DIY on how to install removable curtain style privacy area
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Lin
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I have a Florida mobile home and very small patio on old concrete. Would like to construct frugal and cute privacy area over outside dining spot. We need to take inside when we are not staying there. Fabric? Shower Curtains? Drop Cloths? how to keep upright?
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Can you use a tension rod? Cheapy polyester sheers are light and airy.
B. Enne
on Jun 04, 2015
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Thanks b. enne, but I do not have any structure to hold up rods, but like the idea. Maybe someone has a sturdy but removable frame idea that would go outside to hold curtain rods.
Lin
on Jun 04, 2015
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how about a trellis planter box? You could substitute the trellis with some old bifold doors or some old shutters found at garage sales or the restore in your area. Not too expensive and moveable when finished with it.
Susan
on Jun 04, 2015
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I think your best bet would be a pop-up style tent. You can purchase pretty much at any big box store for less than $100. Easy to put up and down, you don't need to attach it to anything. And while its up you could decorate with some outdoor lighting and potted plants. And you could add some fabric side panels as well. This one is from Walmart: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Stalwart-Pop-Up-Instant-Canopy-Tent-10-x-10-Red/41008093
Country Design Home
on Jun 05, 2015
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If you have something to tie off to, you could use rope, clothes line rope. Weave it through the holes of the shower curtain, then tie off. I would use the cloth type shower curtain for added strength. Also, you could use an eye hook to tie off to, to give your new shade sale a more finished look.
Roberta Stewart-Fite
on Jun 05, 2015
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Folding bamboo or rattan screens would stand on their own and could be folded to store away for their next use. Check out your local thrift store.
Lindcurt
on Jun 05, 2015
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We used coffee cans, cement, pvc pipe and fittings to make panels for curtains and lights at my daughter's wedding. If you are worried about stability you could use 2 gallon or 5 gallon buckets. It was an inexpensive solution that was easy to set up and take down and it gave us 42' running feet of panels 7' high x 7' wide. I am going to use two of the panels on my back deck with sheer Ikea outdoor curtains to make a privacy corner.
Ann
on Jun 05, 2015
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Make a frame work out of pvc pipe to hang the curtains on when your want to store it just pull it apart.
Tonia
on Jun 05, 2015
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Thank you all! Now I have soooo many wonderful ideas to consider. I may just combine a couple and see how it looks. Love to add the lighting also. Thanks again. You all are inventive.
Lin
on Jun 06, 2015
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