I stay away from curtains as they can get dirty easily but I update the shades themselves to something nicer (plantation or shutter like shades or good quality roll down shades - black out in the bedroom).

Brook and all the miles of nature trails on Shades Creek walking trails .  

I don't mean to throw shade at my fellow Illinois residents, but I'm quite bearish on this state for the long-term. 

The shaded regions represent periods of QE (QE1, QE2, and QE3), during which interest rates generally declined or remained low.

These bananas we planted to far into the shade.  

Inside mounts, and we've had good look with the cordless, roman style shades.  

I used to think all realtors were more or less the same as well :)Of course there's good and bad and shades in between.  

You might study up on this Atlanta business that is growing their business with private offerings (funding)   padsplit.comThey have a shades of gray solutoin for the unrelated adults, and rooming house zoning that is sort of working in the Atlanta area.   

Also to reduce sun from heating buildings and for shade.  

I'm the guy turning 3 shades of green with the verps.