Window Treatment Ideas To Improve Your Home

Coming up with interesting window treatment ideas that bring out the best in your windows as they
bring in the sunshine, is a challenge to anyone with a yen to decorate. There are tons of
non-traditional options and tips to make the most of what you have, and give your windows that
million dollar look on a mostly discount budget.

How about recycling old items? If you inherited lace tablecloths that are no longer fresh and
white, you can still get a lot of mileage and an interesting antique window treatment, by using a
sewing machine to turn the tablecloths into window curtain panels. You might even have some old
lace curtains on hand, that need to be brightened, but the bleaches have failed you.

Accept their age and build on it, by staining them with tea for a totally antique look. Simply
take a bucket and use half hot water and half boiling water, to steep 30 black tea bags. When
the water is dark, add your curtains and stir the mixture. Then let them sit for 30 hours, with
the occasional stir to keep the color evenly distributed. Remove the curtains, squeeze out the
liquid, and hang them to dry.

Window treatment ideas are not always about curtains. The once popular wooden window blinds are
making a comeback with people who prefer the warm, natural tones of wood to go with a wide variety
of d

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