Curtains complete a room, that’s just the way it is. The wrong curtain can bring a good room down a notch or two (or three or four). So we all know how important it is to pick just the right drape. I’ve actually designed rooms around curtains before…my dining room in fact! I matched the paint color to the drapes I already had on hand.
The ugly truth is curtains, drapes, shades, etc are expensive. And to add insult to injury, rooms sometimes have more than one window; it adds up! Well despair no longer, I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve partnered with Curtainworks to rescue you from your curtain depression. Five lucky winners are going to have their rooms outfitted in their choice of any of Curtainworks curtains offered on their website. They have quite the selection – there’s something for everyone. Pretty awesome I must admit!
How to enter? Submit a comment below with a picture of your room in need and join in the fun (complete details below). Next week entries will be whittled down to the cream of the crop and voted upon by…YOU! The five entries with the most votes will win! Ready…set…GO!
Prize
New curtains of your choice for one room in your home provided by Curtainworks.
To Enter
Leave a comment on this blog post (not on Facebook or by email)
and include your name and describe why you deserve curtains.
Attach a picture(s) of the room you’d like curtains for.
(Remember quality counts and please use pictures to tell your story!)
Next include the name or link to the curtains you’d choose
from Curtainworks.com to complete the room.
Make sure you can be linked back or include your email address to be contacted if you’re the winner!
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Here is the comment form:
Number of Winners
Five
Contest Schedule
5.25.11 – 6.1.11 – Submit your entry.
6.2.11 – Top entries will be chosen.
6.2.11 – 6.9.11 – Selected entries will be posted and voted upon by readers.
6.10.11- Winners announced!
6.24.11 – Follow-up post with pictures of Curtainworks curtains in the room.
The Fine Print
Giveaway open to U.S. readers only.
One entry per household.
Winners agree to submit pictures of completed room with Curtainworks curtains.
Maximum amount for each of prize is $300.
Jackie Hanson says
This is my dining room. This was Thanksgiving last year. Yep I said it last year! 🙂 All of the furniture was rented. No furniture, no curtains, nothing, just a beuatifully stenciled wall that took my boyfriend and I three days to do. LOL We would love black velevet drapes to get us started on completing this room. PLEASE HELP US!
Jen S says
My dining room is in desperate need of something. Brown and khaki are the only colors with only some slight green and orange from the table runner and candles. I would LOVE some curtains to give the room some depth. Please pick me! I think the Sailcloth Cotton Canvas Grommet Top Curtain Panel in Chocolate in the 95 inches would look great.
Aeporteous says
I have a TV/living room that has a bold color wall (red) and then a sheer tab top curtain (ugh).. I am not sure what to do, I need ideas and help! Something that makes a statement! I would love to win some help! :o)
Deene Souza says
Deene Souza
I just bought a brand new house (although it's old, it's new to me) and it's going to need A LOT of curtains, not just one room! LOL! So why should you provide ME with new curtains . . . I'm going to need more than one room done so you could have a repeat customer if I like them! 😉 And this is just ONE window. I've got about 40 more windows in the house just like it. The picture you see is of me going through it for the first time. I haven't been back to the house since we bought it, but I know I'm going to need a lot because not one window had curtains!
http://www.curtainworks.com/empress-luxe-silk-solid-wide-width-lined-drape.html
Rachel Burns says
This is the living room that my husband, my two children and I have gone 3 years without having drapes for, and living in Texas you can imagine how HOT it is with the sun beating down! This is the room that I imagine have the drapes from this picture, in.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fkUrZDqOjzs/TMpgbSJEkMI/AAAAAAAADOY/_DxewGjfnYc/s640/LivingRoom
Im already fantasizing about this ya'll! Vote for us!
Elizabeth Davoll says
This is a great give away! My name is Liz and here we have the bedroom of my fiance' and myself. We just got new furniture, I recently got new throw pillows (I need new sheets!). I am trying to do a plum theme in here. We have a beautiful sliding glass door out to the patio…. But it REALLY needs some curtains to pull the bedroom together. Honestly, how's our Beagle to sleep in with morning sunshine shining in?! 🙂 I think we deserve this prize to celebrate our coming wedding!
