OK, I am calling no homo right from the start, since I am male, single, but in need of curtains and some curtain advice, although taped up newspaper would be the logical solutions.

The difficulty is that I have two large windows that are 96 inches wide. Curtain panels are generally cut to either 50" wide or 100" wide, which means I will either just barely have enough, or have waaaaay too much curtain.

I am told that custom curtains are thousands of dollars. I am looking for velvet curtains, and I guess I was wondering if anyone had had a 100" wide panel adjusted by a seamstress to something like 60-75" wide?

Is there a better solution?

 

Nope- ain't gonna come close to flying... Try not to stub your toe on that wide-open closet door... :gheywave:

A hetero guy would think blinds or vertical blinds; and I think Home Depot & Lowes have stuff like that in stock or customizable on site.

That's only if you're not settled on the velvet curtain with frilly trim.

 

I actually have horizontal wooden blinds on one of the windows, and they let way too much light in in the AM. The other window is actually a ginoumous sliding glass door, so no blinds...

And I own two shag carpets...

 

I can't see it being too hard for a seamstress to alter simple, ready-made curtains -- I'd think they just have to cut the excess fabric and dd a hem. Check with a seamstress first, but it doesn't seem all that difficult unless you go with an extravagant fabric, intricate design, fancy hems, or multiple layers. I'm not sure what pricing would be for alterations, but I'd assume it would still be WAY cheaper than going custom.






And the most :ghey: part of this thread is probably more that you'd want velvet curtains, not that you want curtains to begin with. Are they purple?



Velvet will look VERY heavy in a room. Do they even make velvet curtains for the masses post-1950, or are you thinking of microsuede?

 

stop being such a wimp and buy the 100" ones, grab a pair of sharp scissors and go to work, if you can work scissors and a ruler your qualified for the job. Cut the length from the sides that are not the middle, fold over an 1-2" panel and staple gun it together then press the edge so it looks clean.

And velvet? :theghey:

 

....staple gun

Actually, if you have a friend with a decent caliber sewing machine (to go through...ahem....velvet), this can easily be done yourself with a simple straight stitch (reinforced at the ends).

 

Now, that's a straight guy for you!

Stogie: if you find 100" curtains you like, you can find a seamstress or take it to the cleaners to have it do the alterations: QED.

I'd probably do the double-layer curtains, like hotels/motels, so that you can block out light while having somewhat normal, non-velvet curtains in the room(s)...
...not that there's anything wrong with velvet.

 

Depending on the thickness of the velvet :theghey: theres a good chance they would never be noticeable. You might even be able to get some help from someone at Joannes to do the sewing for you.

 

Jeez, the "no velvet" theme is strong here... In the living room with the slider, I already have linen sheers that will be closed most of the time, but the Velvet will will be open generally. I hate microsuede. I hate microsuede. I hate microsuede.

 

And why do you know soooo much about velvet and fabric stores and the whole :ghey: thing??

 

busted.

 

Whatever, I went into an upholstery story ONCE and bought some black vinyl, for a project, I considered velvet and suede but they were not easy clean materials which were required for the project.

And before anyone drops the :ghey: comments, here's what I used it for:

 

Nice table. Now get that wall up!

 

Although the project looks like its located in some S&M dungeon, you do have hockey sticks in the photo and know about staple guns, so I will deem you a hetero male unless advised otherwise- OK?

I'll just wonder about Stogie from now on...

 

the Wall is on hold, as you can see there is a crack in the foundation, and that it leaks. Fixing that will have to happen first, and that's going to be a huge PITA, so it's being left for now.

 

Hey Stogie. I have velvet curtains (from Pottery Barn - they sell lots of 'em) in my bedroom. As someone mentioned, they look a little heavy, but with light walls & white trim/ceiling I think they're a nice, dramatic touch. I say that even though I was actually opposed to the purchase intitially - it was my ex who insisted on total dark to sleep.

Don't know about the cost of hemming, just wanted to throw in a +velvet comment.

 

I'll see wndrlst's "+velvet" comment and add a "-" to even the playing field again. Meaning, back down to 0 for velvet.

 

You hate microsuede but you like velvet? They're essentially the same type of textured look, but microsuede just won't look as heavy





















































































or as 1960's.

 

It's just my opinion, but microsuede looks "cheap", like every sofa at the sofa outlet that is made of microsuede.... I know a lot of people LOVE it, but I am just not one of them. Velvet is a standard kind of material, and since I don't want heavy cotton or chenille, Velvet wins. (I wear two button suits and drink Manhattans, too, so 1960's is a compliment to me! Mid-century modern furniture, style and design >*)

I have light chocolate brown walls, with white trim, and I was going to use a dark/burnt orange velvet for the curtains, as I think the other yellow and orange items in the room provide a nice accent for the brown. The bedroom is a light blue/gray, so the brown velvet curtains in that room would work, and I have a dark brown duvet as well...

 

pics are worth 1000 words, but only 1 post.

 

Yeah, i should post a few... Now I gotta clean the house, and I have NO time....

 

what about these curtains?

 

Nice, but maybe not for the living room...

 

I say one of these.

 

just found this thread...

 

Go to Sears...That's what I do...

 

I can't believe no one asked...


Will the curtains match the carpet?

 

Can't a guy get a single damn serious response to a thread around here???