Door Curtains
February 20th, 2008 by Jen Love
This will be the first of many updates I post as I slowly update the house we just purchased from an elderly couple. The first thing you saw when you entered my front door (previously) was a thick, dusty lace curtain on the back of the pretty paned glass door. Followed by its brother door about 6 feet away at the end of the entry. But these door curtains proved to be about the easiest to remake.
Before:
I chose an earthy, brown, gauzy sheer that would give some privacy but still let in some sunlight. I hardly ever pin my fabric but turn it under twice and iron down my hem to make the casing for the top and bottom curtain rods.
Then I sewed each end and slipped it on! The trickiest part was making sure I measured the fabric and sewed my hem at just the right height because I had barely enough fabric to make the two curtains. Of course I bought the fabric because it was on sale, and estimated the yardage using my arm, but that is one of the ways God looks out for me because it is always enough (just barely!!)
After:
These should look nice with the warm color that we are going to paint the long entry and hallway (still to be determined). Any favorite hall colors?
February 20th, 2008 at 7:51 am
hellooo!!.
Dear ladies. What about the knitting lessons?.
February 20th, 2008 at 10:28 am
Nice!
February 20th, 2008 at 10:55 am
Looks great.
I vote for buttery yellow.
February 21st, 2008 at 4:03 pm
Olive with white trim is my vote.
February 23rd, 2008 at 2:45 am
That looks really nice! I’m sorry I’m no help, I’m terrible with choosing colors.
March 4th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
They turned out great, much better than the before! I need to make some of these for our french doors. I hadn’t thought of using brown, but it looks really nice!