I think these would like great, in wine.
http://www.curtainworks.com/sailcloth-cotton-canvas-tab-top-curtain-panel-clearance-html
TANIKA says
First, thanks for having such a great contest! My name is Tanika and I have been a fan of curtainworks since I have seen it on a few bloggers pages and the prices are to die for!! My husband and I have just bought a house. Majority of the rooms have blinds and I feel needs a little bit more elegance to pull it together. Our living room came with curtains from the previous owner, but its just not doing anything for the room. Currently its empty, but we are in the process of buying furniture. Curtainworks has the most gorgeous grommet sheers called the Othello in silver, http://www.curtainworks.com/othello-modern-geometric-curtain-panels.html that would be perfect in our newly painted gray living room! The windows lead out to our patio, so sheers would be perfect to complement the natural light in the room. I think I deserve to win because it would be great to have something as unique as these curtains and I have developed a passion for design and using things that represent me and my style. Its been a long journey in buying a home, and everything I put into my home I want to be special and represent how far we have come as a couple. Ive rambled long enough, here are my pics. Please pick me, cant you see the vision of such a fabulous living room??
-Regards, Tanika
Malissa McCulloch says
Hello friends! (Can I call you friend? I am letting you into my home after all…) My name is Malissa and I have a confession to make. The picture I’m about to show you was not the one I had planned to enter for the Copy Cat Chic Curtain Contest. I recently redecorated my master bedroom and all I have left is an updated paint color and (alas!) some gorgeous new curtains and it will be done. But as I was sitting at my laptop starting to type my entry, I swear my living (family?) room folded its sad little arms and with a whiny proverbial pout, shouted, “Hello?? Remember me? The most neglected, undecorated, yet ironically most used room in your house? Will you ever complete me? Scratch that. Will you ever even START making me beautiful and inviting?” And you know what, she’s right. (I feel like my living room needs a name. Let’s call her Sophie. I like that name because it could totally pass for the sweet, quiet girl next door or a blonde bombshell in red stilettos… I digress.)
Sophie is right. But she intimidates me. She’s full of potential, but her grandiose vaulted ceilings, awkward plant shelves, and corner fireplace… well, I just haven’t known where to start. The sad thing is, we have an open floor plan and she is one of the first rooms you see when you enter our home. A couple years ago we spent some serious time in the front yard sprucing up the curb appeal (see first picture,) so it’s kinda bait and switch. Oh hello lovely pondless waterfall and colorful petunia hanging baskets… let’s go inside shall we? Wamp wamp. What happened to the pretty, coordinating interior?? Is there a door number two?
And there she is in all her abandoned glory. Sad right? Those big windows that need accessorized? They used to have a loveseat in front of them. And that empty hook off to the left? Stolen for another room. End tables? Reclaimed. The oddly placed train table? Umm yeah, that thing goes in our theatre/playroom, but it was moved here at Christmas (yes Christmas!) to make room for our second tree and never moved back. And don’t get me started on the random black frame that has been sporting a picture of my daughter from 5 years ago. There are SO many things on our “to do” list for Sophie. New hardwood floors (hopefully by the end of the summer), a fresh/happy paint color (collective gag on the current builder beige), re-tiled fireplace, some pretty accent chairs to go in front of (ahem, some fabulous window treatments…), colorful throw pillows, a plush area rug, new accessories, and refinishing our TV cabinet. So pretty much, starting from scratch?? It sounds a bit daunting, but I would love (LOVE!) some fabulous new curtains to draw inspiration from. Plus, it would be a huge kick in the butt to get going. I mean we couldn’t leave Sophie standing naked in a pair of Louis Vuitton Apple Open-Toe Pumps, right??
