I have some Ikea ones that I love. I just got a pair from JC Penney instead only because I wanted room darkening in a particular color that Ikea didn't have. I think the Ikea ones look nicer (I had a friend ask me if they were Pottery Barn!)

All great ideas that I hadn't thought of.

Overstock

I have two sets of curtains from Martha Stewart for Home Depot, they were $20 and are very nice.

Not sure what color/style you want but I needed blackout and wanted a neutral, so bought some from countrycurtains.com (horrible name) and they're great.

http://www.countrycurtains.com/product/010150bo+black+out+rod+pocket+curtains.do?sortby=ourPicks&refType=

I bought the pinch pleat ones in off-white and then bought curtain ring clips to use with them (don't buy tab tops, they look terrible). There are others that are insulated and in linen fabrics (just not blackout) that are also attractive. Mine look very high quality for the price. I've bought others form Overstoock or Bed, Bath, Beyond that looked super cheap but these do not.

Look at Country Curtains. Online and a store in NoVa.

Try jc penney. They have several options that are lined; they may retail at about $100 per panel but you can get them for less than that during sales. They have a variety of curtains on display at the potomac mills jc penney store.

I buy cheap-but-decent-quality curtains from Overstock. They have lined ones in cotton, silk, velvet, etc. in a range of sizes, widths and lengths. Not too expensive.

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Anonymous wrote:Try Ballard. I was looking at the catalog last night and thought some looked nice.

I think more important than the fabric, is HOW you hang them. Hang them super high and wide. Hanging them right over the window is what looks cheap


I personally buy fancy fabric (I like silk) on huge discount ($7 a ft) and then make them myself. I love lined curtains and can't stand seeing curtains that aren't lined. Each window costs me about $100.

Good ideas here. Not quite as DIY as the above poster, but I bought panels at a deep discount at Bed Bath & Beyond with coupons and then lined them myself with discount sheets. They hung very nicely and blocked the sun from furniture as drapes should. I bought double the panels for lots of volume. Hang them high and wide is good advice. Get nice hardware with clips if that works for your room, and any panels will work.

PP here. This is just what I was trying to say. No matter what you do, line them. It makes them look 10x better, fancier, hang better and keep out light better. Fabric doesn't as matter as much as how thick they are (with lining) and how they're hung. I can make bed sheets look fabulous if they're lined and on nice poles. Btw, Hobby Lobby has some awesome wood poles. It's where I've gotten all mine recently. Or Home Depot's martha stewart line.

Anonymous wrote:Try Ballard. I was looking at the catalog last night and thought some looked nice.

I think more important than the fabric, is HOW you hang them. Hang them super high and wide. Hanging them right over the window is what looks cheap


I personally buy fancy fabric (I like silk) on huge discount ($7 a ft) and then make them myself. I love lined curtains and can't stand seeing curtains that aren't lined. Each window costs me about $100.

Good ideas here. Not quite as DIY as the above poster, but I bought panels at a deep discount at Bed Bath & Beyond with coupons and then lined them myself with discount sheets. They hung very nicely and blocked the sun from furniture as drapes should. I bought double the panels for lots of volume. Hang them high and wide is good advice. Get nice hardware with clips if that works for your room, and any panels will work.

Anonymous wrote:You are being way too cheap.

I am being as spendy as I can afford to be. Any ideas?

I found some beautiful curtains on clearance at bed bath and beyond, they were a nice heavy fabric and lined

Try Ballard. I was looking at the catalog last night and thought some looked nice.

I think more important than the fabric, is HOW you hang them. Hang them super high and wide. Hanging them right over the window is what looks cheap


I personally buy fancy fabric (I like silk) on huge discount ($7 a ft) and then make them myself. I love lined curtains and can't stand seeing curtains that aren't lined. Each window costs me about $100.

You are being way too cheap.

I recently bought super cheap bedroom window curtains at Home Goods. I got what I paid for. They look exactly like shower curtains. Is Ikea a safe step up? I am will to pay up to $75-$100 for such curtains, not in the $1,000s. Should I be looking on Craigslist instead of going that cheap? Will anything under $100 look like a shower curtain once hung?

TIA!