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You guys! I am about to introduce you to something you may have heard others chatting about lately. We all know the farmhouse look is super popular today. I totally get it, I am Joanna Gaines obsessed! I LOVE everything she does, doesn’t matter the color she uses or the style she caters too. It all looks sooooo good!
So, the hubs and I recently moved to the beautiful Golden Isles around 5 years ago. Our previous home had many different characteristics from the home we are in now. When we listed our home, little did we know it would sell in less than a month and for full asking price! When we moved, we pretty much shoved everything that could fit into a box and moved it to South Georgia due to time constraints. Needless to say, it has taken me loads of time to sort through everything we accumulated in that house!!! I say all of this to you because I have always been a neutral kind of girl, however, my browns and tans were just not fitting with the style of our new home.
Little by little, we have been changing things in the new house to a more refreshing, brighter look. Over time I have been incorporating more whites and grays into our life. Since we live 10 minutes from the beach, I feel it is necessary for my home to have more of that coastal feel in a farmhouse way if you know what I mean! Yes, there is such a thing as coastal farmhouse!
In our dining room and living room, we used to have brown curtains. Once again, looked great in our old home, not so much in the new space. I researched curtain option after option and still couldn’t find what I wanted unless it was over $80 per panel. I saw several others doing drop cloth curtains where you buy drop cloths from the local hardware store, bleach them and then hang them. I must admit, it looks great! But remember, I am trying to shy away from browns/tans!
Then, a light bulb went off! Why can’t I do the same thing with sheets? I know you are like, ummm….did she just say sheets? Yes, hear me out! I wanted white curtains but not sheers. I didn’t want to be able to see all the way through them and wanted something opaque to where just a little light was able to come in from the window! White sheets allow for this ya’ll. Follow me on my journey, I am about to blow your mind!
Depending on how many panels you want, you will need to pick up white flat twin sheets (1 flat twin sheet for each panel you want). You can get these for about $4.99 per sheet at Wal-Mart or here https://amzn.to/2VI5Rv0 if you don’t feel like getting out. Next, you want to make sure you wash and dry them. Once they are done drying, take them out and either iron them or steam them. I started out steaming mine but then found it was so much easier to just iron them first, you can steam later once you hang them to get any extra wrinkles out.
Now for the fun part!
Every sheet has a top folded hem (the part that you would normally put at the top of your bed). Find the top folded hem and turn it over to make sure you have the back facing you.
Take your fingers and separate the front and back pieces of the folded hem.
Take your scissors and make a small slit in the back of the folded hem. Once you make your slit in the fabric, depending on the size of your curtain rod, cut along the slit you just made and open it up a bit to make a rod pocket. Don’t cut too much toward the top as you want a small section of hem to stand above your curtain rod.
Do this on both ends of your sheet if you will be hanging it with a curtain rod. You want your curtain rod to slide easily through the pocket you just created.
If this scares you too much, you always have the option to buy these curtain rings https://amzn.to/2H7bIqJ and then you will not need to make the rod pocket.
Once you get the rod pocket made or curtain rings on, then simply slide your “curtain panel” onto the rod. If you find that they are too long, no problem, I have your solution! You do NOT need to be a seamstress to complete the next steps.
You will need the following supplies:
Fusible Bonding Web – I use Stitch Witchery https://amzn.to/2H7cHXX
Scissors for fabric – I use Fiskars ONLY, they are so easy to use and great for cutting fabric https://amzn.to/2XFC2gy
Pin cushion/pins – https://amzn.to/2VImFCg
Measuring tape – https://amzn.to/2VCjs7g
Iron
Once you gather your supplies, you can hem your curtains while they are on the rod! How amazing is that! And, no sewing required! Hallelujah!!!!
Take your hanging curtain and pin at the bottom about where you want them to hang. I wanted mine to pool a tiny bit, so I left enough room on the bottom for that. Once you pin them about where you want, take the bottom of your curtain and turn so the back is facing up on your ironing board. Where you pinned them will be where your hem will be.
Fold up your extra fabric UP that you do not need. Next, take your tape measure and measure from the top of your folded fabric to the bottom of where your hem will be. Mine came to about 9.5”. You will want to fold and pin the amount you measure across the bottom length of your curtain. Once you get it all measured and pinned, then simply take your iron and iron the bottom to create a crease in the curtain all along the bottom. Of course, take out your pins along the way as you do NOT want to melt the pin head to your curtain!
Once you have created your crease, unfold your fabric and grab your Stitch Witchery fusing web. Take the fusing web and lay it across your curtain in the crease you made. Next, simply fold the excess curtain up and take a damp cloth and lay on the bottom of the curtain and press your iron for about 10 seconds in each spot making sure to press down for the full 10 seconds. You want to make sure your iron is on the high steam setting. I also pressed my steam button a couple times to make sure the steam was activating the fusing web. Do this the full length of the curtain and allow it to cool a few seconds before testing the bond.
Once you see that the fabric is bonded nicely, take your fabric scissors and cut off the excess fabric that you no longer need. Take your curtain and flip to the front side and iron the front along the seam as well. I did this to make sure both sides were bonded.
You are done folks! That’s all there is to it! Now sit back and enjoy the curtains you just made from sheets! No one will EVER know!
I am not a seamstress, nor do I claim to be, but this project was so EASY and it only took me about 30 minutes per panel. My room is so bright now and these curtains allow just enough light to come through but also allow for privacy at night. There you have it, farmhouse curtains for under $25.00!
Until next time ya’ll!
