Curtain Call
Hello Friends! I hope everyone is having a fabulous week. I’m still on a cleaning binge and am hoping to crack that paint bucket open soon. I bought a five gallon bucket of paint awhile ago in hopes to paint our hallways and then life got in the way so there the bucket sits. I really hope that I still like the color once I start painting. Those of you who know me, know that I change my mind often. (Yep, even I am shaking my head on that one.)
If you read my post last week on finding your design style, you got a glimpse of my living room. I have been slowly transforming that room into my style. So after seeing the photo of my living room, I realized that my curtains in there really don’t go well with the other updates that I have done. It’s not that I didn’t realize it before the picture, it just bothers me more seeing it in a photo. That is actually a good design tip that I should have included in last weeks post. Take a picture of your room and dissect it. It really helps to see what doesn’t fit.
Curtains are so expensive, especially really nice thick ones and I hate spending the money on something that will get faded out so quickly. I made new curtains for my bedroom and office not too long ago and I think the same kind would look great in my living room as well. Now before I lose you, let me explain that I am not really a sewer and I promise that there is very minimal sewing in this project.
While browsing through our local Home Depot paint department, I ran across some drop cloths…wait for it… ON CLEARANCE! I mean where else would you look for curtains? Okay, so you’re probably not picturing curtains right now but trust me on this.
We have a double window in our bedroom and nine foot ceilings. The drop cloths come in different sizes but the size I chose was 9×12. The drop cloths are made of a canvas type material and are a beautiful linen color. The best part of it besides it’s beauty is that they are super thick. No need for lining them and they provide privacy too! Win, win!
Here’s an even bigger bonus…I knew I would have to do some cutting and sewing and was a little nervous about it. The sewing didn’t bug me so much since it was just a straight line but I was really worried that I wouldn’t cut it straight. Well to my surprise, the drop cloth was two 6 foot pieces sewn together which worked out great. Since I have a double window, I wanted one panel to completely cover each window when closed.I used a craft knife to cut the seam making two perfect 6 foot panels.
I sewed a hem on both sides of the cut fabric to make a finished edge.
As for the length of the curtains, I just folded the fabric back and clipped them to the curtain rings.
Tada!!! Curtains complete! I love the way they look! Curtains this thick cost a bundle and these cost under $30 for the whole window. Beautiful, functional and thrifty!
I’m hoping to work on my living room curtains soon, that is if I don’t start painting first…unless of course something else captures my interest…squirrel…
Have any of you made window treatments out of something other than curtains? Leave a comment below sharing your ideas. I would love to be inspired!
~Diane