Floor-length Drapery

Choose long curtains to flank a large window; the fabric folds offer warmth and make the room's view a focus. Plus, the pattern you pick, like this blogger's modern zig-zag, will define the actual room's design.

Ruffled Panels

Here, DIY drapes made out of burlap add a traditional touch with piles of ruffles.

Layered Sheers

Sheer curtains offer personal privacy while diffusing natural light throughout a room. Here, this blogger layered her curtains for extra opacity without giving up the airy look she prefers.

See-Through Designs

Translucent drapes with an ornate print offers the best of both worlds: Lots of lighting, and an attractive design element.

Frilly Valances

Hung at the top of a window, these people add a hint of color without the drama of longer drapes. This hand crafted version was created with a tablecloth and shower curtain clips.

Café Curtains

Decrease a valance to the middle of the window to create cute café curtains, such as hand-painted ones.

Flat Panel

This no-sew project helps this blogger prevent the sun from blinding her family at dinner. A pretty square of fabric goes toward place with magnets, and is super-quick to remove when she wants natural light in order to pour in again.

Roller Shade

Doctor a plain white roller shade with the material of your choice, and a tassel to boot.

Printed Roller Shade

Choose a roller shade within a pattern to add oomph to a room without hanging wallpaper. These Good House cleaning custom window treatments come in a variety of prints, and softly diffuse natural light.

Roman Colors

These window treatments look polished both raised and lowered, and are easy to DO-IT-YOURSELF with a set of standard blinds.

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Faux Roman Shades

Or, get the look associated with pleated shades with a no-sew version of the project. You'll lose the up-and-down functionality, but still get the crisp feel. Bonus: Roman shades that match another room's drapes carry a motif throughout your house.

Drapes Paired With Shades

Hang floor-length curtains and a shade together for an even greater impact. We love this shade's cheeky kitchen-appropriate "EAT" detail.

Balloon Curtains

These puffy valances can be official in traditional fabrics, but look fun in bright colors.

Bamboo Colors

Steal this blogger's genius design hack and use hardware-store bamboo fence to create a shade for a fraction of the pre-made price.

Wooden Valance

We really like an unconventional idea: This blogger swapped fabric curtains for a reclaimed panel with painted with a happy phrase.