Curtains

Make over your windows in just one weekend. Start with ready-made panels, then customize the look with a few simple embellishments you fashion yourself from everyday household items. Read More »

Domino readers have come up with stunningly clever ideas for dressing up blank walls, customizing plain furniture, and camouflaging ugly appliances. Over the next 3 weeks we're going to give you one amazing (yet affordable) trick after another. You can check out the rest of the readers' tips over at Domino!

An industrial-chic alternative to curtain rods. I purchased these rods at the local hardware store for under ten dollars each. It has been a while but I seem to remember that were were listed as flanges. I nailed them straight into the wall and tied the curtains. They have been a great conversation starter. —Rikkianne from Tucson, AZ

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Even if you don't have a lot of extra room it's possible to set aside some creative space in your home. Once this area is functional, chances are you'll find it a lot easier to work on your creative projects. dominomag.com associate editor and novelist Amy Shearn shares her tips.

As Virginia Woolf famously wrote, "a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction." Well, we can't help you with the money part, but if you intend on doing anything creative, it's possible—nay, crucial— to create a room of your own (even if it's just part of a room).

When I was writing my novel, I was lucky enough to have a little closet-like room to set aside as my office space. No matter how chaotic my Brooklyn apartment (and life) got, my writing room could remain an organized, peaceful bastion. I'm superstitious enough to believe that the good vibes in this room made the novel possible.

Whether you're an aspiring novelist or a weekend watercolorist, here are some ways to create a room of your own:

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You know how sometimes you go shopping for shoes, and you get excited when you find a great style that's affordable, and then you realize the price is only for one shoe? Oh, you don't? Then why the heck does this always happen with curtains? Even on packages with a product photo showing two of them? Because I find this so offensive, I decided to round up an assortment of panels priced low enough that you can buy a set for what you'd normally pay for one. Let's all use our imaginations together and not judge these picks on the room sets they're photographed in; it's just not a fair competition.

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1. Invest in the best

Instead of filling a room quickly with things you can afford, enjoy the process and slowly add pieces you absolutely love.

2. Borrow your own clothes

If you love the hue of a blouse (or anything smooth-textured), bring it to a paint store to be scanned and reproduced.

3. Lighten up

Reflective, sparkly fabrics and wallpapers draw light into any space.

4. Work with what you've got

Play up a room's assets. If it has high ceilings, put up really tall curtains. If it's a dark box, don't try to alter it—painting it bright white will only make it seem dingy; instead, go for cozy.

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