Ditch Traditional Curtains: Add A Rustic Touch To Windows With This Savvy DIY
When we think of designing a rustic home, we love the idea of rooms filled with wooden furniture, collecting glass jars to be used everywhere, and lining spaces with cozy, organic fabrics. Moreover, rustic decor also involves a closeness to a more sustainable, eco-conscious lifestyle – and you can get in on this look by repurposing what you already have and giving it a new life. For instance, you can forget buying a new set of curtains if you have any empty flour sacks lying around. Repurpose them into adorable and practical roman-style curtains that can make windows look more cozy and rustic, inviting natural light and elegance into your home sans the heat and harsh high noon.
For this DIY, gather all spare flour, grain, or potato sacks you have and make sure to rip all of the seams so you can work with the bare, flat textile. You will need a pair of scissors, a pencil, measuring tape, some hemming tape or fabric glue, along with needle and thread or a sewing machine ready in case you need to weave the flour sacks together. You'll also need three tension rods, with the top tension rod preferably thicker than the two.
Make rustic roman curtains out of flour sacks
Before you begin, get your window frame's measurements to figure out how much material you actually need. You need the fabric to be larger than your window frame by at least two inches to accommodate the hem. Sew the flour sacks together if needed to get the appropriate length and width. Once done, lay the fabric flat with the front facing down, set the largest tension rod on the top edge, and fold the material over it to determine the allowance needed for the rod to go through smoothly. Mark those measurements, then hem all sides about one inch from the edges with the help of hemming tape.
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Finally, run the flour sack curtain through the main tension rod and hang it on your window. To complete this assembly, get the remaining two tension rods and hang them below the main rod, setting them anywhere between 6 to 8 inches apart. We will have to create the layered roman curtain look manually, but it's pretty much hassle-free. All you need to do is to pull the curtain up and over the middle rod, and repeat this step from the middle to the bottom rod. To undo this, simply pull the curtain over the rods. It's a simple DIY window treatment that gives farmhouse vibes. Whichever place needs a touch of rustic decor — whether it's small windows in the bathroom or hallway, or big ones in the kitchen or dining room, these flour sack curtains can definitely complete the look.