Recently, I’ve been loving bold, horizontal striped curtains. Like these:
I’ve been on the hunt for the perfect horizontal striped curtains for my living room, but haven’t been able to find them. I even came across a shower curtain from West Elm that I wanted to try to turn into a window curtain:
But, I knew it wasn’t the right length.
I’ve found a lot of tutorials online for making your own curtains, some that include a non-sew version since I don’t own a sewing machine, and don’t know how to sew. But, I worry that I’d order fabric and have it sit in my house forever because I’d be intimidated by the project.
As a “for now” option, I bought plain white curtains from Target. They’ve been up for a while, and I like them ok, but they seem pretty boring. However, I came across these painted curtain options, and I think I’ve found a solution.
She used regular old wall paint for her curtains, and they turned out really cute. She admits that they are a little crunchy, but expects that it will soften up over time.
And here’s another one who also used wall paint:
These look a lot less crunchy, so I’m wondering what made the difference. Either way, I think I’ll opt for fabric paint just to make things easier, and I’ve heard that it even comes in a spray-able form.
Have you ever painted curtains? Any tips for me?
Wow, I think that’s a great idea! I bet if you use fabric paint, it’ll be perfect!
Interesting idea! I hope you try it and let us know how it goes!
what a great idea! what colors are you thinking?
I keep going back and forth trying to decide. I think maybe grey. But if not grey, then yellow.
Ooh, great idea! I think fabric paint will make them a lot less “crunchy” – good luck, and I can’t wait to see how they turn out!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE horizontal stripes. I think they look great!!
Wow, what a great idea! I love the horizontal stripes & can’t wait to see how it turns out! Even if they are a little crunchy, I think it’ll look fantastic. Plus, do people pet other people’s curtains?? I’ll bet no one would even notice
I love this! It’s so bold and fun.
I would never think to paint curtains.. I’m curious to see how it comes out!
One question…Are the bottoms or tops sewed or tailored in some way? How are they "finished" for hanging?
I bought regular curtains and just painted them so yes they are hemmed.
One more question:-) Did you use painters tape to block the sections off?
Yes and I measured them out to 10 inches per stripe for 90 inch curtains.
I tried to paint curtains and they turned out terrible! I used textile medium so they weren’t as crunchy, but my real problem was how blotchy they were. They looked fine laying flat on the floor in the dark, but when you held them up so any light could filter through, they were incredibly blotchy. Even after 2 coats of paint. Just wanted to share my experience!
So good to know I\’m not alone!!