Some of my favorite room makeovers are those where only minor changes are made for big impact—especially when it can be done on a tight budget. I’ve been helping my friend Kristin from a distance (she lives in Kentucky) with some advice on how to perk up her recently renovated living and dining rooms.
A couple of months ago, I was approached by Curtainworks about using some of their panels for one of my projects. I decided to give them a try in Kristin’s home since her windows were looking a little naked. :)
There wasn’t a lot of color or contrast going on, so I suggested that we order their Delancey lined grommet panel in “pewter”:
And, because she is a friend and not a “real” client, I did this extremely sad looking mock-up to show her some other quick changes she could make:
And, here you have it:
She pulled some of the deep blue from the rug and spray painted the urns on her mantel. To break up the brown, she painted the chest in the corner black and layered a mirror with some artwork.
The panels worked great—we even used a pair in her adjoining family room. We used the 95” length so that they would puddle on the floor a little. (These panels also come in different lengths and in ivory and black. And, there’s a 20% coupon code for my readers: ECCW20)
Okay, so there’s a little giveaway to go along with this post. We actually ordered the wrong length initially, and Curtainworks was kind enough to let me keep the extra pair of panels for another project. I decided to offer them to you instead.
So. . . If you’re interested in a pair of the Delancey grommet panels in the 84”-length (in “pewter”), just leave a comment below letting me know where you would use them in your home.
I’ll announce the winner on my Facebook page next Wednesday, Sept. 7th. Happy Labor Day weekend!
I would put them in the living room at my new apartment! (I’m moving in next Saturday so it would be the perfect housewarming present!)
I would love them for my office!
Ah! I would use them in my “Project House” that we’re renovating nextdoor to our house. Both bedrooms are being overhauled in grey and these would look awesome!
I’m hoping to be moving into a new home soon (assuming we get an offer on ours!) and will definitely have a use for them as we decorate a larger place!
Don’t need the curtains, but I love Curtainworks. Got my living room, master bedroom, and kid’s rooms’ curtains there and they are fantastic and reasonably price. Love the dining room transformation, too!
I would use them in my dining room!!! The curtains need updating and I would to replace them with new ones!!! :)
They would be perfect in our bedroom which I am re-doing in ivory, yellow and gray; and exactly the right width and length I need!!!
I’d love to use them in my office, the pewter color would coordinate well with my blue/steel concept going on!
I would love those for my office/craft room!! It would be the perfect addition!
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Without a doubt, they’d be perfect for our office!
I love this little make over! The dining room looks great! Love the look above the table with the mirror, lamp, etc. I would love to have these curtains! My guest bedroom has naked windows and the color would be perfect!!
The dining room looks great and I love the blue urns, a nice pop of color!
Those curtains would look great in our master bedroom that we are going to be redoing in a month or so!
Hello from another Charlotte resident! I would love to have these for my breakfast room. They would be perfect!
Her space looks great! I especially love the pop of blue in the urns.
We moved into our house a few months ago and every room needs some help. Those curtains would be great in our spare bedroom!
I need curtainn panels for the dining area of my kitchen — these would be perfect!
I would love to put them in my son’s new bedroom. We just finished a renovation and have no curtains – the boys are not sleeping so well!!!
I would put them in my living room! Thanks!
I always love the impact that window treatments have on a room, and this one is no different. Really ties everything together! Lovely!
They would look perfect in our study/office!
Oh I LOVE those curtains!! I’d use them in our playroom/office/den. Right now we have some light blue sheers that aren’t quite working! Thanks for the giveaway!
Simple changes, but big impact. Looks so much better! If I had some new curtains, I would use them in my dining room! My windows are “naked” too. : )
These would be perfect in our dining room. We’re renovating our entire 1922 cottage bungalow (and blogging about it, of course) and I think the pewter color would look great against the white paneling and multi-colored wallpaper I plan to use. Great giveaway!
I would put them in my bedroom. Been looking for these exact color curtains!
