Windows: The Look for Less

This is a peek into my own home. My dining room (which was originally a formal living room) and sitting room/office (originally the dining room) needed a little love. I was happy with the furniture and rug, but the curtains were from three houses ago and I've never been crazy about them here. There are three windows in the dining room and one in the office.

My style is pretty simple and I prefer using texture and contrast over lots of color or pattern. I decided to go with a super inexpensive creamy cotton twill for window panels in the dining room and a roman shade in the adjacent sitting room/office.

Wide greek key trim in black & khaki - also inexpensive, from Hobby Lobby!-finishes them perfectly and is classic enough that even I won't grow sick of it. 

Note- This room really needs a chandelier but cannot make a decision on which one to buy. 

I used a single width of the fabric to make the panels. With three windows in the room, I didn't feel they needed to be any fuller.  They are lined with regular lining. I debated either using a heavy napped lining to make them really luxe, or no lining at all to make them more casual, but in the end decided to go with a standard inexpensive lining fabric (which still was as much as the twill!). I went with double euro pleats because they are my favorite.

                                      

With a 40% off coupon, the trim for 6 panels and the shade from Hobby Lobby was a little over $100. You could easily spend A LOT more on trim and I love the way it looks.