Window (mis)treatments

Now, I'll start by saying, this is not THIS. I am not gutsy enough yet to do complete stripes so I decided to take baby steps. And I am so glad that I did. 

Knowing that I couldn't really afford fancy drapes for my french doors, I thought, "I can make drapes on my own." So, I bought two white full flat sheets and got started. I washed, dried, and ironed them then they magically became drapes. "Magically" meaning I ironed a hem to hang them because, you know, I haven't figured out the whole sewing thing yet like I said I would about a year ago. 

Two weeks ago, I got the nerve up and decided to go for it. I did what every good DIY'er would do and turned on a movie and got DIY'ing.

I laid out my drapes as flat as I could  (with cardboard underneath the section I would be painting).

I measured and taped the lines with painters tape. I get why this is the most time consuming part for those that paint stripes over the whole sheet. They've got to be s.t.r.a.i.g.h.t.

Then came the fun part. Painting. One foam roller and a bottle and a half of black acrylic paint did the job like a champ. You know, the little $.89 acrylic paint bottles from Michaels? That's it. 

I waited for it to dry (about an hour) and then carefully peeled off those tape lines. Taa daa! Then I did it all again for drape #2 which went by much faster since by then I was a pro.

Now look at my pretty drapes. Pretty suhweet, right? I'm in love with them. 

Love. Love. Love!

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