Ready for a new look!

I really enjoy making new curtains, but I have not done so in a long time. I guess it may be getting time to have some upgrades around here. I am anxious to see pictures when you get the new ones in.

hi:) for what I recall we change our curtains before Christmas of last year, hehe I guess we do it once a year every before Christmas, so I'm sure we'll be changing it again soon. goodluck with your new curtains I'm sure you're excited to see how nice the outcome is:)

been a very longgggggggggggggg time but getting another house so am sure will have to buy something there

Yay for new windows! We need windows so bad in our house but we can't afford them right now. If you count the attic windows which are full sized windows, we have 35 windows in our house! Five of those windows are pretty big, like 5 feet by 5 feet. I'm hoping to slowly start replacing the windows soon. We haven't bought curtains in awhile. I'd love to start doing that for each room.

Oh wow this has to be exciting! I remember at my ole house I had all the windows upgrade and they looked like the ones in your picture. They were so easy to clean and instead of curtains I put in very nice blinds. I also put up trims as well. Enjoy and take your time as I am sure you are having a good time with it all.

That's nice, new look for your house.I mom bought new curtains last month and it is quite nice and refreshing.

14 new windows is alot. It will be expensive getting so many curtains so I hope some of your previous curtinas fit. this is a rlevant topic for me, as I move dhome three months ago. NOne of my old curtains fittwed the windows in my new home! Some blinds and one set of curtains were already provided. The main three windows without anything were the biggest windows at the front of the house. So I bought vertical blinds; had them made to measure. They are very atractive. The cats were a bit confused at first as they love the window sills. Anyway, good luck with the windows.

I live in an apartment, and I'm not allowed to remove the vertical blinds. I think those kind of blinds look tacky with curtains, so I don't bother with curtains either. I guess that saves me some money not being allowed to do certain things.

About 4 years ago I got some cute curtains for my front room, but they haven't been installed because I couldn't get to the window... hopefully this winter I'll be able to take down the old hardware and install the new and get my new curtains on the window! (at the moment I have shower curtains on the window!)

Two years ago when I totally changed the color of my dining room...from an off white to a brownish red. I put up the old curtains because I loved them but they looked horrible....three tries later I found some I absolutely love! It will be nice when you get your new windows!

hi grandpa bob darn mylot wiped out my response so copy I used to make new curtains every other year when we had our own house but in apartments you have the generic white plastic slat blinds. work great but no creativity involved at all.And of cou rse here in G old crest in our room we have the same generic blah white slatted blinds.

Hey GB! Great to see you! Hope all is well and say hi to Minne and the rest of the family for me! So you're having new windows put in. Are they to keep out drafts or did you just want new windows for a "new look"?lol My Landlord put in new windows a few years ago, but they were supposed to be "better" windows at keeping in the heat and keeping out the drafts. I used to get thick cakes of ice on the other windows in the Winter. I don't get that anyore at least! They also tacked them on to the Rent forever! That's what they call "Capital Home Improvements" do they can charge us in the rent hikes for the continuation of the lease! I actually have wanted to change my bedroom curtains to some with insulation. I think I found a pair online, but would prefer to "see" them "in person" so I can "feel" them first! Good luck with your window installation. Then you can have the fun of picking out new curtains! That will make the house feel like a "new house" just by changing the "look"! Should be alot of fun! I love re-decorating!

I changed my living room and dining room drapes last year. The other ones lasted over 10 years and were pleading to be changed. I also want to paint the dining and living room area, not so much because it´s dirty but because I want brighter colours. The last time I painted it, I arranged a painting party. I invited all my closest friends and family and made a wonderful meal. I gave them clothes to wear over their clothes and bouth the paint and brushes for everyone. It was fun and very unexpensive as the paint is not as expensive as the work itself.

It's been years since i last bought a new set of curtains for our bedroom. I already have 5 sets that i keep alternating , every month. Each time, i would change them, the room has a new look and it feels good and cozy.

hey there Grandpa Bob! when I saw your new avatar I was sure the new look was you! Nice do, btw.... Some of our curtains get changed every six months or so, for summer to winter or vice versa.. Heavier drapes for the winter, sheers for the summer.. That's about it for a while now. No wait, I do buy new sheers sometimes, if I happen to come across some, say at a yard sale or something.. Good luck with the new decorating!

Six years ago when I moved in here, every window in the house was bare. As I mentioned before, my house is mostly windows - they are BIG. I made curtains/drapes for the lounge room where there are windows on three walls; the office...I used some fabric I had and an old sheet as lining because the sun shines fiercely here. I put new curtains in my room; lovely lace underneath and rubber backed over drapes...the cat has since shredded the lace curtains. The spare room I used some curtains I was given and they are not really suitable so that is a project on my list. I made lovely lace curtains for the bathroom and loo and some cheerful ones for the kitchen as well as an open cupboard. In the living room there is a huge window...3.3 metres wide, luckily, it has blinds. The other side of the room has 2 sliding glass doors and windows the same size on either side of the doors (these open onto the front patio where I have a garden). I'm using some old curtains of mine there and they look great but they are about 35 years old now and so I have a bolt of fabric to make new curtains...another project on the list. There is always so much to do and living alone means I have to do everything myself...I'm exhausted just thinking about it. Hope you love your new windows mate.

Last time I brought new curtains was about two years ago for one of the children's bedrooms. We haven't long repainted our kitchen, I like the curtains so much and there is nothing wrong with them and they still look nice and smart so we have choosen different colours from the curtains to paint the walls. Good luck on your new windows, what a very big job, hope the weather stays nice for you.

hi dear GrandpaBob that was long long ago. When I moved into my first rented apartment I didnt get these thick curtains but only the white light lace ones, as they were easy to wash and put back up where they belong. My husband also had nice curtains in his apartment and only one of them needed to be cut and we got two out of one, the others matched well in our first place so up to now, 6 years later, no new curtains over here. wheeeewwwww.

I really don't know. LOL. Well, good luck to the new look of your house. God bless!

Last time i bought a new curtain its three or four months ago. the old curtains have been destroyed because my cat,and i hope this new curtain will be intact and not destroyed again.