Get Summery Curtains on a Next-to-Nothing Budget

Marlene
by Marlene
4 Materials
$10
15 Minutes
Easy
When spring comes, I'm one of those people who take down the dark-coloured curtains in my living room and replace them with lighter ones. The first time I did this, I wasn't happy with the no-pattern look of the sheers I bought, so I came up with an easy fix.

For each window (about 36" wide) you will need:
- 2 sheer curtain panels, (34" wide by 84" long)
- 4 rolls sheer, flocked-pattern ribbon per window
- straight pins
- scissors


Choose a ribbon colour that suits your decor style and makes you happy.icon
Two of these curtain panels are just right for each of the long narrow windows in my living room, but they are a little boring.
I left the ribbon on the roll while I used straight pins to attach one end to the curtains just below the curtain rod at appropriate intervals. After I had pinned the ribbon at the top, I cut it off the roll at the bottom of the curtain, so it matched the length of the curtains. I used four ribbon strips; two on each curtain panel.


I just let the ribbon pieces hang loose. No need to pin them at the bottom.


The ribbon adds pattern and colour to plain sheers and, as all of the materials were from a dollar store, I'm laughin'. icon
You can see the ribbon pattern a bit better in this closeup. I love the breezy look of my summer curtains.


FYI, the curtain rod is from the dollar store, too! See more easy spring and summer projects on my website http://www.dollarstorestyle.com/index.html
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  • Kris Ward Kris Ward on Apr 15, 2018

    Looks Beautiful.... But, did you sew the Ribbon on ??? Or just pinned it on ??? I love it.....😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

  • O.shag O.shag on Apr 16, 2018

    Does it hang straight down or do you have to keep adjusting it?

  • Kat Kat on May 22, 2018

    The roll of ribbon does not look like what is on window. It looks like you cut pieces in s certain pattern on the curtains. How did you get that look?

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  • Barb Barb on May 11, 2018

    Beautiful I love it! Great Idea for any season creating a different look .SO clever to pin it on so you can change it up as much as you want . You can even Pin on a few butter fly's or birds for spring and summer.LOVE IT! Thank you for sharing .

  • Dre9317503 Dre9317503 on May 15, 2018

    Wow smart idea

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