Ouch! I've Been Bitten and I Can't Get Up

It happens every six months or so. I get bitten by the redecorating bug.

This time it's my windows. Now listen, I'm not ungrateful or discontented. I love our home and really love taking care of it and fixing it up. There are those times though that I look around and think "yuck, what was I thinking?"

Then I start looking (coveting) at all your fabulous decorating ideas and the itch gets worse.

I'm talking windows this time. We have very old, ugly aluminum windows which I try to disguise. I'm sure I should just embrace them and go with the flow but I'm not feeling very flowy at this point.

Hey, who out there has some really great ideas for inexpensive window treatments that just scream Home Sweet Home (maybe with a shabby chic twist?)