Naked Windows says
Curtains make a big impact. And while it is too hard to cost justify further embellishments when the housing market is so terrible and you have already outgrown your home, curtains make the view easier to enjoy (or not) while you wait it out. Curtains would provide a much needed boost of pomp and circumstance to brighten our days.
Ellen Schuster says
I'm Ellen and I would love to have new curtains for the master bedroom, dining room, and even the breakfast nook in our new house! This is our first house and we are so excited to decorate it.
The Marquee Faux Silk Pinch Pleat Drapery in gold would be beautiful and dramatic in the dining room, which we are planning to paint gold, and we have an original wrought iron rod for them.
Because the house was built in 1931, it's not insulated. The Messina Opulent Velvet Lined Grommet Drape in plum would be fabulous for keeping the master bedroom comfortable in the winter while making the room warm and inviting.
The breakfast nook should be cheerful, so I think the Contempo Jacquard Lined Window Curtain Panel in gold would be perfect for warming up the room and keeping it fresh and modern.
My husband and I would be thrilled with the opportunity to have curtains as gorgeous as the ones offered by Curtainworks in our new home! My email is ellenschuster@gmail.com.
Tina Stracner says
My husband and I bought a new home 4 years ago and have been struggling with decorating ever since. We recently each took a 'what's your design style' quiz and realized we both like Metro/Modern style. We've started decorating in this style and love it….can't believe it took us so long to find our style. Anywho, you're right about the curtains completing a room. Without curtains, my living room looks so empty! I would love to have the Othello Modern Geometric Curtain Panels in Ivory (http://www.curtainworks.com/othello-modern-geometric-curtain-panels.html). Tina Stracner (tinastracner@gmail.com)
Jami says
We are the parents of four chidren, we had our latest blessing, a baby girl, in February. Needless to say, being a stay-at-home mommy to four, ages 3 months to 7 years, keeps me too busy to even think about decorating! It would be so wonderful to be able to enjoy a room without having to think about it or shop for it.
We would greatly appreciate the chance to have curtains in our bedroom! We moved in our home just over a year ago, and do not believe in piling up debt, so our budget allows for limited amount at a time. My wonderful father-in-law painted our bedroom, but nothing else has been done. As you can see we have a tricky door as well (valance?), to the outside patio. Not sure what to do with it! Again, thanks so much for the opportunity! 🙂
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Jami O'Day says
Oh, yes and I think ivory would be best. (Duvet is not a permanent fixture.) Maybe the empress luxe silk? What do you think?!
Jessica says
Oh my goodness… This is the perfect contest! As soon as I read about I thought to myself… this might just be the answer.
My husband and I got married last May and I moved in with him. Our house is over seventy years old and was a total bachelor pad when I moved it. So to say it needed some love is an understatment. Now, I'm no interior decorator by any stretch of the imagination so I've just kind of bought stuff I love and have tried to make it work. Not to mention we are on a budget!
I have no idea what type of window treatment I need because our living room is so small and laid out in such a way that there really isn't another option when it comes to the layout of our furniture. This leaves the couches in front of both windows… and me asking:
What type of curtains do I need? What color? What window treatment will work best?
Please note the room is very much a work in progress… I'm also looking for a coffee table, and lamp for the side table, but curtains would be a great help!
Thanks for the chance to win a great prize! Love the blog.
RoseD. says
My daughter, who is 20, is leasing an apartment by herself for the first time. She is a college student and works as a waitress almost full time. She has had a hard time dealing with our family issues and has not had the type of emotional and financial support I feel she deserves. She is such a great girl.
I want her new home to be a nice as we can make it with our limited budget. The right curtains really add a beautiful finish to a room and can make it look sophisticated, homey, light and airy, safe and warm-and all of the above at the same time. She has saved for the past 2 years but is starting from scratch as far as furniture, cookware, dishes, sheets and just everything. So honestly, if she could get curtains as nice as these for free it would be wonderful.
Kerry says
Hi Reichel,
Please don't judge me by my master bedroom. I deserve the curtains because I need help and my bedroom does too. In fact, it needs a lot of it. Curtains would be a good addition or at least a step in the right direction. I just got the headboard and the rug, but now I am feeling like the walls need to be painted.
