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    dotted swiss curtains from country curtains

    Dotted Swiss curtains, pillow shams and dust ruffles — granny re...

    Tiki basement

    A little bit tiki, a little bit rock ‘n roll: John asks for base...

    knotty pine room

    Scallop wood molding — 6 ready-made designs for retro cornices v...

    DIY fabric roller shade

    Make your own fabric-covered roller shades, plus I do research to cut ...

    Make your own pinch pleat drapes using vintage fabric

    more-fabric-vertical-blinds-smith-and-noble

    Window treatments for a wall of windows — Sarah asks for our hel...

    Original plastic blinds ona patio door

    Full-length plastic blinds on a patio door

    retro-fabric

    New Retro fabrics from Michael Miller

    marimekko fabric from 1975 reissued

    15 new Marimekko flower power prints – including reissued fabric...

    tammis keefe fabrics

    15 Tammis Keefe fabric designs in stores now — reissued by Micha...

    pinch pleats from jc penney

    J.C. Penney Supreme pinch pleat draperies

    window treatments for a mid century modern living room

    6 tips for using pinch pleat draperies as window treatments for a mid ...

    adirondack barkcloth from full swing textiles

    7 places to buy barkcloth

    Geranium fabric

    Geranium fabrics make great cafe curtains for the kitchen

    marimekko unikko wallpaper by maija isola 1964

    Marimekko Unikko by Maija Isola, 1964

    cindys-new-pinch-pleat-drapes

    Cindy adds pinch pleat draperies to her 1960s mid-century modern home

    window-blind-safety

    Safety instructions for the cords and pulls on your window treatments

    retro-orange-green-brown-drapery-fabric

    Shopping at Osgood Textiles for drapery and upholstery fabric

    vintage waverly caprice las vegas cloth - ice pink

    Vintage Las Vegas Cloth in 10 colors

    vintage-barkcloth-waverly-spring-frolic-peat-moss

    Vintage barkcloth, Waverly “Spring Frolic”

    tonic-living-boomerang-beat-barkcloth

    Barkcloth and custom sewing from Tonic Fabrics

    early-american-living-room

    15 cafe curtain designs and ideas

    curtain-pulls

    Vintage curtain pulls — I’m sweet on the small stuff

    stephanies-vintage-kitchen

    10 ideas for cheery 40s or 50s kitchen curtains

    barkcloth-valance

    11 window treatments for midcentury homes

    vintage-cafe-curtains

    For mis-matched windows: How about cafe curtains with a valence?

    how-to-make-a-vintage-fabric-roller-shade

    1959 instructions to make your own fabric roller shades

    1952-vintage-columbia-roller-shades

    3 ways to recreate a vintage style roller shade

    metal-blinds

    2″ metal horizontal blinds: The perfect window treatment for mid...

    vintage-vera-valence

    Vintage Vera valences

    Full Swing Textiles' Bacall barkcloth

    Where to find vintage-style barkcloth? Full Swing Textiles is a new pl...

    barkcloth-curtains-in-the-dining-room

    How to make pinch-pleat draperies?

    barkclothcurtains4pr

    Vintage barkcloth pinch-pleats: Very desirable for your postwar retro ...

    vegas cream fabric

    Affordable pinch-pleat drapery sources from California Kathy

    roller-shades-2.jpg

    Roller shades an excellent choice for 40s 50s and 60s window treatment...

    nov-6-traverse-rods-2.jpg

    Embrace your Inner Traverse Rod — pinch pleat draperies are #1 f...

    barkcloth-melinmade

    50s style barkcloth for upholstery and draperies – from Melinama...