It's not like it's horrible - it just still needs some love. I'm a big fan, no, HUGE fan of sewing your own curtains. For me, there are some benefits that outweigh purchasing drapery panels from a store.
1. You get the EXACT fabric you want. No more telling yourself what the store has will be just fine. No more talking yourself into loving them. When you find the RIGHT fabric, you just know and it's love.
2. You get the EXACT length you want. Funny how not all windows are made the same size. When you sew your own curtains, YOU decide how long the panels are.
3. You get the SATISFACTION of knowing you've created something lovely for your home.
4. You can COORDINATE other fabrics however you want. You are no longer TIED to what's in stock at the store or online.
5. You can LEARN a new skill. Sewing curtain panels is not brain science. Or is that rocket surgery? Whatever. It's pretty much stitching straight lines on a machine and then doing a little bit of ironing.
So, all that being said, I've been looking at fabric for curtains for the master bedroom, here are the fabric choices I've got pinned to my bedroom wall.
My plan, at the moment, is to do valances in the bedroom with some sort of natural fiber blinds that can be pulled up and hidden behind the valances during the day. Remember I said I wanted natural light? Well I'm sticking to that story.
Below are the fabric choices I'm currently considering. I like them all for various reasons and when looking at the picture above, I think any of them would look good.
What's your favorite of the three fabrics? I'm still on the fence about them and not leaning any particular way at this point.
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