I needed some inspiration for a post today and I remembered that Skip To My Lou has a little “get together” every Monday where you can post projects that you’ve been working on recently. I thought I’d share a project that has been a LONG time coming.
You, see our sunroom has 14 windows! The curtains that were in the house before we moved in were very nice, just NOT MY TASTE whatsoever! So I took em down, pretty much the day after we moved in. Well that was last January, and this is how the windows have looked ever since:
I’ve been trying to come up with an inexpensive and easy way to make curtains for all of these windows.
I got this great idea after seeing Trish from Life to the ‘T’ make beautiful burlap curtains.
These curtains from Ballard Designs were her inspiration:
The only problem is they cost $40 – $60 per panel! WOW!
I didn’t need long curtains like the one’s pictured above but I thought this might work well for valances in our sunroom.So I ran out and bought $15 worth of burlap at Joann’s. Got home cut some fabric, ironed on some stitch witchery, frayed the ends and voila! Simple, airy, natural, window valances! (and, yes I really should iron them!)
I might add some other details to the curtains later, but for now I have to finish it up, I still have to finish curtains for 9 more windows! Lots of work to do but it was so easy I hope to finish it up today!
I really love this table cloth too. If I have leftover fabric I may have to do a table cloth as well.
Be sure to hop over to Skip To My Lou and see all the other great projects that other mom’s are working on this week!
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