DIY Curtains – Home By Heidi

I am SUPER excited to share this little tutorial with you today!

I have shared this trick with a number of friends over the years, I hope you love it as much as they have.

First things first… Supplies!!!

~A wire hanger or long stick with hook

~Ribbon or thick string

(I always like to use ribbon that matches closely with the curtain I am working with)

~scissors

AND PATIENCE! 🙂

OK, here’s an example of a typical curtain.

When I first started my journey of decorating it would DRIVE me CRAZY that one side of my curtain would gather and the other side looked flat and lifeless! ughh!!

So I came up with this easy solution.

It might be somewhat simpleton, but it works for me.

BEFORE

AFTER

{Step #1}

Take your curtain panel and lay it on its backside

{Step #2}

Find an old wire hanger or long stick with a hook, Anything that you can attach your ribbon or string to.

(In the Picture I have used a wired hanger that I straightened. I attached ribbon and left the hook at the end

so the ribbon wouldn’t slide off)

{Step #3}

Thread the ribbon through the open tab

(Tip…make sure you have plenty of extra ribbon on BOTH sides)

{Step #4}

Tie the ends of the ribbon together

{Step #5}

It’s finally time to add the rod.

Keep the ribbon tied together when you are doing this.

(It might be a tight squeeze!)

{Step #6}

Voila…hang your curtain rod and you’re done!!

I love this little trick because you never have to fuss with your curtains ever again!

They stay PERFECTLY gathered all the time.

Just one more thing that makes life a little easier! 🙂