To Spend or NOT to Spend

January 20, 2011 by

THAT is the question. I don’t have any curtains hanging in my house, but I would like to start slowly dressing my windows. First up, my office!

I want long, chocolate curtains, but my dilemma is: do I spend the extra $$$ to get good quality curtains or do I get the cheapo’s? What have you done in your house?

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Comments

  1. Haley (Cardigan Junkie) says:
    January 20, 2011 at 2:13 pm

    My $29.99 (each) Target window panels work great. They’re as thick as blankets and block a lot of light. I dont think any window panel is worth $8 unless the pattern is to die for.

  2. Christina says:
    January 20, 2011 at 3:07 pm

    Get the cheapos! Although the two you posted weren’t that different in price.

    I had a hard time finding curtains that were inexpensive AND met all my requirements (bright blue and room darkening) I needed for my sons room. I ended up finding some really nice, and inexpensive, ones at Walmart (after searching for over a year…and making a lot of returns). I just can’t fathom spending that much on curtains, when places like Target and Walmart have some good quality ones for a pretty good price.

  3. Tina says:
    January 20, 2011 at 3:10 pm

    I’m normally a fan of going cheap, but I gotta tell ya…
    go cheap on the curtains and shell out the dough for quality hardware, rods and pullbacks.
    Good luck!
    Best,
    Tina

  4. Valerie says:
    January 20, 2011 at 3:58 pm

    Agreed. Go cheap on the curtains and spend a little more on the hardware. I actually found some lovely curtains from IKEA for my bedroom that I adore and they were dirt cheap. I didn’t even spend all that much on hardware from JC Penney. The way I think of it is this – I won’t be spending that much more time in my current house, and curtains stay with the house – so why spend a lot of $$? If you are in your dream home, then I would maybe spend a little more.

  5. Katie says:
    January 21, 2011 at 1:15 am

    Definitely cheap! I found all my great stuff at Big Lots, of all places. Rods and hardware, too! And I get compliments all the time! Don’t forget TJMaxx and Homegopds, either.

  6. sarah says:
    January 21, 2011 at 7:25 am

    Thanks for the input guys…looks like I’ll be going the cheap route (my husband will thank you too)!

  7. MichelleG says:
    January 22, 2011 at 11:07 pm

    i hear ikea is the way to go, unless you’re up for DIYing your own no-sew version like jon and sherry from younghouselove.com (curtain how-to: http://www.younghouselove.com/2010/02/nursery-progress-getting-the-hang-of-it/)

    good luck! :o)