The Advantages of “Custom”So why should you choose custom curtains over storebought curtains?
If you are unfamiliar with what exactly makes a custom window treatment (or any other custom-made fabric product for your home) so different from its storebought counterpart, this article might be useful to read before you start the custom design process.
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Today’s feature is from Little Green Notebook with this clever DIY: Make Shades Out Of Mini Blinds: Do you love the look of fabric shades but don’t want to fork over the cash? Shades can often cost you an arm and a leg (especially custom fabric shades). When my cheap white IKEA shades were safety-recalled, I decided [...] Also See These Tips: DIY Project: Basket Drawer Unit How To Make Fabric Lined Baskets DIY Fabric Covered Switchplates
This creative no-sew project from Jenny of The Little Green Notebook transforms plain white mini-blinds into custom fabric shades. It’s a great budget solution for beautiful window coverings. Project Supplies Tape measure Scissors Fabritac (or other fabric glue — NO HOT GLUE) Mini blinds Fabric Trim (optional) The basic premise behind the project is to remove most of the mini blind slates, and then to glue the fabric over the remaining slats. The resulting effect is a similar to a fabric
Do you love the look of fabric shades but don’t want to fork over the cash? Shades can often cost you an arm and a leg (especially custom fabric shades). When my cheap white IKEA shades were safety-recalled, I decided to figure out a way to repurpose the old {ugly} mini blinds that had previously hung in our bedroom windows. The result was better and easier than expected, not to mention even cheaper than the cost of new IKEA shades. Here are the basic instructions. If you need more details
