As a young military wife, moving was just something you did. It could get expensive to buy new curtains for every room in the house for the numerous moves. All of the young mothers were staying home back in those days and we just had to make ends meet with the one income. I was more concerned about getting food on the table and clothes on the kids.

First, I put venetian blinds up. Then, I would buy a colored twin-size “flat” sheet for the window in the bedroom. There are so many cute sheets out now that you can really be creative. You can tie them back on the side with some cute decorative rope or just leave it hanging on the side. You can coordinate with the sheets and bedspread, too. The twin sheets even have a seam you can use to run the rod through. How simple is that? No, it isn’t fancy but you can really dress up a window with some color.

For instance, my son was really into Star Wars stuff when he was young. I bought an extra top twin sheet that had the same Star Wars pattern on it and put it up for a curtain.

This can work well for your child that has just gone off to college or that little girl who wants Dora in her bedroom one day and Barbie the next. Just buy a bedspread and one twin sheet for the curtain in the pattern she likes. You could even rotate the patterns if you have enough energy….lol.
Remember to buy twin ” flat ” sheets.