Painted Drop Cloth Curtains
I've been working on this bare stairwell for a couple of weeks, and today I'm showing you the finished product!
I started with a large painted Family Sign then added some Yellow and Gray frames.
I added in some arrows with a little paint and twine to coördinate with the frames.
The final touch was curtains. I couldn't find anything I really liked in a store for a price I was willing to pay. So I decided to create my own.
I took a trip to Home Depot and got everything I needed.
-A Drop cloth. The smallest I could find was more than enough for these curtains and under $10.
-Paint. I got a sample of Anonymous Gray by Behr.
-Painter's Tape
To begin I cut the drop cloth to the size I needed. These panels are roughly 18" x 84". If you have been around a while you know I do not sew, so I "hemmed" the edges using a fabric adhesive. A drop cloth is hemmed on all 4 sides so,once cut, I only needed to hem 2 sides of each panel.
Once it was ironed and hemmed I laid each panel on some old cardboard and taped off a couple of stripes. I wanted some interest just at the bottom of the curtains. I Decided to do three 5 inch stripes. I mixed Anonymous Gray paint by Behr and some fabric medium and painted my stripes. A couple of coats are necessary. One coat still allowed sunlight to shine through and they looked unfinished. Two coats gave the perfect amount of coverage.
I hung them up on a simple rod and completed my little landing project.
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This looks fantastic Sarah!!! The colours that you chose are so bright and cheery and I absolutely LOVE those curtains!
Looks great! Love the Family sign also.
Deb
@Seeking Lavender Lane
Thank you Deb.
Everything looks coordinated, I like the curtains, and think you did a great job with little money, and that I like.
Thank you so much!
I love these curtains and the whole space! Thanks for sharing at Link It or Lump It this week :-)
Thank you Leigh Anne
Wow! These are made from a drop cloth! I've never seen some made like this! I may need to borrow this idea ;)
Thanks for sharing on Work It Wednesday!
Thank you Kristina, please borrow away I'd love to see what you come up with!
The curtains turned out awesome...and I love those sweet little arrows. Visiting from Work it Wednesday! :)
-Leigh
Thank you so much Leigh.
Gorgeous!! I love the gray stripes!
The curtains look great against your gallery wall and really completes your space.
Thank you so much.
I really like this! The family sign, the gallery wall. It all goes well together. I'm going to have to try some of those painted curtains. Looks like fun. Thanks for sharing with Creative Spark Link Party. Have a great week!
Glenna @ My Paper Craze
Thank you Glenna, they were really fun to make.
What a great project! Thanks so much for sharing at our link party. You were featured as a TOP VIEW this week, way to go. Stop by and grab a feature button.
http://www.delineateyourdwelling.com/2014/08/link-it-or-lump-it-party-51.html
Thanks Amy, that's so exciting! I'm headed over to link up again this week.
Hello. I love your whole look. :) I was wondering where you got your arrows?
Thank you Dani. I actually made the arrows out of mdf. Take a look on Etsy, there are a number of seller that have arrows in all shapes and sizes and will even do custom orders.