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window mistreatments

Window Treatment Makeover

January 25, 2010

Wondering if your room needs a change? Something I do from time to time is just take down my window treatments {or mistreatments}. Take them down, live with it for two days–48 hours, this is key. You will experience one of two emotions both starting with “Oh my word”:
1. Oh my word, this room looks [...]

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Windowless Mistreatments

July 29, 2009

I used them in the bathroom in the old house but now, they are in the foyer. You don’t need a window to soften a room with fabric. Six yards of fabric at $5 per yard {1502 fabrics, Thomasville, NC} is much less expensive than a 8′ x 5′ rug. Do you [...]

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Fabric Buying Tips

July 6, 2009

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Fabric. If I were stranded on a desert {deserted?} island and could only have 5 tools to decorate my tree house, fabric would be one of the chosen tools.
We’ve talked about where to shop for fabric and many of you are asking how to know what fabric to buy for certain projects. [...]

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Where to Shop for Fabric

July 1, 2009

What started out as one post about fabric to go with the top 5 tools list has morphed into 3, maybe even 4 posts because I cannot seem to stop chatting it up about all things fabric. This is the first post in a series on fabric.
Fabric is a luxurious tool. Along with [...]

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They look even better in person!

May 7, 2009

This is a article was originally posted in March of 2008. It’s one of my all time favorite posts…enjoy!
I wanted to share this with you so that you can be at the ready when going into some of these wonderful fabric stores! Kimberley just emailed this to me–it’s a play by play of [...]

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Mistreated Table

August 26, 2008

I was too ashamed to take a before photo of this table that is in my craft room. It had piles of extra stuff that was slowly getting out of control. So I did what any lazy perfectionist would do and I covered it up real cute like.
I’ve got a big bunch of [...]

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Mistreatment Clubbers

August 17, 2008

I saw this on Nancy’s blog and am totally stealing it–thanks Nancy!

It’s time for our window mistreatment get together! I can’t wait to see how you have mistreated and it’s not too late to join in! New here? See the rules and find out what all the abusive language is about!
So grab [...]

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Builder Beige Blah Bath

August 14, 2008

Do you have the same bathroom that we have in our house? Beige walls. Beige floor. “Brown” “wood” {please don’t turn me into that blog all about unnesesary quotation marks we all know just how crucial they are in this description} cabs, white counter top. I wanted a way to [...]

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Window Mistreatment Partay!

August 12, 2008

I’ve been promising this for awhile and now, it’s finally time…let’s all meet back here Monday and link up using that weird guy Mr. Linky and share our window mistreatment adventures! Are you new here and wondering what this atrocity could possibly be that I am referring to?
This post tells my philosophy of [...]

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Cozy Mistreatments

July 30, 2008

A blogless reader, Christy is letting me share these photos with you. The world needs to see them. Or at least the small part of the world that reads this blog needs to see them.
Yes, yes, I know! It’s a W/D cozy!!! Nothing on the back or [...]

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Premade Drapes

July 29, 2008

If I didn’t have mistreatments just about everywhere, I’d probably buy some of these lined velvet drapes. Love them. I want to take a bath in this luxurious fabric. And they start at just $89 per panel!
These are all from Half Priced Drapes.
I haven’t ever ordered from them but, they also [...]

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Let’s Help a Sister Out

July 23, 2008

Well, Kimba, I did get my camera cord in the mail yesterday thankyouverymuch but, I already had this post in the works and wanted to see what y’all think about this. I got an email the other day from Sara and she wanted help with some mistreatments. She sent me these photos of [...]

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The Lazy Perfectionist

July 13, 2008

I mistreated my shower. We don’t have a window and I had this fabric that I used in my dining room in our old house. The lower shower rod is bolted into the wall. It was here when we moved in. If it weren’t tightly secured, I might have just moved [...]

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Tour de Rental 2008

June 30, 2008

Welcome to our new home! I know the yard isn’t all that much but, I have finally learned that it’s never really greener on the other side.
Oh, look–there’s my terrarium! I fell in love with it about 4 years ago at Sam’s club. It was $99, too much for me. Then [...]

