How To Easily Make Inexpensive Curtains Look Like Custom Drapes

Today I want to share with you how I make my inexpensive "curtains" look expensive!  This is such an easy and cheap fix that we are doing it in every room of our house where we use curtains.  I looked at so many pins on Pinterest and watched videos on Youtube for how to hang curtains on curtain clips and nothing was exactly what I wanted...and all the "fake pleated" curtains didn't look the way I wanted with the material I had.  This way is so EASY, so QUICK, and looks FABULOUS!  You also get a little sneak peek of the office and command center coming up very soon!

What you need:

• 2 curtains, sheets, fabric, tablecloths...whatever material you want to use for your curtains per normal size window 

OR

• 3-4 "curtain panels" per large window
• curtain clips 
• curtain rod

Steps:

1) Measure the width of your curtain/material. In this example, we'll say the "curtain" is 36" wide.

2) Divide the width of the curtain into equal parts. So my sections would be about 6" each. This means I would need 6 curtain clips per "curtain". This totally depends on your preference and how far you want the folds to be (when hung open on the curtain rod).

3) Clip the curtain rings on every measured section. After you have decided the distance between each clip, start clipping the clips right onto the edge of the "curtain".  For the example, I would put a clip at the very beginning of the "curtain" and then every 6" so I would end right at the end of the "curtain".

4) Hang on the curtain rod.  This is a simple step...just hang up on the curtain rod through the rings on the curtain clips.  Remember if it's a regular sized window, you will want one curtain on each side of the window when open.  If it's a large window, you'll want at least 3 (one on each side and one in the middle) but possibly 4 panels.

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I hope you enjoyed this quick tutorial, and as always, thanks for stopping by!