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DIY Drop Cloth Curtains

Filed Under: Crafts & Projects, DIY, Home Improvements, Home Tour, Master BR #1 Tagged With: aged, anthropologie, antique, bedroom, canvas curtains, chippy, cottage, cottage style, curtain rods, curtains, distressed, diy, diy home, drapery clips, drop cloth, farmhouse, farmhouse style, home, home decor, home decorations, neutral decor, no sew, no sew curtains, painters drop cloth curtains, pottery barn, restoration hardware, vintage, vintage porch, white decor

I have never been one that has been patient enough to sew. Even in my home economics sewing class in high school, I conned my teacher into finishing my project. Yes, I am that old, where they still taught sewing at my high school. Do they still do that? Maybe they do, I guess I’m not so sure. I think when I asked my teacher 20x for help, she just decided to finish it for me, hence why painter’s canvas drop cloths are the perfect curtains for me! I’m sure many of you have already seen these curtains around in others homes, but I thought I would just give you a quick overview of how I hung mine, how they turned out, and where you can find some (and other items I used for this project) through the affiliate links that I will be adding.

 

 

I started off by washing the canvas drop cloths. If you have felt these drop cloths before they are pretty stiff when you buy them. I just washed mine in hot water with detergent and dryed them. They soften up really quick and the more you wash them the softer they get. I didn’t iron all of mine but the ones that were extra wrinkly, I did. You can still see some wrinkles up close but it is not noticeable when standing away from them and I think that the one that I ironed is not quite as fluffy as the others. It’s tough to get the wrinkles out of these large pieces in the dryer when they get all wadded up. Several times I had to go and untangle them in the dryer so that they would dry more evenly.

 

I found these drapery clips at a thrift store (but you can also find them here and here) and they worked perfect on my thrifted wooden rods for clipping the drop cloths up. I love that they have them in Antique Bronze color too! Just make sure the circumference is large enough that they will fit on the curtain rod that you end up choosing.

 

I wanted my curtains fluffy, poofy, and dreamy so I knew I wanted to have a lot of over hang. I bought the large painter’s drop cloth so it would be extra long and then hung my rods accordingly to give them some draping at the bottom on the floor. The seam in the drop cloth is right down the center so I hung them over just far enough to cover the seam and it looks perfect!

 

There does not have to be any measuring when they are being clipped into place. If you know me, I would rather not measure so I just clipped away and they look great. I think the nice part about it is they don’t have to be perfect when they are clipped up, that is what makes them look more fluffy and full of texture. I also fluffed them up once I had them all clipped into place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And that’s it! So easy and I just love mine. No sewing for me and what’s even better is they look like I spent a lot more money on them than I did! My ceiling height is 9 feet if that helps with envisioning how these 9×12 foot drop cloths look on this ceiling height. I have also seen people use the 6×9 foot with less over hang and they look wonderful too. I wanted mine extra long so I could hang my curtain rods a lot higher than my actual window to make my windows look larger than they really are.

 

And for a really great curtain rod tutorial, check out my friend Rachel’s tutorial here. When I bought my 50 cent thrifted curtain rods they did not have brackets for hanging so Rachel’s tutorial really helped me out a lot for some super budget friendly curtain brackets. I ended up making these curtain rods with the brackets for under $15 since I found them for such a deal at a thrift store but you can also find rods to stain and paint on your own, here. They also have finials and wood brackets too. I used Minwax special walnut stain on mine and then wiped white chalk paint over the stain with a paper towel (once the stain dried). I used a little water on my paper towel and dabbed most of the paint off of the towel before wiping over the stained rod. I wanted a white washed, aged look. I then distressed them with 100 grit sand paper. I love how they turned out.

 

Also, the nice thing about having wood curtain rods is that they can be cut to size, so if you purchase a longer one than you really need, you could possibly make 2 or more rods from one piece. I love that they can be customized to a color that I love with a little stain and paint, rather than buying one that I don’t really care for that is already stained or painted. I hope that this little tutorial helps you get some curtains of your dreams on a budget too! Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day my friends.

