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DIY Embellished Curtains

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My new studio may not have flooring or trim, but it has the prettiest curtains!  I have already started using the room while we wait for flooring.  I needed privacy at night…I feel like people are watching me, if I leave windows uncovered at night.

I loved this super easy embellished curtain tutorial The Nester shared a few months ago.  I pinned it and included it in my Studio DIY Ideas board.  I already had a pair of white grommet curtains that used to hang in our family room.  I just needed to find the perfect fabric for the embellishments.  I wanted a more modern look.

My eye always catches on this beautiful Dwell Studio fabric.  I love the big yellow flowers, but I do not like the taupe background.  So, in the past I have always passed.  This project gave me the perfect way to use this fabric…I could cut out all the taupe :)

I carefully cut out all the flower and leaf shapes.  The Nester pre-washed her cutouts to get a frayed look.  I preferred a bit cleaner look and will let my cutouts fray naturally over time.

Once all my flowers were cut, I arranged them across the two panels.  Like The Nester, I wanted mine to sweep from the top corner of one panel to the bottom corner of the next.  I glued each piece on the curtain panel with Fabri-Tac.  I used the whole small bottle of Fabri-Tac for this project.  If you want more embellishments, get the bigger bottle.

The finished curtain panels have large yellow flowers cascading down.  I LOVE them!  They add a sunny pop of yellow to the room.  As I finish out the rest of the room, mostly white and turquoise, I will be adding other pops of yellow in the accessories and art.

I hung my curtains high and wide, so they are not totally scrunched up when they are pushed to the side.  I was fortunate to have a lot of wall space on either side of the window.  Hanging the curtain rod wider than the window, makes the window look wider and allows me to keep the panels spread out showing off the flowers.  (This picture has a sneak peek at a few other, never before seen, projects happening in the studio!)

Sharing this project in the fall Pineterest Challenge with:

Young House Love
Bower Power
Our Fifth House
The Ugly Duckling House

Comments

  1. Sophie says

    So pretty! It’s ethereal and light. I’m totally stealing this idea. And I love the last picture, and all the pretty colors coming together. Thanks for sharing.

  8. Amy says

    this is so interesting, I would never think to cut out fabric from another panel and use it the way i prefer.
    thanks so much for sharing!

    • Jackie says

      Oh you saw that? I LOVE my new lamp. I found it at Home Goods. It was originally $39.99, but I passed. Then they marked it down twice until it was only $22 and I could not walk away anymore. $22 is an awesome deal for a lamp. When I get the room finished I will share more pics of the dresser and lamp.

  10. megan says

    This is such an awesome project! I have some white panel curtains in our family room that I have been contemplating painting but this might be an even better idea. Thanks for the inspiration!! They are beautiful!

  18. Jen says

    WOW! They turned out so so good! I have a small piece of the same fabric and just got so giddy about this idea and can’t wait to start cutting out my flowers! THANK YOU!

    xo,
    Jen

  19. Lisa says

    Looks wonderful! I am wondering if the flowers have fringed. Any way to stop them from doing that do you think? I love it!

    • Jackie says

      Lisa, Since these are in my studio and don’t get a lot of abuse, they have not frayed very much. You could use fray check on the edges of the fabric before gluing them down.

  20. Julie says

    Where did you get the white curtain panels? I love the whole look too and it would be perfect in my living room? Thank you!

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