unless you have mad sewing skills and a sewing machine, neither of which i personally possess, here's an idea. buy ready-made panels and have them tailored to the size you need. i know, seems so obvious! for the boys' nursery i needed wider than average panels and a length that's not standard so bought three panels from pbk (here) and took them to a seamstress to have them reworked. she cut one in half and combined it with the other two to get a custom width. then hemmed them to the length i needed.
each panel has blackout lining which is a must for sleeping and goes for $69 (96" length plus free shipping at the time). the seamstress charged me $65 to rework the three panels into two. compare that to truly custom curtains and you definitely save. i did the same thing in the living room in our old house and it came out really well there too.
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amazing tip, Meredith! This is Danielle ( I had the blog design-eyeonline). I wanted to let you know that I opened up an home décor shop in South Boston. I know you are somewhat local so would love you to stop by! Also, I'd love to do a giveaway for your blog, so if you are interested please email me. Danielle@neatlynesteddecor.com. Love your blog!
omg congrats! that's huge! i'd love to come by and i'll definitely email you!
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