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.
Diy outdoor curtains for patio.
Step by step tutorial to make an outdoor curtain rod that won t rust.
This was part of her recent backyard makeover for the home depot blog s patio style challenge series.
Rope 6 large eye screws fabric waterproofer.
These outdoor curtains are made from a drop cloth and hung on an industrial pipe curtain rod.
I m so glad that you love them as much as i do and if you make them.
The same drop cloths that are stocked in every home improvement store all over the world.
Bonus you can make these curtains with no sewing.
We used 7 per panel.
Caitlin ketcham of diy blog desert domicile created the curtains to give her back porch a breezy cabana look.
It doesn t happen every time but this time it did.
I m super excited for this post today.
The same drop cloths movers use.
You know when you have an idea and it turns out exactly as you imagined.
7 hang your diy outdoor curtains.
How to make diy outdoor curtains out of drop cloths hi friends.
Hang the curtain rods.
Budget friendly patio decor.
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.
These diy patio curtains from drop cloths may be exactly what you need to add a bit of shade to your outdoor space.
I checked in my local home improvement store s electrical department and found some 10 foot long galvanized conduit.
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.
To make hanging your diy outdoor curtains easy attach drapery rings to the top of each panel at regular intervals.
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.
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.
These will then slip on to a rod mounted inside the gazebo.
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.
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.
Outdoor patio curtain ideas are only as limited as your imagination.
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.
Yep the same drop cloths painters use.
They re everywhere and inexpensive especially when compared to curtains specifically made for the outdoors.
You could use open hangers.
Here is her easy tutorial for the outdoor curtains and pipe curtain rod.