I would put them in my dining room. I just painted part of our barn using 30 gallons of pure white oil paint, and so I’m done with white for now!! In our house, I want to paint our dining room and these curtains would look awesome with what I have envisioned.
Oh, I just went to the website and noticed they’re also the same colour as my island in the attached kitchen, so they’d look even better!!! :)
I would use them in my family room~the perfect shade of grey!!!
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What great panels! I would use those in my dining room. We, too, need some major contrast in that room!
I have been dreaming of a designer chic nursery! I recently found out that i am expecting and we are moving into our new home next week! How perfect those curtains would be in the new nursery!
In my bedroom! We just have blinds on all the windows in the house we’re renting, and it makes me sad! Have to focus on reorganizing the other bedrooms right now to make space for baby #3, but it would be lovely to not completely neglect the master bedroom :).
I’d use them i my dining area.
I would definitely put them up in my dining room. It’s currently green and I’m repainting it a light grey (almost blue) and recovering my chairs. These curtains would be the perfect compliment to my new dining space!
They’d look great in my living room! I have about the same color walls as your friend’s dining room!
They’d be PERFECT in my laundry/half bath!
I would LOVE to incorporate these in our new home…since we don’t have a new home yet, I am not sure exactly where, but I LOVE the color!
I would use them in my living room. I’ve just started updating it, and some curtains would really help. YAY!!
I would put them in my home office
My dining room!
I’m working on putting a little sparkle in my house… slowly but surely…
Awesome! The room looks great!! Love the blue urns!
Ooh so pretty! I’d use them in my guest/computer/”extra” room.
I would use them in my son’s nursery. He has an accordian shade right now and it is functional but not super attractive. These would add a nice soft touch to his room but the pewter would be masculine enough for my little guy- and add a nice contrast with the green and white color story.
OOO! I’ve been looking for curtains for my bedroom, those would work perfectly!!
I would put them in the master bedroom. They are beautiful!
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I’d put them in my dining room….BREAK up the camel blahs!
I’d use them in my living room!!
Beautiful curtains! I would put them in my office.
Looks great! Just the little things make such a difference!
So fun to see your drawing come alive! Her dining room looks great. I’d use the panels as shower curtains!
Ooh, I love the new look. In fact, I just may “borrow” some of the same ideas for my own dining room after I win these very nice grommet panels. I have a very similar rug and I’m already visualing my buffet painted black! Thanks for the inspiration.
I would use them in our master bedroom! (We just moved and don’t have any curtains in there yet!)
Looks great! I’d use the curtains in my family room if I won them. Fingers crossed!
They would look great in my family room! Thanks for the giveaway!
These would look perfect in our guest bedroom!
I could use them in my guest room. We have a new home and furnishing/outfitting it can get expensive. Not only would I appreciate them, but my sister and husband would like to have something over the window when they come to visit.
Those simple changes really took the room to a new level, so much warmer and inviting. I’m picturing this room as the perfect spot for a fall dinner with friends.
What a great giveaway! These panels are fabulous & they would be right at home in my master bedroom!
i would use them in my study (what we like to call our office/den. sounds fancy, huh?) xo
I would put them in my living room. It so desperately needs cute curtains! :)
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We are in the midst of a renovation (there is a lot of hammering right now as they reside and hang drywall) and I would use them in my new master bedroom – they would be perfect with the colors we’re doing!
I would put them in my bedroom, I think the color would be perfect with my pale grey walls.
I would love to change out the curtain I use to hide the box the TV came in (we keep it around in case we have to move again). I would only need one panel so I would not be able to accept winning this giveaway, but if you ever need to get rid of a single panel I would be happy to take it off your hands.
Haley @thedistractedblogger
Love the improvements to the room, by the way! Makes a huge difference.
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I would love to use them in my bedroom with the Dwell Studios fabric I’m using. I am in great need of window treatments! Fingers crossed.
Oooh! I would love them for my dining room!