 

Source List:

Large Dough Bowl: Etsy

Large Standing Mirror: DIY (hope to have a tutorial at some point)

Mistletoe Print: Office Max and DIY as demonstrated here 

Mistletoe Frame: DIY from old weathered wood from pallets

Large Oriental Rug: Thrifted

White Chair: DIY upholstered with drop cloth with tutorial here 

Chandelier: Thrifted and I added vintage jewels that I had on hand

“Stay a while” Sign: August+April

Large Horse Print: Shutter Tree Photos

Horse Ornate Painted Frame: Garage Sale and painted with my chalk paint recipe here

Wall Lighting: Thrifted

Large Fluffy Pillows: Home Goods

Small Fluffy Pillows: World Market

Short Long Pillows in Front: Ikea

Large Square Pillows in Back: Ikea inserts and covers made with drop cloth

Curtain Rods: Thrifted but listed above where you can find them

Drapery Clips: Thrifted but listed above where you can find them

White Dresser and Trunk: Part of Bedroom set and painted with my chalk paint (as linked above) Dove White Benjamin Moore color matched to Behr

Knobs on Dresser: Hobby Lobby

Fluffly White Blanket: Home Goods

Dark Grey Wall Paint Color: “Asphalt Grey” Behr Paint

Side Walls Paint Color: “Birchwood” Dunn Edwards

 

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  1. Laura says

    February 16, 2017 at 11:57 pm

    Hi Natalie,
    I had to check out the Tutorial on these curtains. I wondered if they were made out of drop clothes. You are a genious just buying the size that would work in your space and not have to cut and sewn.
    I made a very large teepee for my Granddaughter. I had never worked with drop clothes and didn’t have a pattern. I just basically winged it. I am sure there was a better way. When you cut a drop cloth it shreds. I was cutting and sewing and re-sewing. Needless to say it took me forever.
    Did you just flip the drop cloth over to cover the seem? I am assuming you hung them with the 12 foot side horizontal? Thanks also for telling me about washing them (I didn’t).
    I really liked how you showed what you bought, your video was great. You do remind me a little bit of Amy Schumer, which is a compliment.
    Thanks for sharing, Laura Cuba Boller
    I am not a stalker.

    • My Vintage Porch says

      February 22, 2017 at 9:10 pm

      Lol, that is so sweet! All of it! I did use them horizontal and just folded them over to cover the seam…I love them! Sounds like you had a huge job! ?

  2. Kris @ Junk Chic Cottage says

    February 17, 2017 at 8:47 am

    Wow just beautiful. I love this room too. So pretty. Great job.
    Hugs,
    Kris

    • My Vintage Porch says

      February 22, 2017 at 9:08 pm

      Thank you so much, Kris! ?❤️️

  3. Trish says

    February 18, 2017 at 10:41 pm

    Love your room! I am wondering if your drop cloths have a seam… all of the 9 x 12 cloths appear to have at least one. Also, how many cloths did you use per window?

    • My Vintage Porch says

      February 22, 2017 at 9:07 pm

      Hi,Trish! Yes they have a seam, if you see in the post I just folded them over to hide it. I used one on each side of the two windows and one on the single window (to the side)

  4. Mary says

    December 19, 2017 at 5:44 pm

    Hi,
    Am going to make drop cloth drapes. Love yours! How did you clip the tops.
    Ty
    Best wishes,
    Mary

  5. Sherry says

    January 24, 2018 at 7:03 pm

    Hey Ms Natalie. I’m glad to hear your solution to hiding the seams in the drop cloths. I bought 2 panels/cloths at Lowes. I didn’t understand that they had a seam in them until I hung them.
    The next day I DM’d another Instagram account and asked if hers had seams. She said no but had heard people saying theirs had seams.
    The next week I got a message from my cousin in So Dakota that she had hung some drop cloth. I asked her if hers had seams. She said no, but she’d bought hers at Walmart. So I ran to Walmart and picked up the last one they had. I haven’t opened it yet, until I can get the 2 panel I need.
    I feel confident that this one won’t have a seam. The texture is completely different than the one from Lowes.
    So if anyone asks, you can tell them to try a different brand if they don’t want seams.

    • My Vintage Porch says

      January 24, 2018 at 8:53 pm

      That’s so good to know Sherry! Thank you for letting me know ❤️

  6. Hope says

    February 21, 2018 at 7:58 pm

    I want to tackle drop cloth curtains this weekend. I’m not good at DYI projects. I did buy 2 drop cloths each are 9×12 they do not have a seam. My walls are 9 foot. How far down in measurements did you fold at top. Did you hang 9×12 as one panel did you hang it 12 foot length wise? How far from ceiling did you mount rod?? Thanks for all the help!

    • My Vintage Porch says

      February 21, 2018 at 10:49 pm

      Hi Hope, I’m not sure about all of the measurements but you will just have to measure your height of your ceilings and figure out how you want them to fall onto your floor, I just folded mine at that length bc it hid the seam. And that’s why I mounted them where I did too. Some don’t have seams but the ones I bought did. I hope that helps ❤️

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