When you're on a tight budget but want to redecorate your home, you can still do so when you make the right choices. You can afford to decorate if you use discount drapery fabrics. Not only that, but these rich fabrics can be put to other uses as well. Since drapery fabrics are usually quite heavy, they can be used for slipcovers, throw pillows, and duvet covers, to name a few. Using discount drapery fabrics in creative ways can save you a lot of money.



You can create pretty decorative pieces even without sewing. For instance, you might try folding the fabric in an accordion-like style, and then create a beautiful jabot curtain by draping and feeding it through sconces and rings on the wall. When you have a curtain with a droopy center, you can just tack the middle to the wall. Adhesive strips are another no-sew way to create beautiful d'cor. It can be ironed onto the back of the fabric you're using, so that it will hold two pieces together or even stick the fabric itself to the wall or another surface. You have to make sure whether or not the the strips are washable. If you are using non-washable fabrics, this may not be important, but if you wash your curtains, it's going to be a big deal.

If you do decide to sew, you really open up a world of possibilities. Even from a novice sewer to an expert seamstress, there is a kind of sewing that can make use of discount drapery fabrics. Solid fabrics or ones with simple designs should be suitable for beginners, since stripes or plaids usually make it difficult for novices to match them properly. You want your efforts to look professional, even if they are not. To get the look of a pattern without really having one, you can use tone-on-tone material, where the same colors are used in both the pattern and the background. Mistakes blend more easily into this kind of pattern.

You can also make pillows and table runners with your discount fabrics. The heaviness of these fabrics makes it perfect for these types of projects, not just draperies. You can use a foam pillow and put a drapery fabric slip over it and have a beautiful sham for the bed. If you want, you can put zippers for easier removal and cleaning. And speaking about cleaning, you can easily spot-clean these kinds of fabrics, so you don't have to go to the cleaners.

If you're a beginner sewer, making table runners with discount fabrics will be easy for you. Just put a backing of plain material, add some fringe or beading on the ends of the cloth, and voila! You have a lovely decorative piece for your home. Save money on bedspreads and bedroom d'cor by making duvet covers. Using the same fabric, you can coordinate curtains and pillows to the duvet covers. This is a very affordable way to give yourself a lot of flexibility in decorating. Using discount fabrics will definitely let you mix and match colors and prints for your personal decorative purposes.