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Curtains

Find a drapery design and window treatments that suit your room. Watch step-by-step videos that show how to make a no-sew curtain and how to embellish purchased panels. You’ll also find creative ideas for curtain rods that you make as well as easy instructions for fashioning shower curtains.

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Bedroom Window Treatments: Traditional Curtains and Drapes

Find ideas for elegant curtains and drapes to enhance your bedroom decor.

"… luxury and a design challenge. Full-length curtain panels, color-coordinated with the walls … today's market. In this case, purchased curtain panels are accessorized with iron curtain rings that simply clip to the top of the curtain …"

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Cottage Patchwork Shower Curtain

… cream 25 -- 1/2"-diameter buttons Plastic shower curtain liner Shower curtain rings or hooks Use a 1/4" seam guide. Press … 2" squares in six horizontal rows (see the Shower Curtain Assembly Guide) Sew together squares in each …

Easy Splish Splash Shower Curtain

… orange-and blue stripe (bottom panel) 4 1/2 yards solid white (lining) Plastic shower curtain liner Shower curtain rings or hooks Finished Shower Curtain 72 inches square Quantities are for 44/45-inch-wide, 100% cotton fabrics. All …

Easy-to-Sew Patchwork Shower Curtain

… cutting measurements, divide the finished length of your curtain into thirds, measuring from the shower bar to within … 2-inch width for all the intersections. Line the shower curtain with cotton drapery lining and install grommets across …

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No-Sew Cafe Curtains

Skip the sewing machine and warm up your iron. Your own custom cafe curtain is just a few simple steps away.

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the fabric doesn't fray. We're just gonna iron all away around your curtains . Now, I wanna show how easy it is when you come to a corner. We're gonna create a simple box fold. So what you're gonna do is you just gonna take 1 seam and fold it over the other. It is easy as that, and it looks really nice. It cuts down on a lot of the fraying. It just has a nice simple edge there for a box fold. Now, you're ready to hang your curtains , and I've got some clip on curtain rings over here. And what you're gonna do, is you're gonna find the center of your finished curtain . So just fold it over and find the middle. Keep that mark and clip on your curtain ring. And then, you will work your way out to the edges. And I'm just gonna eyeball it, but if you're stickler, you could measure it. Now, you just string it on to a tension rod and hang it in your window. Now, you've got some lovely cafÃ© curtains , and you didn't even have to take a single stitch.

to know how to sew to whip up these easy little cafÃ© curtains . You do need to know the height and width of your window though. Now, the fabric for your curtain needs to be half the height of your window and 2 inches wider than your window. Now, I promise it's all the math you're gonna need to know for this project. You definitely need your iron though, so get that plugged in and warmed up, and I've got mine on the silk setting. Then, cut your fabric to the right dimensions. If you have some pinking shears, you may wanna use them just to cut down on any of the fraying. Now, I'm ready to suppress a 1-inch fold all the way around my curtains . Let's get your iron here, and I've already premeasured a 1-inch fold. Here is the best part, no sewing. No need to

Bead-Dazzling Curtains

Turn a plain-Jane store-bought curtain into something special using beads. No need to sew, just pat them into place with an easy-to-use product.

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treatment, try this! Use colorful beads to add some style to ready-made curtains . Now, I'm using this cool product called fashion beads. It's available at craft stores or fabric stores and it's actually just beads mixed into a glue-like substance. So, when it dries, all that's left are these dazzling beads. And the beads come in all shapes and colors, so you can have a lot of fun with this. I think it's a really cool product. Now, I've got these curtains . And I'm going to add a flower pattern to my paisleys that I've put at the top, here. You could try all

Bamboo Curtain Rod

Replace regular curtain rods with a painted piece of bamboo for a cute window treatment refresher.

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Curtain rods can be expensive, but they don't have to be. All you need is something long and straight, like a pool cue, a baseball bat, a fishing pole, a hockey stick, or even garden sticks. These are bamboo garden sticks we got at the garden center and they're gonna make a great curtain rod. All you have to do is rough it up a little bit with sandpaper first so that it holds the paint

it's dry, just thread it through a tub top or a grommet curtain , and you've got a great look.

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Window Treatment Ideas: Curtains and Drapes

… the blue-striped curtains and darker blue … patterned wallpaper and curtains offer an interesting … banded burlap curtain panels give the … vertical stripes on the drapes carry the eye upward … pattern of these curtains seems to vibrate … treatments, straight curtain panels that overlap …

Top Tips for Drapery & Curtain Care

… Check the label before laundering ready-made curtains . If your curtains are washable, remove hooks, rings, and hardware … stitching. Reattach metal hardware only after the curtains are dry. Remove dust from lace curtains by tumbling …

7 Creative Curtain Rods You Can Make

… work of art. Use tie-top curtains to adjust for the curves of … unglued so you can slide on curtain rings or clips. Select the … The puck look-alikes are shower curtain hooks we painted black, then … knob into a plastic plug of a curtain rod you've wrapped with …

Fresh Project Ideas for Fabric or Paper

… decor with a classic cafe curtain and a layered valance … dining room. Match your drapes to the rest of your home … stitching them to a shower curtain panel. Privacy in the … plain store-bought curtains and drapes into custom window treatments …

No-Sew DIY Curtains and Shades

… ribbon in three sherbet shades turns plain white tab-top curtains into an elegant treatment. To create the look, lay out the … 1 inch longer than needed, wrap it around the edge of the curtain , and glue it on the back. Finish the look with a button of …

Decorating in Green

… precedent. Kelly green linen curtains enhance the refined room … room. Muted chartreuse drapes and a celadon urn complement … pieces, pillows, and curtains . Likewise, the shade … and brown on the chic shower curtain . A crystal chandelier …