Diy Outdoor Curtains For Patio

Caitlin ketcham of diy blog desert domicile created the curtains to give her back porch a breezy cabana look.

Diy outdoor curtains for patio.

7 hang your diy outdoor curtains. We used 7 per panel. I m so glad that you love them as much as i do and if you make them. To make hanging your diy outdoor curtains easy attach drapery rings to the top of each panel at regular intervals.

An outdoor space is the perfect place to entertain friends and family or to sit and have a cup of coffee before you start your day. They re everywhere and inexpensive especially when compared to curtains specifically made for the outdoors. This was part of her recent backyard makeover for the home depot blog s patio style challenge series. As promised i m back today to show you how we hung our outdoor curtains with a really inexpensive solution for a diy outdoor curtain rod.

Yep the same drop cloths painters use. Step by step tutorial to make an outdoor curtain rod that won t rust. We used these closed curtain rod hangers to minimize the risk of the rod being jarred and popping out of the hanger it s windy where we live. Bonus you can make these curtains with no sewing.

Here is her easy tutorial for the outdoor curtains and pipe curtain rod. It doesn t happen every time but this time it did. Hang the curtain rods. These outdoor curtains are made from a drop cloth and hung on an industrial pipe curtain rod.

Rope 6 large eye screws fabric waterproofer. The open area between each post is almost 10 feet so i knew any normal exterior curtain rod wouldn t work for my little outdoor curtain ikea diy. But if the sun is too hot or if your neighbors seem close enough to lean over the porch rail and swipe a burger off the grill outdoor curtains patio shades or outdoor blinds might just do the trick. I m super excited for this post today.

You could use open hangers. I checked in my local home improvement store s electrical department and found some 10 foot long galvanized conduit. We cut our fabric to be 3 inches taller on top to make the rod opening about 3 inches and 9 inches longer on the bottom to allow for fabric to be folded over and be strong. The same drop cloths movers use.

These will then slip on to a rod mounted inside the gazebo. How to make diy outdoor curtains out of drop cloths hi friends. A quick note the drop cloths i used have a seam down the middle of them which i didn t mind because it s right where they ll be tied but. Our back patio faces west and even though it s covered the relentless texas sun bakes our patio between the hours of 2 and 7 pm.

You know when you have an idea and it turns out exactly as you imagined. These diy patio curtains from drop cloths may be exactly what you need to add a bit of shade to your outdoor space. Outdoor patio curtain ideas are only as limited as your imagination. Stay tuned for an upcoming post on our cheap and easy way to hang outdoor curtains.

Supplies for diy outdoor curtains 4 canvas drop cloths mine were 6 x9 outdoor spraypaint i used valspar outdoor in oceanic it took about 3 cans.