Drapes for home that won't cost $10,000?
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Comments (50)I'm about to make 117" interlined double pleat drapes with a finish Width of 56" and Length of 108". These will be hand sewn with the exception of the pleat sides. I don't want to overcharge, but I also don't want to undercharge for detailed custom work that will take a long time. There will be 2 separate panels...See MoreArgh! More curtain problems... Rings won't slide well on PB rod!
Comments (34)I used a combination of techniques to FINALLY get our curtains to glide easily. Like you, i t was driving me nuts to close and open the curtains every day. We bought a house with blackout curtains that covered a triple sliding glass door—total 12 feet long. There was also a 3 section window that was 11 feet long. The curtains have wide grommets and the curtain rod was 1.5 inches in diameter. We have to close the curtains every night as it is VERY bright and sunny as early as 5 AM in the summer. I tried several different suggestions I found online and finally arrived at a combination of a homemade narrow and longer single rod along with the rolling shower curtain hooks in bronze I found on amazon. I made the new longer and more narrow metal pole without telescoping sections out of half inch metal electrical conduit—about $7 for 10’ at Home Depot. I needed two rods at 12’6” and 11’6”, but could only find 10 foot sections at our local home depot, so I bought three 10 foot sections and a pipe cutter, and pipe connectors to make longer rods. I cut one pole into the two shorter sections I needed to add to the 10 foot section of each rod. I had a couple of pieces of wooden dowels I used duct tape sticky side out and put inside the two sections and the connector so the rod wouldn’t sag at the connection point. I then spray painted both rods with some bronze/brown paint—it took a whole can for the two rods—and I actually went over a light coat of black spray paint I had to get more coverage. I had tried the grommet curtains on the just the more narrow single rod, but it was still sticking a little. So I ordered the rolling shower curtain hooks from Amazon in bronze attaching them to the grommets and then the rings to the rod. IT WORKS GREAT—FINALLY! I still have to figure out the end finials, but can use the curtains for now with ease. Here is the list of things I used for the two 12 foot rods—most at Home depot except for shower curtain rings 1. 3 10’ sections of ½ inch metal electrical conduit—about $7 each 2. a pipe cutter about $18 3. conduit connectors ($2.50 for 5, but I only needed 2) 4. Spray paint (about $8 a can 5. dowel and duct tape—I had some scraps 6. Shower curtain rings with rollers—I got bronze in sets of 12 ($7 each):...See More$10,000 Kitchen Remodel and looking for advice
Comments (34)red_lover- I saw a similar one on Pinterest so I bought the crate at Michael's, stained with with a Walnut stain, painted the letters, and then added caster wheels to the bottom. gr8day- Our granite price was $37 per square foot installed and we had 65 square feet. It was cheaper than other places I looked at but we also went with a basic color so most of the other granites were more expensive. We live in Ohio so the price difference could be regionally based. cani123- The cabinets were the most frustrating part of the process but then again, we needed to order 22 of them so we needed to find some that were in our budget. $4,000 was about 1/4 of the cost of what we were quoted at HD. In the midst of our major remodel, it was a poor choice to assemble the cabinets ourselves. Some of the cabinets came drilled wrong or with missing parts. The company was happy to replace them quickly but we should have paid the extra cost to have the company send them already assembled. After installed, we have been happy with them. We especially like the self closing drawers and doors. I would say they are similar to IKEA in quality but I did not like the modern look for IKEA which is why I went with these....See MoreCost of Hunter Douglas Blinds (and drapes . . . or not)?
Comments (6)Look carefully at the Silhouette style blinds maintenance info (online) to see if the way they have to be cleaned will be compatible with how you live. They are lovely, but cost a mint to be cleaned professionally, as well as the initial purchase cost of another mint. Many people who remodel choose to install classic white cotton, washable panel curtains for the first year or two because the curtains are inexpensive and versatile. The cost can run under $50 per window with a basic curtain rod and DIY installation....See Morebeckysharp Reinstate SW Unconditionally
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