Curtains cost

rockall81

Hi,

I have house which has 10 windows

2 in the kitchen
4 in the lounge
4 in the rooms

The local curtain shop i contacted quoted me GPB 1500 which i think is bit expensive, i have not chosen any shutters, its good quality curtains.

Want to save some money, any advice will be appreciated, i dont want to buy cheap cheap stuff..

Thanks

PasturesNew

rockall81 wrote: »

Hi,

I have house which has 10 widows

10 widows is overcrowding.

izzy65

Hi I think £150 for a window is on the expensive side if they are normal windows, you can buy lovely ready made good quality curtains in the likes of debenhams, on the other hand if they are awkward shape the £150 is a good price, I paid £1094 for my made to measure bedroom curtains as the window is the whole end wall:)

rockall81

PasturesNew wrote: »

10 widows is overcrowding.

what you mean?

rockall81

ceredigion wrote: »

windows !!!!!!

!!!!!! you mean?

Doozergirl

Dunelm Mill are very good value for curtains. They have lots and lots of standard sizes, interlined etc or they will make you some bespoke sized ones for not too much.

Yorkie1

Doozergirl wrote: »

Dunelm Mill are very good value for curtains. They have lots and lots of standard sizes, interlined etc or they will make you some bespoke sized ones for not too much.

+1 for Dunelm Mill. I've had a number of standard pairs, and they've done a really good job on some bespoke ones too.

casper_g

rockall81 wrote: »

I have house which has 10 windows

How long is a piece of string?

Seriously, how big are the windows? I paid £600 just for fabric for three pairs of curtains, but this was for two large bay windows and another room with curtains covering french doors and sash windows 12 feet wide by 9 feet high.

prosaver

B and m....

Ectophile

Buying made-to-measure curtains can cost a fortune. See if there are any ready-made curtains that are close enough to your window sizes. Don't worry if the widths aren't exact.

I'd also recommend a rummage around Dunelm Mills. I got a pair of curtains there for a tenth of what made-to-measure ones would have cost. According to the packet, they weren't wide enough, but they actually fit fine.

Burgers

A cheaper option might be blinds. I picked up some blinds at Ikea, they were cheap and good quality, but to be honest quite a faff to install and I had to cut the blind many times to get the fit correct. It took me all ad to do one blind.

For the rest of the house I bought made to measure blinds from Blinds2go.co.uk (not sure if I'm allowed to make recommendations, sorry of this is breaking the rules) and I am very please with the results.