Depending on where I land with that I will either choose slate or Ivory but definitely these curtains: http://www.curtainworks.com/perry-stripe-taffeta-inverted-pleat-curtain-panel.html
I want this room to feel soft, romantic yet clean currently it feels bland and a little sterile.
I love the furniture, it was passed down to me from my grandparents who received it as a wedding present in the 30s. I want to honor it therefore honoring them!
Oh and I am nesting, baby due in August. Yikes.
OH and I LOATHE the ceiling fan in there – it is being replaced.
Here are pictures, go easy on me 😉 but feel free to provide any design advice as I need it!
Thanks for looking!
Kerry
kerry.j.robert@gmail.com
Laura says
Oh my office/guest room is desperately in need of some window treatments. I already have some hardware installed- just can't make up my mind on what I want for the room…the whole room needs some work as you can see. Just had a baby 4 months ago and haven't had much time to work on it.
Laura www.lpcinteriors.com
Megan says
We bought our first house in October and I just finished re-doing the guest bedroom! Curtains are usually the last thing on my mind, but I desperately need them to tie the room together! My thoughts (and budget) wind up going towards everything else in the room.
I think these light and airy curtains would be perfect! http://www.curtainworks.com/caress-voile-sheer-curtain-panel-with-repreve.html
Thanks for the giveaway!
CopyCatChic says
Hey Rose 🙂 Just an FYI – We'll need pictures of the room she'd like curtains for!
CopyCatChic says
lol, no prob 🙂
CopyCatChic says
Love that couch! Gorgeous 🙂
CopyCatChic says
hilarious 🙂
JuliaL says
I just started a new job in a new city and am trying to furnish my new apartment. The process has been overwhelming. My living has a sun room that sits adjacent to the living room. Because the entrance isn't centered, I want to camouflage it with curtains. I can also use the curtains to close off the room when I have guests. They will appreciate the privacy. I will also add some texture to the room. (I've taken the red chairs out). I would get the Empress Luxe Silk Curtains in Platinum (but I am open to other suggestions)… I've been considering them for a while now.
http://www.curtainworks.com/empress-luxe-silk-solid-wide-width-lined-drape.html
Jenna says
It was a cold and snowy, SNOWY winter in NEO Ohio — and that's when everything went downhill. On a warm(er) February morning, I was sitting at my dining room table when I heard … drip… drip… drip… The ceiling in our family room was leaking due to the heavy melting snow on the roof on our cozy, yet small, family room. That day our ceiling was taken down as were two and a half walls. We lived like that for 3 months (with a 1 year old, no less!) until the weather was warm enough to put a new roof on our family room and gut the rest of the inside. The picture I've included is the state our family room is in currently; our house is a construction zone and trying to find the parts to piece our room together is quite a challenge. While insurance (thankfully!) is covering the roof and skeleton of the room, the money won't cover redecorating (of which we BADLY need to do). We have three large, beautiful windows (you can sort of see them in this picture) that could certainly use some sprucing up with fabu new curtains. My family and I would much appreciate it if you would consider us for new curtains from CurtainWorks.com.
I've always LOVED curtains with grommets — in addition, hanging curtains higher and draping them onto the floor will make my (small) family room appear larger than it is. I would love these: http://www.curtainworks.com/platinum-voile-flowing-sheer-grommet-curtain-panel.html.
I've also always been a sucker for tie-up valances (the link isn't working on the CurtainWorks website — wah!) and would consider using those for my family room so my 1-year-old wouldn't pull on them (until she's much, much taller).
Thanks for taking time to read my entry. I hope you consider us for your giveaway!
Alicia says
I found some cheap Ikea curtains and thought that I could use fabric paint to create a chevron pattern. Everything turned out wonderfully, until I discovered that the panels were so sheer that the paint leaked through and got everywhere! Now in my living room and dining room I have panels hung that have paint marks all over the place! It's really embarrassing 🙁 but I can't take the curtains down until I can buy new panels. It's awful!
