I know drop cloth curtains have been all the rage for some time in the diy world but i had my first experience with them last summer when i decided i needed to dress my three tall living room windows.
Diy smocked drop cloth curtains.
Why do drop cloths needed to be hemmed.
Diy drop cloth curtains.
We also have higher ceilings than a standard home.
But to make guest comfortable i m making rustic smocked drop cloth curtains.
I wanted white drapes for my living room so i used twin sheets.
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After i washed and ironed the sheets i simply cut them in half and hemmed the raw edge.
When we moved into our 1875 colonial there were no blinds or curtains on any of the 23 windows.
One sheet per window.
If you missed the other three in the series i ll link those below for ya.
Usually i buy a brand of drop cloth that is a 100 cotton canvas off of amazon because i find that it dyes and bleaches really well but i was in a hurry to get this project done so i just picked up two packages of drop cloth from my local hardware store.
I used drapery hooks i had in the house.
Soften and shrink your drop cloths by soaking them in a bleach water hydrogen peroxide mixture and washing drying them.
I couldn t get my mind off of them.
They were time consuming but totally worth it.
Excited to share the next tip in the farmhouse hacks series inexpensive no sew drop cloth curtains.
Smocked drop cloth curtains 33 comments.
Diy drop cloth curtains.
Diy smocked curtains made from drop cloths.
In comes fifty dollars worth of drop cloths to do three windows and a shower curtains to match.
The drop cloth came in 9 foot by 12 foot fabric pieces.
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Today i wanted to share one of my favorite diy projects ever.
I must say that both turned out better than i could have imagined.
Let s lead with a picture shall we.
I m sure many of you have already seen these curtains around in others homes but i thought i would just give you a quick overview of how i hung mine how they turned out and where you can find some and.
Drop cloth are hemmed.
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Instructions measure your window and determine the needed height and width for your curtains.
Smocked drop cloth curtains.
I am especially pleased to share one of my favorite projects.
Recently i fell in love with some burlap smocked curtains.
These curtains actually emboldened me to try my diy ruffled curtains.
My solution was to make drapes out of sheets and a drop cloth for my own budget saving diy smocked drapes.
Smocked drop cloth curtains.
Hence why painter s canvas drop cloths are the perfect curtains for me.