Embrace the trashiness.

This is my window going up the steps to the second floor.  I know what you're thinking.  "Geez ! Why in the hell do you have a towel hanging as your curtain?  How trashy is that!?"  This is a last resort type of move.  The reaction of a crazy person.

I little over a year ago my good friend gave us 2 kittens.  In the beginning, we kept them locked up in my Momma's room.  They would play like maniacs until all hours of the night... loudly!  Some months ago, we finally started to let them run the whole house overnight.  At first it was madness.  They would take off running from the second floor, down the steps, through the living room, dining room, back up the steps and start all over.  And when I say "run down the steps" I really mean fall down the steps.  Each time they race down the steps it wakes me up.  I never realized how lightly I sleep until these kitties were set free.

On top of that ruckus, Mao loves to attack shadows.  This brings me to the towel.  Every night morning, ie. 2:00 am, Mao starts to attack the wall opposite of the window.  With each car that drives down the street, Mao paws at the wall trying to kill the shadows.   Each swipe at the wall wakes me up!! I was at my wits end!!  Hence, ripping the curtain down (like a crazy person) and forcing that stupid towel in its place.

I need some suggestions on where to find dark curtains that would fit that type of window?  Any ideas?  It has a curtain rail on the top and bottom.  It's an odd sized window.  I'm SO not crafty but I'm afraid that the only choice I have is to make something to replace the towel.  

Either that, or buy a brown towel.. to at least match the walls.  :)