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Maybe it Wasn’t Glaring.

June 26, 2008

You got me. This photo is in response to my last post on mistreatments for privacy. Scroll down there first if you haven’t read it yet!
The fringe isn’t hot glued. But you are right about the ironing–that won’t be happening any time soon. Oh, and y’all are so with it telling [...]

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Mistreatments For Privacy

June 25, 2008

We have no blinds in our new house. I do have some rods and lots of fabric. My last house had 547 windows. Here, we have 9 windows. So, between the goodwill, yard sales and my own collection, I actually have enough curtain rods. I even have some [...]

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Fancy Mistreatment

May 30, 2008

I was packing my magazine collection the other day and saw the photo above. Yes, It’s a bad, bad thing that I cannot throw away any of my Southern Livings–great recipes, great gardens and of course, great house ideas. But I’m so glad because I ran across this fun idea to make [...]

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Mistreatment: Toppers and Valances

May 27, 2008

Y’all all wanted to know how to do the mistreatments from this post. You mean you can’t read my mind yet? I think I’m gonna have to have a mistreatment test and I’ll show a photo and YOU will tell me all of the the easiest and cheapest ways to make it happen! [...]

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Mistreatment Secret

May 22, 2008

Look at that. A beautiful mistreatment. Yes, the rod is off center but it was a 25 cent yard sale find, I think it’s some kind of flag pole thing. But look at that toile. I must have a really tall window in my bathroom. Don’t you wish that you [...]

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Do you Mistreat?

April 8, 2008

Big news. Big, big news. It’s big to me at least.
What started as me being a cheep, lazy fabric hoarder has turned into such a fun little phenomenon. Dozens of you have sent me photos and sweet emails telling me that you are so happy to finally have something up on your windows! [...]

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Boy’s Room Mistreatment

April 3, 2008

I don’t think I’ve ever shown this one. It’s nothing all that amazing but the fabric was a couple of dollars a yard and I just hot glued pom pom fringe to the bottom. I pleated the top with a simple fold and used the famous upholstery tacks to hold it. Yeah, [...]

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Playroom Mistreatments

April 2, 2008

After making the canvas wall in our playroom, I had lots of fabric scraps left over and I temporarily hung them up above the window to see what fabric I liked best for a mistreatment. I really wanted to do an awning type mistreatment and even bought some wood to try to make something [...]

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Blame it on the Man

March 3, 2008

Do you have one of those empty spaces under the counter in your bathroom? I do. I mean, I’m really happy to have such a long counter and all but what’s a girl to do there? I have a feeling some well meaning male came up with the idea to put a [...]

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Window Mistreatments: 401

February 28, 2008

These mistreatments are for the advanced mistreater. If you’re new here you can read about easier mistreatments here and here. If you are too lazy to click on those links, I’ll define the term for you
Mistreatment: (n). covering for a window that is quick, cheap and pretty. may or may not [...]

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Gimme More

February 13, 2008

I’m too cheap to buy another rod.You gonna make something of it? My high heels are sharper than yours.These are from Katie at Harrington House. She did a fine job of mistreating these! $he must be rich, $he has rods. $weet!And a few days later she did these too! If [...]

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Window Mistreatment 101 Red Checks Style

January 26, 2008

The following is an explanation of the fold, clip and poof method of mistreating windows.
No windows were harmed during this presentation.
I have been dreading this post for about 2 weeks. I know it will take me 2 hours to do this. I think it would just be easier to drive to anyone’s house [...]

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Window Mistreatment and Chair Take 2

January 24, 2008

Not the most inspiring window treatment in the world but, for $10 and 3 minutes, it’ll do.I should be way too ashamed to post pictures of these. If for any reason, you might have thought I had an ounce of class you will now know the truth. But, also know that this house has about [...]

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Window Mistreatment 101

January 19, 2008

Alert! If you are a perfectionist, real designer, drapery maker, or person who can’t stand just winging it, please brace yourself and take a deep breath. This is not going to be easy for you to watch. Disclaimer: We have moved 13 times. In April, we will be married 13 years. [...]

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