WOW….I so could use these panels in my new “reading room,” I just painted it a grey and these panels would be perfect and the exact length, I need. Fingers crossed.
I would put these in my dining room. I’m wanting to decorate in grays, silver with pops of red.
I would use them in my nursery. They would match perfectly!
I got on Curtainworks and almost fell over at the prices. I have been wanting to swap out my “NASTY” vertical blinds on the back door for a while but drapery panels are expensive. I order a pair of the Montery Textured lined grommet drapery. I am excited to receive them. Thank you for a wonderful recommendation!
Family room!
Thanks so much for the chance to win!
Oh my goodness, those curtains would be PERFECT in my home office! We are redoing it, and have NO money, so we have done nothing but clear it of all decor. :) I hope I win; this would be the first pretty thing to go in the room! :)
Probably in our kitchen since I’m doing all gray with splashes of color.
Wow, those are a beautiful color. We just moved into a rental home and the walls of our daughter’s room happen to be that color, they would be perfect in there! Thank you for the chance to win them!
I am looking for curtains for my master bedroom right now, would love them!!!
I’d put them in my office. I have been (slowly) updating it and those panels would be a big improvement.
They would look fantastic in the bedroom I’m turning into a walk in dressing room.
I would love to have them! I’d use them in my bedroom. I’m without any type of “design” in there right now and the room needs serious help.
Her room looks beautiful!
Pat
I would love to have them! I’d use them in my bedroom. I’m without any type of “design” in there right now and the room needs serious help.
Her room looks beautiful!
Pat
Our master bedroom!
It would be amazing to win. The hubby and I close on our first home at the end of the month and I would love to use these in my office. I will finally have my own space that I can make all my own!
ohhh, they would be perfect for my bedroom!!
I so would love those curtains! Beautiful!
I would love them for my hallway window. In this 150 yr old home of ours its the only single window in the entire house! All our rooms have multiple windows.
Problem though: I had to delete my FB account last summer. Am I still eligible to enter?
We adore the color of the curtains and how they made such an impact in the space. Hope you have a great weekend!
Angela and Renee
I’m searching for new curtains for our livingroom and these would be perfect!
THese curtains would look amazing in my living room. Right now I have some sad curtains that have no contrast to the walls…these would look much better :)
Oh please pick me! These would be beyond perfect for my bedroom make over!! I so hope I win, I love them.
I think that right now I would try these panels in our home office area. If not there I might then try our living room.
I need something for my closet. There is no door, but a nice wide opening. These curtains would be the perfect solution.
Hi there~ Love how the drapes came out in that room- they are perfect. I already follow you on twitter- but just became your newest follower here too :) Stop by and say hello sometime!
I would love to put them in my bedroom.
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Great giveaway! I would use the curtains in my dining room. It is the perfect color!
I would put them in my study. They would look fabulous!
Ahhh, they’d be perfect for my so-far neglected dining room! Right now I’ve got some better-than-nothing curtains there I took when my mom was getting rid of them…and they are too short and the same color as the wall…booo-ring!
In my bedroom for the great renovation! How fun!
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I would give them to my sister as a gift. She is finishing up repairs from the tornado & has one small spare bedroom with a naked window. She’s painted it a soft gray & these would be perfect!
I would use them in my family room. Great!
I would love them in my master bedroom. We are going to be changing it up a bit with new paint and the grey curtains would be the perfect accent.
It’s amazing what a difference a few key changes can make to a room – looks great!
I’d use the panels in my office/studio – I feel like I’m in a fishbowl in there with the lights on and no window coverings and a big apartment building looking directly at me :)
I would love these panels for my living room. I have a large oriental rug that is the show piece of my room so I need plain curtains.
I would put them in my guest bedroom.
