Ah yes, I have been there too. Like the curtains in our bedroom, that were curtains I was given a good 5 or so years before meeting and marrying hubby. They were used in the flat I rented at the time, then put away for a while when I lodged with a family. Then got out again because we couldn't afford curtains right at that moment and they fitted our bedroom windows (all two of them).

They were a temporary measure. Nearly 17 years ago...

And I still don't like them!