Dressing Your Own Windows

Homeowners with little or no tailoring skills can now take advantage of do-it-yourself window treatment kits. These kits are come in many different kinds of curtains, shades, valances and other window dressing options.

Before buying a do-it-yourself window treatment kit, first decide on the color scheme that will perfectly suit the room you plan to make over. Next, choose the style that would best complement the existing furnishings in the room. Lastly, check if the model you want is available in the sizes and measurements you require.

Selecting the right window treatments

A room that makes optimum use of fabric treatments can be easily given a window treatment that matches the dominant fabric or color of the room. Plain fabric colors allow for easy coordination with designs and other hues, and with do-it-yourself window treatment kits, they can be easily installed. Any leftover material from a bed cover, or sofa upholstery for that matter, may be used to create a matching or coordinated window treatment.

DIY window treatments

After cutting the required fabric measurements, lay one piece of fabric on top of another with the designs facing together. This means that the wrong sides are the ones that are out. In this position, sew the three sides. Invert the fabrics to reveal the right side out and stitch the bottom edges to close the seam. Instead of using hooks or channel beads to hang the window treatment, use ribbons. Within minutes, you can create a no-sew window treatment out a do-it-yourself window treatment kit, with the same dramatic effect as that of a curtain of elegant fabric artistically draped over a rod.

For a more intimate room, tab top curtains are suitable because they are usually made of heavy material and they fit well with the length and width of the window. All the sides should be hemmed for a smooth edge. Making tabs are as simple as A-B-C. Strips of fabric measuring 8 inches long and 4 inches wide are cut, folded in thirds lengthwise, and stitched at the edges, before finally being sewn to the curtain proper at equal intervals.

Enjoying do-it-yourself window treatments

With the availability of do-it-yourself window treatments, even the less-skilled but enthusiastic individual can create wonders and become self-fulfilled dressing his or her own window.

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