Living Room Curtains

Do-It-Yourself Decorating

Fancy Window Treatment

What do you think of these ornate curtains? I can’t even guess how long I spent on them, but it was definitely hours! We thought this fabric matched our new living room sofa pretty well—it’s a small maroon pansy print with gold highlights. We hung them on the main picture window in our living room, not yet sure what we’d do on the other two large windows (currently covered with worn, bleached-out lavender curtains leftover from a bedroom).

Curtain Ruffles and Ties

In this close-up, you can see the curtains’ ornate features. I put a two-inch, hand gathered ruffle along the inside edges of both panels, matching the tall valance ruffle on the top edge. The matching curtain ties were edged all around with a mini one-inch ruffle as well. All I can say is, we’d better use these for a long time!