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I have such a hard time paying their prices for curtains when they are to amazingly easy to make.

I have the Peyton drapes (oatmeal) in my living room and dining room and I love them. They're lined, and for this price/quality, it makes them one the best drapery values out there. By comparison, Restoration Hardware's belgian linen drapes are twice the price and unlined.

I also have the silk dupioni pole pocket drapes in my bedroom (clay). These are lined too -- though it's not block-out lining. Again, superior value for the price/quality. Favorite feature on these is that they didn't need ironing or steaming -- there were no fold crease whatsoever when I hung them.

Both are made with nylon "hooks" for clip on rings if you don't like the pole-through-the-pocket look (I don't!). Use the second "hook" to conceal the ring clip.

I use the linen sheers behind both the linen and the silk drapes (ivory). They come in ivory and white on the website, and you can get a honeycomb color in some stores. The quality is great, though you may find better pricing. I opted to pay a little more for the convenience (they were there), and knowing that they matched -- there's a certain benefit to seeing these in store andknowing that pottery barn made them to work with all of their drapes.

The linen sheers do not have the nylon hooks, and I hung these pole-through-the-pocket on double rods.

Last but not least, these double rods are *awesome*!!
http://www.potterybarn.com/products/p8234/index.cfm?pkey=call%2Dwindow%2Dhardware

we've had TERRIBLE experiences with their shades, very poorly made. The panels look great though.

I had a bad experience with their shades as well. The quality of the fabric wasn't what I expected. I did order some online at www.dreacustomdesigns.com and the price was a little bit cheaper, but the craftsmanship as well as the fabric was 100% impressive. Anybody know where I can get some classy silk shower curtains from?