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Post by zztop11 on Dec 8, 2014 0:26:21 GMT
curtains and drapes?
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Post by hennybutton on Dec 8, 2014 0:29:12 GMT
I use the words interchangeably.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2014 0:30:12 GMT
I know the difference but.... yeah, I use both words (curtain more often) to mean the same thing.
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Post by Scrapper100 on Dec 8, 2014 0:30:14 GMT
I think so - curtains are shear and drapes are not.
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Post by chaosisapony on Dec 8, 2014 0:30:18 GMT
I thought they were the same thing.
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Post by padresfan619 on Dec 8, 2014 0:31:31 GMT
My husband worked in his uncle's window covering business all through high school. He knows more about windows, drapes, curtains, blinds and tie backs than I care to know about.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2014 0:33:51 GMT
Truthfully I voted NO but after I thought about it we call them sheers (sp???) and drapes. I did have to think. Deeply.
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Post by ntsf on Dec 8, 2014 0:35:01 GMT
drapes are attached with hooks and such..along a traveling rod insert...curtains are just plain panels of fabric on rod, --or thats how I define it.
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Post by walkerdill on Dec 8, 2014 0:35:39 GMT
I always thought they were the same. I learn something new everyday here.
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on Dec 8, 2014 0:36:05 GMT
I thought they were the same thing. Since watching that movie called The Heat DH now calls them "window blankets"  |
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Post by georgiapea on Dec 8, 2014 0:39:40 GMT
The words should be curtains and draperies. And I asked DH, to which he replied "Well, if it's curtains for you it's bad news, but if it's draperies it's so what". So I will have to take that as a big freakin' 'No, he hadn't a clue'.
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Post by littlemama on Dec 8, 2014 0:40:57 GMT
Yes, because I tell him repeatedly although he still calls them all curtains. Lol. Curtains are short, drapes are long.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Dec 8, 2014 0:41:10 GMT
To my understanding curtains are not necessarily sheer, but they are typically a lighter weight fabric and unlined. Drapes are heavier and almost always lined. My husband knows there is a difference. We had many discussions about it when we bought our home several years back. I favor lighter curtain-like window treatments while he favors heavier drapery-like ones. (In case you are wondering... we compromised. We went lighter in the casual rooms and heavier in the formal rooms which is pretty standard anyway.)
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Post by Nink on Dec 8, 2014 0:41:30 GMT
I doubt it. And since he can't seem to hit the toilet dead on, throws his socks into the laundry hamper inside out, doesn't rinse his dishes off or replace an empty toilet paper roll, he has plenty of other stuff to learn first before we tackle that. |
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Post by hennybutton on Dec 8, 2014 0:54:08 GMT
So, it looks like those who differentiate curtains and drapes don't agree on the difference.
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Post by maryland on Dec 8, 2014 0:56:29 GMT
I don't think either of us does! I thought they were the same thing.
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Dec 8, 2014 0:59:37 GMT
Well, so, then what do we call the fleece blanket that conveniently had a pocket for me to run a curtain rod through that I hung up in my bedroom?
(In case you are wondering WHY I have a fleece blanket hung on the window, it's behind a set of drapes AND a set of blinds so that I could really REALLY block out the light.)
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Post by StephDRebel on Dec 8, 2014 1:07:52 GMT
Mine said "Are you talking about pubic hair...wait, that is drapes and carpet. "
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Post by laureljean on Dec 8, 2014 1:09:29 GMT
Nope. He also doesn't know the difference between:
-Coat and Jacket
-Peach and Pink
-Knitting and Crocheting (sometimes he calls them "sewing")
On the other hand, he rolls his eyes when I confuse a Jonathan apple with a MacIntosh, or a Honey Rock Melon with a Howell Melon (he sells Produce). I guess it's all what you pay attention to.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2014 1:31:35 GMT
Yes, because I tell him repeatedly although he still calls them all curtains. Lol. Curtains are short, drapes are long. This made me laugh! How does this topic come up so often between the two of you? |
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Post by littlemama on Dec 8, 2014 1:33:16 GMT
Yes, because I tell him repeatedly although he still calls them all curtains. Lol. Curtains are short, drapes are long. This made me laugh! How does this topic come up so often between the two of you? Because we have drapes, and several times per week, he will ask DS or I to open/close the curtains!!  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2014 1:55:24 GMT
I doubt it. And since he can't seem to hit the toilet dead on, throws his socks into the laundry hamper inside out, doesn't rinse his dishes off or replace an empty toilet paper roll, he has plenty of other stuff to learn first before we tackle that. OMG, did we marry the same man?  |
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Post by AussieMeg on Dec 8, 2014 1:59:23 GMT
Well seeing that *I* don't know the difference between curtains and drapes, I doubt that DSO knows!
Where I live they are the same thing.
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Post by melanell on Dec 8, 2014 1:59:48 GMT
so, I know this is the wrong poll, but I was curious, so I asked DH, and he knew the difference.
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Post by shanni on Dec 8, 2014 2:03:18 GMT
Huh. I never realized there was difference either. I use the terms interchangeably.
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Post by christine58 on Dec 8, 2014 2:05:41 GMT
Drapes are heavier right??
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Post by Mary Kay Lady on Dec 8, 2014 3:01:49 GMT
No. And neither did I. So, I Googled it. Here's the answer. |
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Post by alittleintrepid on Dec 8, 2014 3:08:28 GMT
Nope and neither did I.
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Post by scrapaddie on Dec 8, 2014 3:15:20 GMT
There's a difference?!
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Dec 8, 2014 3:31:51 GMT
I doubt it. And since he can't seem to hit the toilet dead on, throws his socks into the laundry hamper inside out, doesn't rinse his dishes off or replace an empty toilet paper roll, he has plenty of other stuff to learn first before we tackle that. And now it's my turn to almost spit my drink (hot chocolate) all over my computer screen. Apparently quite a few of us are married to this man. |
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