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I love the way these yellow silk curtains have been dressed up even more with black velvet fretwork. Velvet ribbon would work great for this. There are lots of step by step instructions online for adding ribbon in a fretwork design to ready made curtains. M&JTrimming has a very wide black velvet ribbon here that would be very dramatic as well as lots of other widths and colors.

Get this very high end designer look on a budget by adding Greek key trim from M&J Trimming (under $10.00 a yard) to ready made curtains (Ikea, Pottery Barn, World Market, etc.). Sew it on or even easier, glue it on! Copy this gorgeous look below, for example, with Ikea's pink 100% linen Aina curtain ($49.95 a pair) and M&J's Greek Key trim in Pewter/Taupe.

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 I am crazy about using navy Greek key to trim curtains. Black or gray is also gorgeous. The best tip is that it can be easily sewn on by you or your dry cleaners to inexpensive ready made curtains to make them look incredibly expensive. One of my favorite tricks is the Ikea Aina in linen for $49.99 available in white, natural, gray, and pink. I used these in pink and trimmed them in navy Greek key for a client and they came out gorgeous - a very high end look. Keep your eyes open for Greek key trim on sale too - I just bought a zillion yards of Greek key trim at my local Jo- Ann's for $1.5O a yard. Tomorrow I will do a post on sourcing Greek key trim.

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Oversized Greek key trim

On cornice and curtains

Oversized fretwork on green

Grant K. Gibson - on camel

Ikea Aina

Ikea Aina

Ikea - Aina

Ikea - Aina

High end inspiration photo to give you the idea of pink linen with Greek key

Such a great look to borrow - Chinoiserie wallpaper, a natural sisal or jute rug, navy silk dupioni curtains, and a small chest painted navy - a great DIY. I also love the black and white framed photograph and the pale pink shades on the sconce. This is modern and chic yet classic and traditional.