Love your night stands, where did you get them!?

I believe you can also get these at Pier One (not an employee) and I believe they do cost less. I've found that Overstock.com isn't as inexpensive as some think but I agree with you on the blinds...much better look.

I just discovered Overstock.com in my quest for inexpensive rugs. Being on a budget is really difficult when decorating, and I'm looking forward to purchasing not only rugs, but curtains/blinds from them as well!

JC Penney also has a great selection of affordable window treatments, if they don't have exactly what you want in the store, the website is great too.

Sorry, meant COSTPLUS...Pier one is costly as well. :o)

I found home depot to have the least expensive bamboo blinds. If they are not the right size I buy a slightly larger size and just trim a bit off of each side to make fit (i have tried a few things for trimming. A small hack saw, a dremel tool and even a pair of pruning sheers worked well)

oh and yes, costplus world market has the cheapest but they are EXTREMELY see-thru. They are more to just filter sun and offer zero privacy.

I've looked at those Overstock bamboo blinds before but the lack of lining bothers me, since people outside can see right through them at night, plus my HOA requires that all window treatments appear white from the street. Is there any way to line them yourself? I know either Home Depot or Lowe's sell a brand of bamboo blind that has an attachable liner, so i wonder how easy it is to do. Those didn't come in the right size for my windows, unfortunately, custom lined blinds from JCPenney were surprisingly expensive.

I'm wondering about lining, too. We have a few windows where privacy or light blocking is pretty important so I have hesitated on the Overstock blinds. You can buy blackout fabric and I think it is non-raveling so it would just be a matter of cutting it to size ... and then?

I'm going to "yes, and" GRAY's suggestion of Home Depot. It seems for the same price, you can actually go and see what they look like.

I will also say that when $$ is an issue (vs. convenience, because you'll have to measure and install yourself), I have used SelectBlinds. Great prices and there are plenty of wood blinds with blackout or lined options available.

I second the JC Penney recommendation. I think their website sucks and the photos are kitchy, but my not-so-new pin pleat sheers are beautiful and were very affordable.

Good to know, Gray. The bamboo blinds I'm going to put up in my kitchen are just a leeeeeetle bit wide for the windows, but I wasn't sure what to use to trim them.

My blinds, by the way, were also pretty inexpensive - at Menards (a midwestern hardware chain).

Lowes actually has really nice ones that seem to be paper, but it's strong like fabric. The colors do wonders with some light.

Got my custom sized bamboo blinds at JC Penny too. They were very reasonable and look good.

We bought a bunch of bamboo window shades -- some customized -- from Top Blinds, a seller on Ebay. Low prices, great service, and speedy shipment!!

The joys of bamboo blinds were featured in Habitually Chic: http://habituallychic.blogspot.com/2012/05/made-in-shade.html

I've purchased blinds and rollers from Blinds Galore, and was happy with the product and cost.

The roller is 92x98, and the blinds were for all the treatments for a small, new house (15 windows) and I was able to save several hundred dollars (~$600) over box store prices. Just wait for their sales.

Drapes I purchased from Drape Style. 267x98 was about half of what I was looking at elsewhere.

Love Overstock, but let's hope you never have to return anything to them. Expensive and difficult, in my limited experience.

We are renovating my home and I didn't want to invest in custom drapery until after we were through, but the crummy plastic blinds that the previous owners left us were horrid. Not to mention breaking.

Though not blinds, I purchased roller shades from Ikea and spray/ hot glued 54" wide fabric to them, glued on some trim, and they look fabulous. Much better than anything I have found in the store, even if they will be temporary.

Here's the first two I did: http://eclecticdesignsource.blogspot.com/2012/08/easy-roller-shades.html

I don't shop at the actually JCPenney store, but their online home section is fabulous for cheap blackout shades and cheap rugs. We bought blackout shades for the bedrooms and roller shades for the rest of the house, and they were definitely the best deal. We've also purchased for a rental property and they've always worked out great. They look much expensive than they actually are. You can even order custom sizes. They're blackout shades are amazing for the price!!!!

Ikea blinds - $25.

I like the Ikea wooden slat blinds. They look good and come in different sizes.

I just bought wood blinds (specialty grains collection) from Blinds Galore and I'm very happy with the entire experience. With the sale price (they hold regular sales) the blinds were competitive with Overstock but with the added benefit of super friendly sales people who were willing to take the time to field all of my questions about measuring, unique windows, etc. i called a ton of times before ordering. They also send loads of free samples. Great product great company.