Are thinking of changing the look of your room, which has bored you enough? Changing the window drapes can serve your purpose well. It is the simplest and quick way to make some innovation in your room's décor. An elegant way to dress your windows is hanging tab top drapes, which surely will enhance the appearance of the room.

Tab top drapes are easy to arrange and hang and can be washed or changed easily. To give a more sophisticated look decorative rods can be used. There are metallic and wooden rods available in market. You can choose any according to your choice. If you are using tab top drapes be careful at the time of buying rods because these rods are visible in the spaces between the tabs. If you cannot afford these stylish rods you can go for faux ones! Artificial rods are easily available in stores. By using pelmets you can hide the artificial rods.

Bright and vibrant colored sari curtains can add color to your room. All the colors are there in tab top drapes such as yellow, pink, beige, ivory, peacock blue, midnight black etc. A large variety of fabric is available in tab top drapes. If you like lighter look, use lightweight fabrics that allows more light to penetrate through. It gives sunny look to your room. If you need a rich texture and refined look in the room use heavier fabrics. For heavy fabric curtains you need more tabs to hang the curtain.

Before buying the drapes measure the length and width of our windows carefully and add few more inches to get more fullness. Depending on the width of your window decide whether you want two or more panels of drapes. Now calculate how much fabric you will need to make tab top drapes. Buy the fabric from a nearby home improvement store. High price tags don't guarantee quality. So keep in view the quality and durability of the fabric. Preshrink the fabric and cut out the drapes according to the measurements taken. Cut the tabs according to the need. It must be one tab every 3-4 inches. Narrow hem the tabs and both the long sides of the drapes. Stitch the tabs by machine or hand. Iron the drapes before hanging them to get a more neat look. Slip the rods through tabs and arrange the curtains, as you like. Hang the drapes along the rod evenly.

Tab top drapes are versatile decorative items, which give an instant face-lift to the room. It creates more traditional lines than traditional ones.