Ready made curtains - help!

Kitty

It was down Churchgate .

I had to look up the date to remind me , it opened in 1984.

It was a case of sell it cheap and stack it from floor to ceiling but it was good stuff.

Do you remember ' Brierleys ' Belgrave Gate? I think Dunelm took Frank Brierleys style on board and it worked.

Last time I bought curtains I was very anti the eyelet sort but I soon discovered that there are a lot of them about and eventually I bit the bullet and bought some. They were extremely easy to hang and actually look quite good. The only thing is I don't think you can put them in the washing machine due to the metal bits, which is a nuisance. Has anyone tried this?

POGS any idea where the name Dunelm came from? It always seems strange to me!

I don't remember that one POGS. But did use the one in East Street. I got these in Thurmaston - they are so much more 'professional' nowadays.

Try selling them on Gumtree Kitty, say they are new but have been shortened, you might have done someone a favour. A lot of people look on Gumtree to buy items for properties they are letting etc. Worth a try.

Kitty

When I had my second hand clothing stall at Leicester market I used to buy off the ' material man ' a few stalls up from mine.

He started Dunelm and now is worth a fortune, unlike moi!

Can you remember the Dunelm shop down from the Clock Tower. I loved it , always a bun fight, you would find a duvet cover then run round like a headless chicken trying to find matching pillowcases .

Yes, phoenix, they were - thank you so much. I have no idea why we didn't ask when we first saw them and they cost approximately 25% of the first ones.

I think we'll hide the first ones on an 'out of sight, out of mind' strategy!

We could try selling them but we had also had them shortened!

Hooray! Were they the ones that you liked in store, but thought they only did in eyelet?

Thank you all.

We ordered some from Dunelm this morning!!

Have had several sets from Dunelm and have been really pleased with them

Have a look on the wesite, bet you find the same ones on there, but with the tape option.

Delivery is fairly prompt too.

Sorry, thank you!!

Didn't know that phoenix. We saw some eyelet ones that we liked!

What? "eyelet type in stock"

Dunelm seem to only ever have the eye!Dr your in stock, but once you know the fabric you want, you can order the ones with tape online.

We did that, but I now wish I'd gone with the eyelet after all!

Oops sorry! - hope this isn't deemed as advertising

Good Morning Kitty, we too have just recently returned our study into a bedroom for our DGS's. I have never in my life bought ready made curtains but had a good look online and got a pair from Amazon. I am very pleased with them. The manufacturer is 'Fusion' and I thought Amazon had the best price. I had to get the hem taken up but I am very pleased with the overall appearance of them and match the new duvet set I got too. Good luck

Do you have The Range shop near you? They seem to have a good selection whenever we go to our nearest one.
B&M or Home Bargains for cheapie ones?

Thank you for your replies.

Yes, jalim, they will fit in one of the bedrooms if we get them altered but I really like the ones there already!

I went to our Dunelm yesterday but they all seem to be eyelet heading - which isn't what we want. I'll go to the bigger one next week.

Ikea don't have the colour we want. Hey ho.

Wilko

Next have some really nice curtains and there's a sale the end of this month.

I don't think you can get a refund once you have gathered them, unfortunately.
Will they fit somewhere else kittylester?
Yes, Dunelm is fine for reasonably priced curtains.

I would also recommend Dunelm. Their fabric is of a very high quality and reasonable, compared to John Lewis and Laura Ashley. They have ready made curtains and can also make them to your requirements. Alternatively, a fabric shop maybe somewhere local to you. I suggest you either return your original curtains or sell them.

Can you not return the unsuitable curtains for a refund?

Oh yes.
They have a huge selection, and are very reasonable.