I've been wanting to hang curtains in our living room since we moved in and when I finally found exactly what I wanted my excitement was some what shot down. I found striped curtains on Etsy that were super nice but VERY expensive ($600 expensive). So I kept looking around and found a tutorial on how to make my own striped curtains. So I got all the materials and last night Mike and I got to work!
What you need:
-Painters Drop cloth or Plain Curtains
-Painters tape
-ruler
-paint
-ring clips
We washed our curtains first so if they were going to shrink up they would do that before we started. Then we cleared out space in our garage, laid down some plastic drop cloth because the paint seeps through the cloth curtains, and then we started measuring out our stripes. We made 9'' stripes and alternated the tan from the drop cloth and the creamy "Seaside Sand" color that we were painting on.
Measuring and taping off was very time consuming but luckily Mike is a numbers guy and he knocked it out pretty quickly.
Before you start painting make sure you go back over ALL of the tape with your hands so it's flat and there are no bubbles. Bubbles= paint seeping through and your stripes will be messy. After we check all the tape I started painting away! The cloth soaks up a LOT of paint! we started with a quart of paint and just made it through one curtain. So I had to run out and get a gallon right before Home Depot closed.
I finished painting the curtains and let them dry over night. We debating painting a second coat but because we chose lighter colors we didn't feel that it needed a second coat. I brought the curtains upstairs and started to pinch pleat them using the ring clips. After I had it the way I liked it I hung them up and Voila! I love the look it gives our family room and because we hung the rod higher up it really lengthens the room and makes it looks taller.
Something to know: Because they are painted they are a bit crunchy but it doesn't bother me because who really goes around touching peoples curtains anyways? I will say the crunchiness of them does help them stay pleated a little better. :)
I love them! I love the fact that I actually found this idea on Pinterest and actually did it! And the best part about this project is that we did them ourselves for under $50 total for the whole project! Can't beat that!
Happy DIYing!
bushel and a peck,
K
What you need:
-Painters Drop cloth or Plain Curtains
-Painters tape
-ruler
-paint
-ring clips
We washed our curtains first so if they were going to shrink up they would do that before we started. Then we cleared out space in our garage, laid down some plastic drop cloth because the paint seeps through the cloth curtains, and then we started measuring out our stripes. We made 9'' stripes and alternated the tan from the drop cloth and the creamy "Seaside Sand" color that we were painting on.
Measuring and taping off was very time consuming but luckily Mike is a numbers guy and he knocked it out pretty quickly.
Before you start painting make sure you go back over ALL of the tape with your hands so it's flat and there are no bubbles. Bubbles= paint seeping through and your stripes will be messy. After we check all the tape I started painting away! The cloth soaks up a LOT of paint! we started with a quart of paint and just made it through one curtain. So I had to run out and get a gallon right before Home Depot closed.
I finished painting the curtains and let them dry over night. We debating painting a second coat but because we chose lighter colors we didn't feel that it needed a second coat. I brought the curtains upstairs and started to pinch pleat them using the ring clips. After I had it the way I liked it I hung them up and Voila! I love the look it gives our family room and because we hung the rod higher up it really lengthens the room and makes it looks taller.
Something to know: Because they are painted they are a bit crunchy but it doesn't bother me because who really goes around touching peoples curtains anyways? I will say the crunchiness of them does help them stay pleated a little better. :)
I love them! I love the fact that I actually found this idea on Pinterest and actually did it! And the best part about this project is that we did them ourselves for under $50 total for the whole project! Can't beat that!
Happy DIYing!
bushel and a peck,
K
