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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I made my own drapes and they are not ripping you off on the labor. If you’re paying retail for designer fabric that’s an opportunity for savings but I don’t think many places will argue on the markup because they know you can just order it yourself at close to wholesale online. [/quote]

THIS.

Look at some tutorials for making drapes with lining and pinch pleats. It takes a lot of fabric, a very good sewing machine, and hours of work for just one panel.

Yes, you can go cheap. You could buy semi-custom (like Half-Priced Drapes dot come) or from Pottery Barn or RH. Some people can't tell the difference between basic drapes and custom ones. If that's you, which might be the case since you're posting this, don't spend the money. [/quote]

Thanks for the advice, but I'm an OBGYN and work crazy unpredictable hours and my DH is a LEO. We don't do any DIY. We pay extra for the easy button.

I've waited years to do this because time is so valuable, I hate to waste it on even a 3hr appointment to choose the window treatments. I still have paper shades up in a few of our rooms and it has been years.

Just simply shocked at the prices. I had an idea in my head of what I thought it would cost, but then it came in at 3x. [/quote]

I wasn't telling you to make the drapes, silly. I was telling you to look at how they are made since you're shocked by the cost. You obviously have zero idea of what custom work entails.

You think picking materials is a waste of time? Custom isn't for you. 
The cost is THREE TIMES what you thought it would be? Custom isn't for you.

You don't value or understand the custom route and it's a waste of money for you.

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Again, thanks for your wisdom and knowledge of curtain making. Very powerful information.

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