If I won, I'd probably choose the Hampton Toile curtains in light blue or mocha. I love the traditional look of the pattern. 🙂
Shelley says
What a great giveaway!
I would LOVE to put up curtains in my 2nd bedroom. I have recently purchased my first house and coming from a one bedroom apartment to a house that is more than double the size of my apartment, I’ve been slowly trying to decorate each room. I’ve decided to start with my 2nd bedroom. I really want my guests who come to visit to have a comfortable place to stay. Right now as you can see, it is plain drab and has had slow progress… For a while I debated on what colors I wanted the room to be, but then after Reichel posted pictures of curtainworks fabulous Messina velvet curtains in peacock- http://www.curtainworks.com/messina-opulent-velvet-lined-wide-width-drape.html , I fell in love and knew those curtains were what the room was going to be designed around.
A little info on the attached pictures…
There are 3 windows in the room. One beside the bed and then two others across the room. The first picture shows the window on the right along with my paint test patches. I’ve been trying to find the perfect color that the drapes will go well with the peacock curtains.
As for the dresser picture, look at all those boxes and wires and mess that the curtains could perfectly hide!
Vote for me since as you can see, I need all the help I can get! : )
Ashleykinley says
I am desperately in need of curtains for my dining room. I recently "reworked" my room with new paint, a new dining room table and chairs (thanks to a great find on Copy cat chic-the simple dining room store's version of Pottery Barn Montego Turned-Leg Dining Table), some new artwork and just need to add the piece d'resistance…curtains. With two little kids, I just haven't had the time to find what I was looking for but when I ran across this contest and the Marquee Faux silk curtains in gold I knew I had hit gold! 🙂
printmaker1 says
My rooms are BLAH- I need some inspiration to dress up the space. I love the choice of textures.
brittdignan says
This is such an exciting giveaway! We moved into our home a couple of months ago, and these old curtains were one of the only things that stayed. Although completely functional, they're quite dingy and old-fashioned, and I think the view requires something a bit more dramatic. I've had Curtainworks' Messina Opulent Velvet Lined Grommet Drape in 120" on my wishlist for quite some time — that texture (with some soft pooling on the ground), would look lovely!
brittdignan says
This is such an exciting giveaway! We moved into our home a couple of months ago, and these old curtains were one of the only things that stayed. Although completely functional, they're quite dingy and old-fashioned, and I think that view requires something a bit more dramatic. I've had Curtainworks' Messina Opulent Velvet Lined Grommet Drape in 120" on my wishlist for quite some time — that texture (paired with a soft pooling on the ground), would look lovely!
Kristy says
Amazing giveaway. I'm in… We seem to have frequent out of state guests, but our guest room just isn't quite up to par. The windows have no curtains at all. I'm not only too busy designing other spaces, but my budget only goes so far in my own home. Yet, our guests deserve a nice place to rest their heads. If I could get any curtains for the space, it'd be… I'm totally willing to take photos and talk about it on my blog! There are just two windows of the same size in the room (the one you see and one to the right of the bed). I'm going to paint over the blue square behind the bed, so I think curtains in that color would be awesome (Monterey Textured). I'm also open to cream color. I would be looking at 108-114 inches in length. Please help my guests feel more comfortable! Curtains in the room will definitley motivate me to finish it off!
Lauren says
My name is Lauren and I just moved to a new place that is SO empty! Curtains would be great 🙂
Megan says
Two years ago, I moved in with my husband and discovered he had no curtains in the house at all. As we attempted to join our decorating styles (a tough process), curtains often went to the back burner as we tried to manage finding furniture and paint colors we both liked. Finally in the master bedroom I couldn't stand it any longer but didn't have the budget for curtains (I'm a student), so I bought $10 worth of sheer fabric at JoAnn's and made some basic curtains. I figured that would be better than nothing, but unfortunately they sort of look like shower curtains!
