https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 17 Apr 2026 23:38:16 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/window-coverings-for-nursery#post-2164436 Fri, 01 May 2015 19:09:16 +0000 AggieDaze 2164436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrscobee: I used the iron hem stuff from a craft store to make curtains that would go over our white wood blinds. Ultimately those curtains were too thin so we moved a Basic pair of room darkening curtains in pretty early on. </p> <p>I'm with @mae re: curtains (and even blinds) scaring me a tad - especially with a toddler. I actually moved LO's Hemnes dresser in front of the window to avoid that at around 1 year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/window-coverings-for-nursery#post-2158762 Mon, 27 Apr 2015 16:02:50 +0000 Ginabean3 2158762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have wooden blinds and added pottery barn blackout curtains to go over them, they were a little pricey but you can wait for a sale and honestly they work sooooo well. I swear that's why my daughter takes like 3+ hour naps in the middle of the afternoon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/window-coverings-for-nursery#post-2158723 Mon, 27 Apr 2015 15:31:18 +0000 mrscobee 2158723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: Thanks for the info on those clip rings!!! I can't really sew :( I could maybe do the tape thing though! Wonder if it would look good? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/window-coverings-for-nursery#post-2158717 Mon, 27 Apr 2015 15:27:03 +0000 Mae 2158717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrscobee: If you can sew a straight line it is exceedingly simple... I read that it was safer to put long curtains up with clip rings so that if LO pulls them down she just pulls the fabric out and can't pull the whole rod down on her head (that being said, I made my dad put up the curtain rods in her room because I trusted him more than us haha). You can buy the clip rings here: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Anello-Premium-Drapery-Clip-Rings/dp/B003DIQ70I/ref=lp_14236231_1_1?s=furniture&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1430166341&#038;sr=1-1" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Anello-Premium-Drapery-Clip-Rings/dp/B003DIQ70I/ref=lp_14236231_1_1?s=furniture&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1430166341&#038;sr=1-1</a> and all I did for the curtains was hem the 4 sides of the panel and clip them up. I've also heard you can use no-sew tape rather than hemming (you just stick it on and iron for a finished edge). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/window-coverings-for-nursery#post-2158712 Mon, 27 Apr 2015 15:23:53 +0000 mrscobee 2158712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: Thanks!! This is exactly what I'm looking for. Practical advice, as I have no clue. These are all great considerations! Was it tough to make your own curtains? I wish I had those skills! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/window-coverings-for-nursery#post-2158708 Mon, 27 Apr 2015 15:19:50 +0000 Mae 2158708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Initially we just had wood blinds like the rest of the house, but I added floor length curtains (I made myself with fabric from fabric.com) because they were cute. But they don't really block out light so we had to get black paper blinds that we stuck behind the wood blinds to make it dark enough to nap (we didn't do this until nap training at 6.5 mo). Also the floor length curtains were sort of an awful idea because LO keeps trying to pull them down. lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/window-coverings-for-nursery#post-2158701 Mon, 27 Apr 2015 15:14:58 +0000 mrscobee 2158701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have blinds (super simple, white, blend in with trim), but thinking about getting curtains too (not super heavy ones, but to help make room a little darker, and to keep LO's fingers off expensive blinds).</p> <p>What did you do for window coverings? Where did you get them? </p> <p>Cheap is good! My style is pretty contemporary... Don't want anything too heavy or something that screams baby (more of a simple geometric pattern). </p>