<p>I love drapes, curtains but the paint idea sounds neat too. Drapes floor to ceiling would absorb a lot of sound and definitely warm up the room. What is the distance from floor to ceiling?</p>
<p>What is your budget?</p>
<p>I also just love, love floor to ceiling bookshelves covered in books. So for me a combination of the drapes and books floor to ceiling would be a dream come true. Throw in a well-loved chair and sofa (has to be well-loved) and you have the makings of a get-a-way to die for!! A website called design sponge does a lot of before and afters with all kinds of quirky beginnings and outcomes, there might something on there worth scoping out.</p>
<p>I use Craigs list for all my well-loved finds including lined drapes from who knows when. But she had tons of fabric and I needed to cover some HUGE windows. I am one of those that doesn’t cover a window in 2 times the material but rather TEN times the amount it calls for. So a 2 panel window gets anywhere from 10-20 panels depending on the weight of the fabric, pattern and cost and if its lined. Linen less material, silk more material. Cotton more, poly less…and pattern matters as well.</p>
<p>And books, the older the better. Love the way the paper feels and the ink on the pages. And a worn comfy leather chair. </p>
<p>That is what I would do with a cinder block basement.</p>
<p>Have fun!!!</p>
<p>Kat</p>