Repurposing old curtains into lampshades is an inspired way to bring a little extra style to your bedroom while saving your old window dressing from the landfill (and, perhaps, saving a little money).

Interiors: Curtains hot on the rail again. By SALLY CULLEN FOR YOU MAGAZINE . Published: 19:03 EDT, 13 November 2021 | Updated: 19:03 EDT, 13 November 2021 ...

And in 1965's "The Sound of Music," Julie Andrews' governess makes clothes for her young charges out of old curtains. Asked if the musical was part of her inspiration, Hartmann laughs.

King Charles commissioned fashion students to repurpose old curtains from Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle. Curtains, some from the 50s, are now jackets and kimonos that look new.