Posts tagged: curtains
DiY: BeDazzle Your Drapes with Studs
By ModHomeEcTeacher
Image: WestElm
Advertised as Nailhead Trimmed drapes, upon consideration, these really can't possibly be decorative nailheads attached to fabric drapes. More likely, they are all dressed up for a sophisticated, yet edgey way with shiny metal studs like bikers use to trim their leather garb. Here's a source for all sorts of studs that could be-dazzle your decor. » READ MORE
Plastic Bottle Bottoms Art
By DIY Maven
Artist Michelle Brand turns the bottoms of plastic bottles into curtains and chandeliers. The nature of the bottoms make them look like blossoms. Ironic, considering the environmental impact of the things. » READ MORE
Curtain Tops 101
By ModHomeEcTeacher
Making window treatment decisions can be a daunting task. The official terminology of styles and how they attach to the rod seem to vary depending on who you talk to. If you're thinking about ordering drapes or making them yourself, this little primer will help steer you in the right direction. » READ MORE
Hang 'Em High Curtain Advice
By ModHomeEcTeacher
Curtain hanging can become such a dilemma that some of us just give up and opt for blinds.
This Young House tackles the problem in the bedroom of eight year old, Olivia. As you can see, the trio of windows combine to make an architectural statement that you wouldn't want to cover up behind drapes. However, a girl needs her privacy.
ASCII Curtains
By DIY Maven
ASCII is a language which I do not speak, but I do love these curtains. Probably because the code looks like a tree, which is how Dutch designer Nienke Sybrandy visualizes a home's network of cables. Via.
Beaded Curtains & Door Beads
By gothicfaeryLooking for the perfect beaded curtain for your home or special event?
Over 250 choices at http://www.mysticdreamsshoppe.com
How to make grommet drapes.
By DIY Maven
Making grommet drapes is much easier than it sounds. You just have to know how to sew a straight line and install grommets. The example pictured puts another twist on the panels by sewing on a couple of borders, which look great, but are an option you could skip. To forgo sewing altogether, you could just buy a simple pair of ready-made curtains and install the grommets! For the entire tutorial, visit jcarolinecreative.com.
1 Inexpensive Curtain Done 3 Ways
By DIY MavenQuestion: What do you get when you buy a pair of tab curtains from Target and add some fabric and trim with adhesive? Answer: An inexpensive way to make custom curtains.
First up is horizontal black rick rack with lends a little geometry and widens the overall look of the window.
Next, add a 17" band of color. Because you’re not draping the entire window, this is a great way to incorporate that to-die-for fabric on a budget.
And finally, ad » READ MORE
my closet has curtains!
By atrophierich, chocolatey velvet ones! with grommets!
and my walls are lavender, rather than bright blue (painted when i was 12!). don't worry, the blue carpet is coming out this weekend :D
the curtains i got here (and need to be steamed); the wraparound curtain rod i got here (and it's totally sexy btw).
some inspiration sites are here and here
i'm just happy to not be looking at all the junk in my closet anymore! it's also great to have a » READ MORE
How to Cover a Door Frame
By ahmed My landlord removed the doors from their frames in the living room, but I'm not using it as a bedroom. Whats the easiest way to get some privacy back - curtains seems inadequate.Day 43: Window Mistreatment
By egelliaBut I didn’t do anything yesterday, and I didn’t really do anything on Saturday, and I didn’t do anything on Friday either, and – yeesh, now that I’m looking I really haven’t done anything much around h » READ MORE
No-Screw Window Treatments
By DesigningMomYes, you read that right.
The managment of our daughter's new apartment don't allow screws in the walls and most curtain rods worth their weight have screws. So we had to come up with other ideas.
She found a sheer cheetah print scarf she really wanted hung over the sliders in the living room. So again mom to the rescue. Found the scarf at Big Lots for only $9.99 so headed next door to K-Mart to see what they had to offer in 3Ms Command Ho » READ MORE
curtain color
By substance12Is there some rule of thumb for deciding on the color of curtains? I've seen white on white, dark on dark, dark on light... in magazines they all look good but I can't seem to figure it out. I have navajo white walls. It seems that whatever color combination I choose I feel like there is room to criticize. If it choose something similar to my walls, "it's too much like the wall". If it's too dark there's too much contrast. If I choose somet » READ MORE
My New Craft Room: Window treatments (and how I made them)
By DIY Maven
Now that the big pieces were completed, I could turn to the fluff, which included window treatments. I had just enough fabric left over from my chair make-over to sew a simple valance. And I mean REALLY simple.
All I did was measure the interior width of my window and added about an inch to each side and about 4 inches to the bottom for hemming and attachment. HOWEVER, you could easily use a table runner or even a rectangular scarf for your curta » READ MORE
How to Make a Pocketed Window Topper
By DIY Maven
Besides pillows and pillow slipcovers, curtains and window toppers are some of the easiest home decor projects to sew. You don't need to spend money on a store-bought pattern for this simple pocketed (meaning it has a pocket for a rod) window topper.
Step 1: Measure Twice Cut Once
First you’ll need to measure the width of your window. Mine is 24" wide. I’m also going to take into consideration how much my curtain rod protrudes from the wall, which » READ MORE
Yarn Curtains: Good Idea?
By DIY Maven
Lion Brand has a tutorial on their website for easy-to-construct ‘beaded’ yarn curtains. The ‘beads’ are made of alternating strings of Lion Boulce and Fun-Fur yarn, although any specialty, textured yarn would work. To keep the strands taut, I’d probably knot beads at the ends of the individual strings of yarn or tie the strings to a tension rod for window applications. A unique dressing to a window or doorway, to be sure, but only if privacy is » READ MORE
Not your mother's beaded curtain
By alexrussell
Remember those cheap plastic things that used to hang in the doorways of every card-carrying hippy back in the day? They're still around, just much cooler. And you don't need to wear tea shades to rock them properly.
The Beaded Curtain brings back these free love relics for every hip home, and their beads are anything but cheap plastic. They come in acrylic, wood, feathers, fabric and shells. They can add a lot to any neo-hipster's pad. They br » READ MORE
Bead Me Up, Scotty
By DIY MavenIn the world of beaded curtains, the Gothic Faery Store is the poo. Their impressive list of customers include Nieman Marcus, Universal Pictures, MTV and the Pussy Cat Dolls. Yeah, that’s right, the PCDs.
Gothic Faery offers 330 styles of beaded and bamboo curtains/panels starting as little as 15 bucks for a standard 36" x 72" curtain. Here are some samplings.
Iridescent Red Champagne Bubbles
Orange Creamsicle Hip Circles
Big Retro Squares Panel
Sun » READ MORE
Curtain Shelves
By CasaHartmanMy house is relatively small, so I look for storage space wherever I can find it. I'm also not inclined to spend a lot of money on things like window treatments. Combine these two forces and you get Curtain Shelves. Basically, Curtain Shelves are a means of inexpensively hanging curtains while providing another surface to put things.
Here's the finished product:
Construction is pretty simple. The hardest part is finding suitable shelf b » READ MORE
Linda Loves Lace*
By DIY MavenWhile at an upscale home decorator fabric store earlier this week, I asked the receptionist/greeter (yes, this shop has a receptionist/greeter) if she could point me in the direction of their lace. A worried look came across her face.
"Oh, I’m afraid we don’t have much lace," she said and then proceeded to escort me to the two options they had, both available in the archetypal white and ecru.
This exchange sta
rted me thinking. When did lace lo » READ MORE
