DIY Drop Cloth Curtains {No Sew Curtains}

Hope everyone had a good weekend! I got lots of things crossed off my list, including a few on my goal list for this month, so yay!

I showed you guys last week how I made my curtain rod for my room out of plumbing materials and door knobs.

Today I thought I would show you guys how I made my curtains.

I had an idea that I wanted my curtains to be almost linen like. Something pretty simple and classic.

I’ve mentioned before that I don’t know how to sew {but I hope to learn one day}. So I knew I was either going to have to find something that was pre-made or that wouldn’t require any sewing.

Enter drop cloth. Hardware stores carry fabric drop cloths that are typically used when painting. I had been seeing for a while people using drop cloth for curtains. It had that ‘linen’ look to it I was going for so I figured I would try my hand at making my own drop cloth curtains.

The drop cloth material I got was already the perfect width. It was just too long.

So, I measured the height of my window and figured out where I wanted the curtains to sit on the floor and cut the excess off.

The beauty of drop cloth is that the sides were already hemmed, so no sewing was needed for that. Since I did have to cut the material down though, and didn’t want the bottom to have a frayed edge, I did use a little iron on hem adhesive .

I just added a strip down at the bottom and ironed over it. Who says I need to learn how to sew?

For hanging the curtains, I opted to use some simple grommets. You can get these at any craft store or hardware store. I got mine from JoAnn’s.

The ones they had in stock were black, which I didn’t love. But that’s nothing that a little spray paint can’t fix

I used my new handy dandy Rustoleum  attachment that I got as part of my swag from the Haven Conference and gave them a fresh coat of white paint.

After the grommets had dried, I spaced them out evenly at the top of the curtain.

I didn’t do a very good job of taking pictures of this next step, but you basically cut out a circle from your fabric based on the size of your grommets {side note: the pack I got came with a pattern that you use to trace, I only learned that after I threw away the package and dug through the trash to find it to no avail}.

Then you just snap your grommets together from each side.

Then I just slid my curtain rod through.

Here’s a close up of them hung up.

Total cost for my curtains came to $39. Cost breakdown::

-Drop cloth fabric: $17

-Grommets: $11

-White spray paint: $6

-Heat N Bond Hem: $5

And as a bonus I have leftover drop cloth fabric, probably enough to make another panel of curtains if needed.

So for both my curtain rod and curtains, I came right under spending $80. I realize that might be slightly more expensive than something I could have gone out and bought. But, I don’t think I would have been able to find exactly what I wanted.

One thing that I forgot to mention is that I did pre-wash the drop cloth. The material is a little stiff when you first get it. Washing it helped to soften the material.

I’m really happy with the way both my curtains and curtain rod turned out. It all goes perfectly with my chippy door and the rest of my room!

What do you think? Would you agree?

Have you ever made drop cloth curtains or made anything with drop cloth for that matter?

Linking up to: Home Stories A to Z, Uncommon, Shabby Creek Cottage, Serenity Now, Liz Marie

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