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When was the last time you updated the window treatments in your home? Well, they have made huge advancements in ready-made curtains since 1973, so it may be time to update your curtain styles in the new millennium. You do not have to have the essence of Martha Stewart, or the overwhelming knowledge of the Home and Garden network to choose drapery that will spruce your whole house and give you something new to enjoy. So tear down those sun faded, moth hole riddled curtain panels that you installed during the Watergate era, and turn up the heat on your design prowess.

Kitchen curtains are going to be the easiest to replace next to the bathroom window treatments. Just choose a couple of colors that accent your version of the granny country kitchen, and use eyelet curtains on a standard curtain rod to replace those old cheesecloth looking rags that are hanging their now. For a light and airy feel, select cotton material with a checkered pattern with a light pink, green, blue or earth tone to let the light in but keep prying eyes out at night. Install a new draw shade to keep the harsh direct sunlight out in the afternoon, and it will help keep your kitchen cooler.

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Living room selections do not have to be hard either, and since you installed them when Wolfman Jack hosted “The Saturday Night Special”, television show you will welcome the change, as will your great grand children. Pleasant faux velour curtains with a blackout panel installed will give you complete darkness when watching the same soap opera you have been following since the Viet Nam War. Purchase the optional matching sashes to tie back the panels to allow for varying degrees of light to trickle in when the need arises.

Your bedroom window coverings have been watching the tonight show with you so long that they remember Johnny Carson before he went totally gray, and President Ford was taking office. Try and match the colors of your flooring, walls, and bedding comforter to bring your sleeping chamber together for a warm natural look that will help whisk you away to your nightly slumber with the finesse and grace you deserve. Not everyone has the knack for selecting curtain fabric and colors, so enlist the help of a neighbor, or family member to help you choose curtain panels that will last another forty years and you will be good to go from now on.