I think these fall under the category of your 2nd sentence: " The wrong curtain can bring a good room down a notch or two (or three or four).", ha! Not only that, but our room faces the street and is relatively small, which means whenever we change in our room while it's dark outside and the room lights are on – everyone on the street can see the shadows (yikes)! In addition, the light that these sheers let in during the day causes the room to heat up to about 10 degrees warmer than the rest of the house. We would absolutely love to have curtains that dress up the room a bit and block out the sunlight (and the neighbors)! I'd like to raise the curtain rods to give them a bit more height, and have them hang down to the floor to give the illusion of a bigger window to help the room out – I think that would bring the master bedroom up several notches!As someone who's not great at interior design, I'm not 100% sure what color would work best (we have one bright blue wall, and a yellow bedspread), but I think the Chelsea Satin Room Darkening curtains in Ivory would be great (http://www.curtainworks.com/chelsea-solid-satin-room-darkening-drape.html), or perhaps the City Square Modern Room Darkening curtains in Aqua? (http://www.curtainworks.com/city-square-modern-grommet-room-darkening-drape.html). Too many excellent choices. 🙂 Thanks for a great giveaway!
Maggie says
My poor, poor window ended up in
shambles after it was attacked by a friend’s puppy experiencing separation
anxiety as we left to go indulge in some frozen yogurt. Walking out the front
door I heard a smack against the window and when I turned around, I saw the puppy
had rammed its head between the blinds breaking them off in the process.
Lesson learned about leaving a
puppy unsupervised, even for mere seconds! But my blinds were a casualty in the
process of taking in this life lesson. Sad.
In addition to being an eye soar in
the room, the thought that someone has the ability to look in on me in my home
REALLY creeps me out!!!
Not only will these lovely Curtain
Works blinds really make the room more fabulous, but it will provide me peace
of mind knowing I’m a bit more secure in my home : ) Thanks for the wonderful
opportunity to fix up my living room!
I adore these Faux Silk French Pleated curtains: http://www.curtainworks.com/marquee-faux-silk-pinch-pleat-drape.html
Or save money on my energy bills is always a plus 😉 http://www.curtainworks.com/messina-opulent-velvet-lined-wide-width-drape.html
Thanks again!
Maggie
memmons@asu.edu
denswaker says
Curtains is real decoration of your home. It highlight your windows and doors more delightfully. It should be selected according to home furniture and wall colour.
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Liz Devens says
My husband's job kept us moving every 1-2 years and for some reason my bedroom was always the last room I would even attempt to decorate (a lot of times it never happened). Luckily we're done moving for awhile and I can now focus on this room. I like to keep a calm peaceful color palette in the master with neutrals and blues. I think the Marquee Faux Silk Pinch Pleat panels in peacock would be beautiful framing both sides of the bed.
I couldn't resist throwing in a picture of the one face I can't say no to, maybe that face will work on you to 🙂
Melissa says
Yes, two years in our new home and we are still living with the 'temporary' paper blinds. Talk about minimal coverage!! During the earily morning and evenign/night hours, my husband and I have to consciously make it a point to save our neighbors the 'grief' by only dressing and undressing in the privacy of the enclosed closet (hello? small, dark space?). We purchased this house with the intent of expanding our family. We have found out that our only likely option of obtaining this dream is IVF. Either assisted or natural, having curtains in this room would provide us the privacy and comfort that only a home can provide. I am so impressed with http://www.curtainworks.com because they have an amazing selection of curtain lengths with amazing prices! It would be a difficult descision, but I would choose either the http://www.curtainworks.com/monterey-textured-lined-grommet-drape.html in white or the http://www.curtainworks.com/monterey-textured-lined-grommet-drape.html in light blue. But, I would always be open to the suggestions of curtainworks.com or copycatchic.com since they are the experts!
stephanielynn says
Hello!
My name is Stephanie, and I would love the chance to be considered and
possibly (fingers crossed) win this amazing giveaway. Thank you for taking the time to read my entry.
