Saturday, December 4, 2010

Window Mistreatments That Aren't For Your Window

I originally showed you my doorway covering in this post when it looked like this.

We have nine foot ceilings, so I purchased 54" wide fabric at JoAnn's in the clearance area. It's tone-on-tone in a neutral beige-ish color. I picked it before I picked our wall color, and the walls are not painted in these first pictures.

I bought 6 yards and cut the piece in half so I had two 3 yard pieces. I folded the top under twice and used the clip drapery hooks. I left the edges unfinished and tried to live with it for a while.

I couldn't do it. If I'd been the Nester I would have hot-glued my fringe on the edge, but it was easier and faster for me to just sew it down the sides. I had the fringe in my stash already. I'd purchased it on clearance over the summer and thought I might use it to make tassels or something. I purchased everything JoAnn's had since it was regular $15 a yard marked down to $3. I had enough to do both sides and still had some left.


Now we can close school off after we're done for the day, and we can also shut it out from the rest of the world when we have company.

Window treatments don't have to be for windows!

5 comments:

Demara said...

that's a really neat idea kayren! I like how it looks like a window behind the curtain. doorway curtains I've seen have looked like just that, door way curtains. but yours actually looks like a window!

i don't sew. don't think i ever will. so i didn't quite understand a lot of your sewing jargon, but it sounds like you know what you were doing, so that's good :)

p.s. sorry for the crazy grammar, I'm on our TINY netbook right now...

It's me said...

Hi Kayren ! nice curtains...and what a great idea......wishing you and your familly a happy sunday....hope Robert is doing fine......blessings from me darling.......love Ria....

Mari said...

It turned out great! I like the way it closes that area off - what a great idea!

Rochelle said...

Nice job!

Love Bears All Things said...

I've done the same thing with my craft room which would be the dining room. It has two entryways but no doors. It is usually cluttered with several projects going at once so I just hide it behind sheers.
Mama Bear

 
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