Canvas Crazy: A Series

I am a bit addicted to canvas... as in painters canvas drop cloths that you can purchase at Home Depot for CHEAP!  Over the summer they ran a special... two 9x6 drop cloths for $10.  Can't beat that!

Project #1: Curtains

Difficulty level: Easy
Price Range: $10-20 per window depending on size

I wanted neutral curtains for three rooms in my house... FOUR windows in all.  I looked at Pottery Barn and could have ordered curtains, rods, and clips from them for around $600 (buying their "cheap" cotton drapes).  My total for all four windows, including hardware, was $77.  Actually, it was a bit more than I wanted to spend, but two of the windows are double windows and all curtains had to be floor to ceiling.

Drop cloths - $20
Wooden dowels (made into curtain rods) - $12
Curtain clips - 6+6+10+10 = $32
Spray paint - $6
Mounting hardware - $7
Ribbon - free (had it from another project)

Here are the drop clothes... make sure you wash them before using in case they shrink.

(Excuse the horrible picture quality)

I purchased wooden dowel rods from Home Depot and had a nice gentleman cut them down to the appropriate size in the store.  I brought those babies home and gave them a quick sanding and two coats of Oil Rubbed Bronze (I will be featuring a series on ORB shortly).

The hardware is simply closet brackets that I sprayed to match.

While waiting for the spray paint to dry, I cut and sewed my curtains (if sewing is not your things, iron-on adhesive works just fine).

These are the final products with some details included.

Window #1

These curtains were hung on a spray painted dowel rod using closet brackets.  I sewed ribbon loops instead of using curtain clips because the ribbon is CHEAP and adds nice detail.  Plus, you can use any color of ribbon you want!

Window #2

These curtains are puddled at the bottom and hung from fancy-shmancy curtain clips.

Window #3

I actually used black spray paint on this dowel rod and slightly larger curtain clips.  I then broke a drill bit attempting to hollow out a baseball to stick on the end... but it was totally worth it!!!

Window #4

 These are technically hung from the wall using closet brackets.  There is a nook in the game room that is slowly being turned into my craft space.  The curtains hide the chaos!!!!!!

Hope you enjoyed... four windows, two days, $77 = one happy crafter!

Blessings to all,

Jen