Great way to save on your energy bill
February 25, 2008 by kellys
Filed under budget, energy saving
I have told you before about my curtain dilemma? I wanted blackout curtains and couldn’t believe how expensive they were. So I talked my girlfriend in to making her curtains. We found the material at Wal-Mart and also some great black out liners to add to the pattern. I loved how dark they made Turkey Butt’s room when they are down. But what I didn’t realize until this weekend was how energy efficient they made her room. This weekend was chilly cold at 29 degrees. Her room is always a little colder than everyone else’s. But I opened her curtains this weekend and within 5 minutes, the temperature in her room dropped at least 5 degrees. I was amazed at how well the black out liners insulate her room. I am sure these liners would rock out your electric bill in the lower direction if you use them everywhere in your home. I am in the process of working on curtains for the main rooms in the house and I will most definitely include these panels in the design.
I *love* this! I had no idea you could make any curtain a blackout curtain! Thanks for the advice!
I love this idea!
Sorry to leave you so many posts Karen,
Have you checked into CFB’s in replacement of lightbulbs? The cost like $6 a pkg of 3, but they burn 3-4 times as long as normal bulbs… We bought our CFB’s 3 years ago, and STILL HAVE YET TO CHANGE ANY OF THEM!!! AND BONUS! within two months, I noiced our energy bill drop about $5 a month!!!!
I to used the black out liners for both of my kids room. To add a little fun to them, I found a patterned ribbon to match the room and used iron on fuse tape (no sewing!). Then fused the ribbon on the edge on the blackout liner. They turned out really cute.
Great idea, Tam. We just sewed a girly pink plaid on top.