So many suggestions and reminders from the past. My mother was about to throw some sheets away when I first got married. I threw them in the washer with some ritz dye. I threw four flats in and used a whole bottle of Ritz Green. nicest looking curtains for a temporary fix. Moved 3 years later and took them with me. I was told I didn't need the whole bottle but probably wouldn't have gotten the best shade of green. My mother gave me sheers panels. They looked great. There was a wooden cornice above the windows so I didn't really need a valance. I thought they looked great and that was back in the early 70s.