Ruffled Curtains

I found some tab top curtains at a yard sale...

or was it the Goodwill?

I'm not sure, I pick them up when I see them. 

Anyways they were like the ones shown below. Sort of boring for a girl's room.

Delta Tab Top Curtains

I decided to make some ruffle curtains out of them. 

Just to add something girly to the room. 

I began by cutting strips of brown fabric. I think they were 4 or 5 inches long and I cut them the entire length of the material, knowing I would just cut the strip when I got to the end of the curtain.

I then gathered and pinned, gathered and pinned, gathered and pinned (this took much longer than I assumed it would).

Don't mind the white and orange paint on my finger. 

I then sewed, and sewed, and sewed all the ruffles. 

Luckily, my sister volunteered to sew the second curtain because sewing isn't my favorite thing and I'm not sure the other one would have ever been finished. 

Here is how the bottom looks finished. 

Now for the rod.

 I painted an old black rod that was in my back room, white. It needed some ends, so I just shoved some wicker balls on. Easy peasy. 

I did not texture this ceiling....just sayin'.

My sister also sewed some shorter ruffles across the top for me. 

....just another idea on how to make some plain curtains a little more "impactfull".

Here is the rest of the room so far. 

You can check out my tutorials on Whimsical Branch Artwork and Inexpensive Tips for Bedroom Focal Walls. 

--Katie

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