Clever Ways to Personalize Window Treatments

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Use Sheers to Lighten Up

Dark-color curtains are great for privacy, but they can also darken a room. Add style and light at the same time by adding a band of sheer fabric across the top of plain panels.

How to Make It: Cut across the panel about 1 inch below the top edge. Sew a sheer piece to the 1-inch strip and then reattach the original panel to the bottom of the sheer (shorten the panel as needed to fit your window before sewing the raw edge to the sheer fabric). Use fusible web or fabric glue to apply decorative ribbon over the seams. Tack sheer ribbons to the back of the 1-inch strip and then tie them loosely over the rod.