A few months ago,
I moved into my apartment because my relationship with my boyfriend of
nine years ended on not good terms. I was caught completely off guard and moved out of the house I co-owned with him in less than a week.
In one weekend, I saw three places and picked the last apartment. Within a week, I was packed, ordered a couch and bed, hired movers, and this was over Thanksgiving weekend.
When I walked into my apartment for the first time, I felt deep down this
would be the best place for me to recover from a broken heart. I spent
the first few months setting up my place, buying new furniture and
organizing everything. Then I forced myself to quit, too much retail
therapy, and haven't yet finished decorating the living area. It's almost
complete. I would only like to do three more things. First, a nice rug, and I have my eyes on the
Baxter Teal rug from Crate and Barrel
(http://www.crateandbarrel.com/decorating-and-accessories/area-rugs/baxter-teal-rug/f34989). Second, a comfy lounge chair, to curl up and read, something with a crazy pattern to
sit in corner by the couch, next to the windows.
Third, curtains for the windows, for which I have no vision. They are east facing, which allows in a lot of light and one of the main
reasons I picked this apartment. An added bonus, my first morning in my apartment
alone, I woke up to a gorgeous sunrise and a renewed hope that my heart
will heal. I want something that will allow me to enjoy the sunrise
with a cup of tea in the winter, but also block off the sun in the heat
of the summer and tie the room together. Please, help!
Thank you for reading my story and considering me for this giveaway.
stephanie lynn says
Hoping that the images will post this time…
Brownhouse03 says
Thanks for the awesome contest. I think I have the perfect room for a Curtainworks makeover. First, I will tell you that we just recently moved our family of 5 across the country in February. While the house we bought fits our family really well, it leaves a lot to be desired in the decorating department. It's just a big box begging for some character. I attached the picture of the room that needs the most help. It is our large living room. It is open to the kitchen… so needless to say, we are in there all the time. We have plans for paint and molding…you can see the test swatches on the wall! Currently, there are vertical blinds up on the windows (I know!). While they do the job of keeping out the sun and noisy neighbors, they are not very pretty. The also made a loud racket when the windows are open since the wind causes them to bang into each other and the wall. I can handle noise too…I have three boys!! Since we have beautiful, large 9 ft ceilings , I think the Monterey Textured Lined Grommet panels would be just the ticket! I think they would look amazing in my room. I love the 108" available length! Thanks again for the great contest. Good luck everyone.
stephanielynn says
and here is a link to room: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=stephanielynnmiller&target=ALBUM&id=5613072927293106545&authkey=Gv1sRgCJ62467M9NGVdw&feat=email
Donyele Fontaine says
I love this website! I was so happy when I figured out that Copy Cat
Chic is on Facebook so that I could get updates automatically….
I've been looking for curtains to separate the kitchen from the living
room for years, but I'm having a hard time committing. It gets extraordinarily
hot in my south facing top floor apartment. I just added heat control film to
two windows this evening, so maybe that will help keep the roasting internal
temperatures at bay. For example, it wasn't all that hot in New York City today (which is
where I live) , but when I got home, the internal temperature was 89 degrees,
and that was with the ceiling fan running all day and the blinds down! I
have bamboo blinds on the windows in the living room, which are all on one side
of the apartment, so there's no cross breeze.
The opening between the kitchen and living room is pretty large,
85"x 95" but I'd like longer curtains to add height, drama and impact
to the space. Curtains seem to be the most eco-friendly option to reducing
cooling costs because otherwise, it takes a very long time to cool the room
since the air from the ac is essentially cooling the kitchen and all of the
heat generating appliances in there too. In addition to the ambiance curtains would add to the space, it would
help keep the living room cool when the ac is on, and help to keep my 7 year
old Maltese from over heating during the hot summer months. He has a mild case
of collapsed trachea, which is aggravated by the heat. I would sooooo love some
help in the curtain department!