Awesome! I would use them in my son’s room. I hope to tackle making him a bed and using a gray stain on it which would look great with those curtains! Thanks for the chance :)
Emily
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Awesome! I would use them in my son’s room. I hope to tackle making him a bed and using a gray stain on it which would look great with those curtains! Thanks for the chance :)
Emily
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Awesome! I would use them in my son’s room. I hope to tackle making him a bed and using a gray stain on it which would look great with those curtains! Thanks for the chance :)
Emily
coastaldesigner@hotmail.com
Awesome! I would use them in my son’s room. I hope to tackle making him a bed and using a gray stain on it which would look great with those curtains! Thanks for the chance :)
Emily
coastaldesigner@hotmail.com
Awesome! I would use them in my son’s room. I hope to tackle making him a bed and using a gray stain on it which would look great with those curtains! Thanks for the chance :)
Emily
coastaldesigner@hotmail.com
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We are moving in about 10 days and those curtains would be a perfect fit for the windows in our future living room. Thanks for the giveaway!!
i would use them in my little boys room…. i think they would keep the sun out a little longer each morning ;)
I would use them in the family room, which currently has far-too-red curtains and I know the pewter would help break up all of the brown we have in there too!
I would put them in my bedroom!
I’ve never known quite what to do with my dining room and these would look fabulous in there! I recently put black curtains w/silver circles on them in my living room and these would be finally tie my dining room into my living room with a similar color scheme. Right now I have these horrible cheap zebra striped curtains in the dining room and these would add so much more class!
Oh, they would for sure go in my dining room…7 1/2 years with only matchstick blinds that you can see through. This just might be just the decorating inspiration I need to finally finish decorating that room.
Thanks for the opportunity!
We just bought grey paint for two of our boys room yesterday. The curtains would be awesome in their room.
They’d be great in my living room.
We recently moved into a new home, and every single room was painted colors that didn’t suit me! We have made significant progress, but the next project is the guest room. The wall color is going to be deep purple, and the room will have gray and sage accents. The drapes that are in the room now are some I moved from our room, and they will NOT go with the new decor. I have offered them to a widow friend who lives out in the country and needs some lined drapes–which these are.
So, if I won the pewter curtains, that is where they would go! Thank you for offering them, and I hope the person who needs them most will get them!
Hi! I would use them in my living room to update the look. I currently have some hand-me-down valances that look like they are hand-me-down LOL! You did an AWESOME job helping your friend with her new dining room btw!
~Candi
I would use them in my new bedroom! My hubby and I just moved into our first house this week!
I would love some new curtains. My new livingroom windows are completely bare!!
I love the pewter color! We would use them in our son’s room He is a senior this year and would love his room to be perfect for him :-)
I love that color! I would use it in our living room to change things up a bit!
I am turning our playroom into more of a den. I would use them there. Perfect!
Gorgeous! I’d use them in my living room, which is done in blues and grays but still has burnt-orange insulated curtains from the previous owner! I’m dying to switch them out!
They would look amazing in my bedroom! And I could win them on my birthday! :) Seriously, whoever wins them is a lucky duck.
Oh, I’d love them for the living room in my new apartment :)
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These panels are beautiful and I would love them for my living room which has huge windows that need some framing
These would go perfect in my new bedroom. I’m 34 and finally doing my “big girl bedroom” redo. These are the EXACT ones I’ve been watching on thier website. Being a stay at home mom with 3 little ones every penny goes to something so some day I’ll get these and finsh off my room!
Oh these are perfect for my living room!!! :)
I would put them in my living room, or maybe my bedroom when I redo it. That would be exciting!
I would use them in my bedroom! Thank you for the giveaway!!
I’m planning on moving a china cabinet in my dining room to make room for panels and these from Curtain Works would work great in that space!
I would love these for my Master Bedroom, I’m really trying to focus on turning it into a sanctuary! Great updates on the room- I especially love the corner with the layer artwork. It feels really warm and well put together.
How fun! I would use them in our living room. We just moved into a new place and our decorating budget is nonexistant at this point… we had to draw the line at paint. :)
My dining room is is dire need of some pretty curtains…. they’d go there for sure!
I would love them for our spare bedroom (that I’m in the process of redoing). I have a window that looks just like the one in the picture. Perfect!