Customizing Ikea Curtains As Well As A Diy Industrial Drapery Rod

Most of the fourth dimension I brand my ain draperies, but for Caleb's room it certain was overnice to pick upward a laid upward made duet at Ikea for side past times side to nothing!  I chose the Lenda, ii panels that are a genuinely overnice weight for only $19.99!  However, the 98" length was a lilliputian also short.  They come upward inwards a longer length but I knew I wanted to add together some exceptional to them anyway thence I saved virtually $10 past times getting this length.

I planned to add together some stripes at the bottom, together with wanted them to live to a greater extent than incorporated than only adding a slice of stuff to the bottom of the panel, thence I did some cutting together with piecing together.  I was going to laissez passer on measurements for what I did, but since everyone's would live dissimilar I'll only laissez passer on you lot the basic idea.

First, I wanted to role outcry clips instead of the tabs at the top, thence amongst some precipitous pair of scissors I only cutting those off really unopen to the seam.  Then, I decided where I wanted the bottom stripe to start, (my bottom stripe is virtually iii 1/2 inches upward from the bottom hem), together with spell adding virtually 1/2" for a seam allowance, cutting my panel all the agency across there.  Then, I used some dark stuff to brand a broad stripe (mine was 7" finished) together with sewed it to the overstep subdivision of the panel, together with thence to the bottom section.  So, forthwith I had 1 panel in 1 lawsuit to a greater extent than amongst a broad dark stripe at the bottom.  Be certain to press both seams opened upward for a professional person look!

For the thinner stripe I sewed a slice of grosgrain ribbon on.

Now, this window faces the east, thence it gets brilliant really early on inwards the morning.  Even though nosotros convey blinds on the window, I wanted to add together some blackout lining to the panels.  I had some former panels that I wasn't using anymore, thence to salvage some coin I removed the blackout lining from them together with sewed them correct to the dorsum of the novel panels.  I didn't create correct sides together together with plow them within out similar normal, I only sewed it correct to the dorsum every bit unopen to the border of the lining every bit I could.   My goal was to stitch correct on overstep of the stitch lines that were already there.  Along some edges I ended upward amongst a double row of stitching, but I intend it looks fine.

So, amongst a few adjustments together with using what I had, I convey a custom duet of blackout panels for nether $25!

Now, to hang them.  I bought a evidently Hobby Lobby pall rod a spell dorsum when I genuinely made the curtains (this room has been underway for over a year!), but every bit nosotros worked on the woods wall I wanted a to a greater extent than masculine look.  I started seeing industrial gavanized pipage pall rods all over blogs, together with I knew that would live a perfect choice!

I'm non giving my ain tutorial, since I followed Cassie's (Hi Sugarplum) fantabulous tutorial and it was super easy!  My solely slice of advice (that I finally figured out subsequently my tertiary store) is that your pipage needs to live from the PLUMBING department, non the ELECTRICAL department! I catch the employees didn't empathize what I wanted when no 1 could assistance me cutting together with re-thread a 1 1/2" electrical pipe.  Duh...can't live done!  A 1 1/2" electrical (conduit) pipage is NOT the same every bit a 1 1/2" plumbing pipe, fifty-fifty though they both await the same!

My master copy rod was cheaper, all of the parts for this 1 came inwards at some $35 for me.  However, it's thence much sturdier, together with WAY cooler looking!

Now his room is similar a cave when the curtains are all closed up...I intend I desire to motility in!

One pace closer to this room beingness done, together with I genuinely intend I'm going to live able to present you lot the discover side past times side week.  For now, here's 1 lastly sneak peek!

Edited:  Click here to meet this completed room!

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