Whats the best way to inexpensively dress a window?
If privacy isn’t an issue, start with the basics: panels and a pole. They are so readily available now at places like Ikea, Restoration Hardware and Pottery Barn, and they make it so easy. If you can go beyond that step, add a grass or woven shade underneath. The next layer would be adding decorative trim on the inside edges of each panel. You can add the trim yourself with a glue gun or have a dry cleaner do it for you.