Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Drop Cloth Curtains


I've been looking for curtains for our master bedroom for some time now. I had two different pairs of blue curtains home from the store, but I realized how difficult it would be to match the wall color Seascape. After returning the curtains, I thought about getting white ones, but decided instead to try my hand at the drop cloth curtains I've seen on other blogs.

Here's how I made them.

I starting by going to Walmart where I purchased two 6' X 9' canvas painters drop cloth.

They work perfect because they are hemmed on four sides and are cheap @ only $10 each
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2. I washed and ironed them, and then cut them in half lengthwise.
3. I measured the length that I wanted them to be.

4. Next I cut off extra length allowing 2 1/2 inches for the hem.

5. After cutting them to length, I sewed a 1/2 " edge on the side seam and 2 1/2 " hem.

6. I love the texture of the fabric; and the little flecks of blue and brown in the fabric blend perfectly with the coastal theme and colors of the room.

7. I hung them with a new curtain rod purchased from TjMax and clips from a garage sale.
Here they are all finished! It's hard to get a good photo because of glare from the windows.





I still need to sew one more curtain for the double french door that leads from our bedroom to the living room. I would also like to get new wooden or bamboo blinds to replace the plastic ones. I'm loving how the room is coming together. Please return for the soon to be big reveal.
Joy
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32 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness!! Those turned out beautiful!! I've never seen this project and would never have guessed those beautiful curtains are drop clothes! Great job.

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  2. I just made some quickie drop cloth curtains for my youngest daughter's room. I cheated though - since we are putting our house up for sale in 2 weeks I only used one drop cloth that was 4 x 15 & cut it in half- they probably won't ever be closed anyway. I didn't even bother to wash or sew them - I just folded them over & clipped the rings on!
    Yours look great! In my next house I will make them properly like you did!

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  3. I have never seen this done...I am so impressed they're gorgeous!!!!

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  4. They turned out so good! What a great idea!

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  5. Woo Hoo! I'm so glad you linked this post to Woo Hoo! Wednesday for others to see. When I asked hubby to pick drop cloths up for me for curtains he said "no way," not believing they could be made into curtains till I showed him this post. :)

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  6. I LOVE painter's drop cloths. I am using one as a sofa cover and I am thinking about making some slipcovers with one. It is so durable and gets softer with washing. Your drapes are beautiful and I love the color of the walls in your bedroom.

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  7. Woohoo! These are sooo pretty! I have never thought to do this...but now that I have seen yours I am feeling inspired! They look so perfect in your room! Well done!

    I am so happy to meet you...isn't WOOHOO Wednesday fun? Love it!

    Enjoy!
    Cathy

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  8. You did a beautiful job with your curtains. They look really nice in your room (and I really like the color in that room too).
    Jane

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  9. This is a good idea...I am going to get some tomorrow! Thanks :D WOO HOO!

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  10. Well how clever are you! Thats awesome, i would have never thunk it lol It seems so perfect, not sure why i haven't thought of it because i have them all over my shop but those are all spotted with white and red now! Need to get some more. Thanks for the idea!! You are brilliant!!

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  11. I see one of my bloggie friends Pam already mentioned she made these as well this week. I was amazed when I saw hers and now I am in double amazement....good job, they look great!

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  12. I am so impressed with this idea! You have really done an amazing job and they look a million dollars! Thanks for sharing this excellent tip.

    Best wishes,
    Natasha.

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  13. Love your drapes! They look really good in the room, too! You've made it sound easy to work with, and I've been thinking of using dropcloths to do a new dust ruffle for our bed.

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  14. I've been searching for drape ideas...and I really love the way these turned out! I will have to try this!

    Maybe instead of replacing your blinds, you can paint them. I've read in other blogs about spray painting them but I'm wondering if you can use textured spray paint to hide the fact that they're plastic....?

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  15. i really like what you have done with these curtains, especially in this coastal inspired room. it totally works!

    thanks so much for your kind words on my flower bed redo, and for stopping by the cape on the corner!

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  16. I love them! They look gorgeous and it definitely doesn't look like you made them! Which is how you know you did a good job : ) I also love the color of your wals!

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  17. Hi! Thanks for commenting on my drop cloth curtains. I love yours, too. I really like the color scheme you have in the room and the wainscoting. Can't wait to see the finished room. Thanks!!!

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  18. You have the BEST ideas! This one is a keeper! Thanks so much for sharing your talent! Donna...the 3rd sister

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  19. In a little late to say woo hoo to you! Love this idea!!

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  20. These look great! I love the color scheme in that room.

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  21. Fabulous! Great creativity. Love your site . popped over through another followers.. Always'nesting..
    Cheryl

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  22. Congratulations on being featured on Fingerprints on the Fridge for these curtains!

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  23. I just love this! I have a VERY similar bedroom- white beadboard on the lower half of the wall and same blue color above. I may have to give this a try.

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  24. Love it! I just painted my guest room that color!! I've seen these drop cloths on several sites and have been inspired to do some in my house too!!

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  25. Here from Tracy's party - these look great! I've been wanting to try these, too, but I had NO idea you could find them at Wal-Mart, and for only $10! Thanks for sharing the tip! :)

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  26. Hi! I'm dropping by from Beneath My Heart. The curtains look amazing! And you'd have no idea they were a drop cloth!

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  27. Love your curtains and the color of your bedroom too. I also made drop cloth curtains and hung them in my living room. I do love them and they are so easy to make.

    -FringeGirl

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  28. Just wanted to say I love the drop cloth curtains! I'll be needing three pair for my livingroom and for 30.00 you can't beat that! Love yours they look great in your bedroom!

    Rondell

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  29. I love the curtains!!! I have lived in my house for 7 years and I have found nothing I like to cover our window. Thanks to you, I picked up two drop clothes today at Walmart. Just curious why you cut them in half length wise. Did you use all 4 panels on 1 window?

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  30. Noelle asked why did you cut the curtians into 4 panels? The reason I did this is I had two windows to cover and wanted to be able to open and close them and not just pull them to one side of the window. I covered a "window" door behind my highboy dresser. I wanted to hide the door and make it look like a windwo.

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  31. I typed to fast on the above comment and it should say window and not windwo! Sorry!

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  32. I love the way the flowers look! Such a gorgeous arrangement. So glad I came across your blog. I'm a new follower.

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