No Sew Cafe Curtains
I wanted to share with you another super easy update for your kitchen window or any window. I love natural light, as most do, and I had these big, bulky white blinds on the window over my kitchen sink (and every other window in the house).
Don’t get me wrong having blinds are great and I am glad they aren’t the tiny tiny blinds but they are SO hard to keep clean and some of them are in bad shape. I have been wanting to change the blinds on this window for awhile and I finally decided on removing them and putting up cafe curtains.
Don’t get me wrong having blinds are great and I am glad they aren’t the tiny tiny blinds but they are SO hard to keep clean and some of them are in bad shape. I have been wanting to change the blinds on this window for awhile and I finally decided on removing them and putting up cafe curtains.
Cafe curtains are short curtains that cover half of a window such as a kitchen window above a sink.
Of course you know I am on a very limited budget and prefer to DIY everything if possible! For the fabric I was leaning towards using a shower curtain but then I found this Target Threshold window curtain panel and really loved the pattern of the fabric.
Here are the tools I need:
First I measured the width of my window and then the height that I wanted the curtains. Once I did this I measured my fabric and realized that I could cut a large strip all the way across the bottom of the panel and then cut that in half and I would have exactly the right amount for two curtains. Remember to allow room for the hemming strips to your measurements.
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I used this trick with a small bathroom window that I couldn't find curtains to fit.. I used a small tension rod, some curtain hooks that I found at a thrift store (a whole bag for $1.00) , and some linen napkins (purchased prior at Dollar Store for $1.99) -- no need to hem since edges were already finished... I can adjust the rod inside the window frame and move the curtain to open for sunlight if desired... curtain rods and hooks are the easiest way to have instant window covers with virtually any finished fabrics from place mats, napkins, hand towels (can match bathroom or kitchen decor with), or easy to make your own from pillowcases (would have to cut apart and seam but would be a larger curtain) ... the options are unlimited... let your imagination run wild (by the way, you can buy all kinds of hangers with different clips or improvise with old key chain rings clipped thru the openings if you use a shower curtain or something with grummets) Tip: I even used some beautiful linen tablecloths I found on sale for $5.00 each at a store closing to make some curtains for a wall of windows in my dining room.. even matched the tablecloth... I love to repurpose or upcycle good quality items at free or inexpensive costs)
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I've used shower curtains for a bedroom and dining room windows. My bathroom window used a shower curtain cut to fit the window. For he leftover piece of the curtain I sewed the edges and used it as a summer table runner. Love these ideas.
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