Hello! Today we’re talking curtains for the family room for our
big tall windows. The window gives gorgeous views of the mountians and right now the sun is directly overhead during the day so it doesn't glare in the windows. But in the fall, winter and
early spring the sun is at just the right angle where sun comes pouring in and
it can get hot and bright. Sooo, I started looking at tall curtains and let me tell
you they are EXPENSIVE. Anything over the standard ikea 108” length will cost
you dearly. But I didn’t want to spend dearly, especially if I wasn’t IN LOVE
with them. And I found nothing in a 12ft tall size that I was in love with. So, I
turned to drop cloths! I bought this 9X12 one for $20. You can also get them at Home
Depot and Lowes, but these are the least expensive. A warning: some reviews
said theirs had 2 seams(?) but mine was right down the middle so it was
perfect.
I took it apart at the seam, washed them and ironed them and
clipped them up.
Maybe it will be a temporary solution. Maybe permanent, I don’t
know but it sure is nice to slide them over when the sun is glaring in
mid-afternoon. The rod is 2 big fat silver ones I got at bed, bath, and beyond
(when I was pricing long curtains!) for $2 each!
I just spray painted them black and my husband helped me put them up with some white wood brackets.
I just spray painted them black and my husband helped me put them up with some white wood brackets.
Grosgrain ribbon dropcloth drapes from Hi Sugarplum:
I also picked up these matching brass lamp bases at a yard sale
in April for $2 each. I put them with my Target shades I scored back in Virginia for $5.98.
It’s coming -- slowly but surely!
You say "you can also buy them at Home Depot or Lowe's," but the link goes to HD....and substantially more than $20.
ReplyDeleteAnd you said "just washed and ironed and hung them up" as if it were nothing. I bought the IKEA curtains and thought I'd never get through ironing. (And honestly I'm not sure they look ironed.) And mine shrunk so much I had to hang from the tab tops which I hadn't intended on doing. I have some HUGE drop cloths. I may have to try again. I never thought about being able to just separate them at the seam and truly not having to sew at all.
I fixed the link, thanks! I ironed them on my kitchen island, it took probably about 1/2 an hour. They do shrink, but that was good for me since I didn't need all of the length.
ReplyDeleteYou must be way better with an iron than I am (but then, I'm sure most people are!). Yours look great. And it is so frustrating not to be able to find long curtains. My ceilings aren't high but I tried to follow the "hang 'em high and wide" mantra and had it not been for IKEA I would not have had any store-bought options. It really seems like a need someone should fill.
ReplyDeleteTotally agree, Bonnie! I live in a 100-year old house and all the ceilings are super high. I have used IKEA Vivan curtains and made all the rest of my window treatments myself.
ReplyDeleteWay to go girl! These look great, and that's an amazing price for drop cloths--well done! Isn't it fun to see how far you've come? :)
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