Bold Floral Prints + Thrift Store Drapes

I was browsing through the ridiculously beautiful stuff over at Horchow a while back and the pattern on this sofa would always catch my attention.  It kept reminding me of similar curtain panels I saw while thrifting that no one seemed to want to buy.

I walked past those lonely curtains so many times.  Their bold, multi-colored floral pattern had me worried that it might be a bit too bold for any particular decor I had in mind, so I would always leave them there.  Then I saw this... 

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and these...

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Aren't these patterns just gorgeous!?  I have a non-floral loving hubby, but these patterns have a bit of a masculine/feminine love affair going on.  A quick trip back to my favorite thrift shop and they were mine!  They were still there, which made me question my decision again for a quick second, but by then, I was already at the register and my cash and coupon was on the counter!! Yeah, I said coupon...does anyone else's favorite thrift shops take coupons???  A total of 6 panels for $45 and a $10 off coupon...
THIRTY-FIVE BUCKS!!  
Oh, I am soooo lucky!!!

I dry cleaned them in my own dryer (cost saver!) and attached two panels onto the track of my existing vertical blinds.  I cut up a panel and used the material to trim existing window treatments and make throw pillows for the sofa.

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