I love the Messina Opulent Velvet Lined Wide Width Drapery
in crimson. Drama and wow! Below is the view of the view of the living
room area from the kitchen, and a view of the kitchen from the dining
area, which is also part of the living room. I've also included a shot of the
thermostat showing how hot it is in here right now, even though it's only 69
degrees outside!
Thanks for the opportunity, Donyele!
Petitejosette says
Too bad this is US readers only because it would be an awesome prize to win. So this comment doesn't count for the giveway, but I'll share anyway 🙂
My boyfriend and I moved from Paris to Vancouver BC 2 years ago, bringing mostly books and clothes with us, so we started our new home basically from scratch and I have to say it has been a lot of fun. We were fortunate enough to find an apartment where they let us pain the walls and built shelves.
The bedroom was originally baby blue. We weren't going to paint it at first, but having already tackled the kitchen and living room we figured what the heck , we might as well. We chose a nice soft grey with a brown undertone that varies depending on the time of day. I'm in love with this color and the resulting contrast with the white molding and door, but I admit I would love this room to have more color. I have been wanting to get curtains for it forever, as curtains would basically decide the "color direction" we take with the room and we would chose bedding and other details accordingly. But so far I have not been able to find something that I'm happy with – within our price range.I even looked into making them but that would actually not be much cheaper. So right now this room is kind of stuck in it's grey and white state, which is pretty soothing but definitely missing that extra pop of color.Not to mention the window faces east and in the summer month, sunlight hits pretty early, even with the blinds, so an extra layer would help prevent the 5:00am awakening.
The photo was originally taken to show the mirror (which we got on craigslist for super cheap and realized after pbringing it home it was the exact color of the bedroom wall. It might not stay that way but again, as long as we don't have curtains I didn't want to decide on anything else)
Anyway, this entry isn't eligible for the giveway, but if you have suggestions, I'm all ears !thanks for reading!
Bwyczynski says
What a great giveaway! I have the perfect matching curtains in my dining room/kitchen or should I say that I had the perfect curtains in my dining room/kitchen until our newest addition to our family felt the urge to try them on for size. He still insists that he is not guilty of chewing a hole in the curtain and that it must have been someone else who did it. I would love to replace the now chewed curtains with the Hampton Toile Pinch Pleat Window Curtain Panels.
April Tucker says
My name is April, and I am in desperate need of curtain help in my bedroom. It's so sorry looking that even the sock in the picture is a welcome distraction. The major problem is that the window is long and short. I'm sure that in 1985, this window had some killer window-length ruffle curtains. The second problem is the cabinet next to the window. If the curtain rod isn't high enough (or it sticks out too far), the cabinet door won't open.
I've been through many curtains and curtain rods trying to make it work. Ikea is probably laughing their way to the bank at me. If I win this (#WINNER!), this will kick off the 2011 bedroom makeover project. This event has been previously scheduled for 2010 and 2009, but I think this year is the year!
My plan from drab to fab starts with these fabulous curtains in basil (108" would be perfect if they are in stock!)
http://www.curtainworks.com/cameron-luxe-microsuede-tab-top-wide-width-panel.html
April Tucker says
Here's another picture of the room. Even my cat, Maya, is deep in thought about the window.
sherri says
Hi! My name is Sherri. My husband and I, and our three young children live in Cleveland, OH. Winters here are brutal so when the summer arrives, we need to take full advantage of the weather! After many renovations, and a lot of sweat equity, we are ready to update the three seasons room that is attached to to side of our home. After I saw your beautiful curtains on Curtainworks.com, I knew they would be perfect! I would love to hang panels in this space because it will soften the room as well as add privacy from our neighbors who are so close! They would really make our summer so much more enjoyable and relaxing. It would be great to have the Sailcloth Cotton Canvas Grommet Top Panels in Mocha. Thank you so much for considering us!
Sherri
shermichwhit@yahoo.com
Sherri says
Whoops…the first pic is not supposed to be in there. It was a test to try to get photos to attach! BTW…this is the bathroom I am dying for!
Sorry for the confusion.
Sherri