Okay, so this is totally not a “Room Makeover for the Skint”. (see label)

However, it is a very drastic change in the room. I really wanted an accent wall, but drapes are easier to install and change, and with big drapes on a small wall, they have a very similar impact!

There was no way of me doing this on the cheap: with two layers of fabric for each drape, and each drape being about 127 x 213 cm, it would be about 8m of fabric. That ends up being about $80 for DIY fabric, seeing as the *perfect* fabric is hard to find and would most likely be expensive (calculated at $10/metre).

However… if you’re not as picky as I am, you could just buy drapes on sale, or the not-quite-perfect $5/metre fabric. Drapes would be easy to sew yourself – simple straight stitching, it would just take a very long time because there is so much fabric to measure, cut, and stitch together!

So anyhow, after too long of a wait, I finally got drapes! Home Outfitters had a “Buy One Get One Half Off” sale, which means that they were $33 each. Then the hardware (the rod and hooks) cost about another $25 (mom bought a rod, too, so this was *about* 25% off) (one rod, one at 50% off; translates into about each at 25% off).
Total: $91. However, I think it was worth it – the fabric has a hidden tab (it’s two-layered, with the other layer being a light coloured linen sheet) and it’s the perfect colour and style! (short horizontal etchy line things, which you can’t really see in the photo but I just adore)

Here’s the end of the rod (and a better depiction of their colour):

I love them!!