so I didn't even know that I love so many lights until I saw them.....See Moreullila
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