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! 🙂
That's about half GENIUS!!! I have this problem with my dining room curtains and have often wondered what I could do to keep them from moving. Thanks for the tip!!! 😀
Love these kinds of tips…the ones that aren't really necessary but makes life more enjoyable with less irritations.
OK, seriously…you are amazing!!!!!!!!! I will definitely be doing this with my living/dining room curtains!!! I can't tell you how many times during the day I pull that "flat side" back just to have it looked gathered…even if for only a few seconds…;) Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!! Smarty pants…;)
How funny, Just today I was looking at my curtains getting so frustrated wondering what to do, then I opened your blog and here in my answer! Thanks!!
Who would have thought??? Thanks so much for such a great design idea!
What a fantastic tip! Love it!
What a great tip! Thanks!
I have a few wire hangers here calling my name. Putting this tip into action.
ok…it is official…I love this blog…great ideas and inspiration…:) I hate when curtains do that…Ugh!! You solved a horrible decorating dilemma…Brilliant!
OH MY WORD! This is fantastic!!! Ok, I am sooo going to do this with my curtains I just hung – thank you! I'm putting this awesome tip in my sidebar too, it's a keeper!!
where are your gold and white curtains from? i need some just like that to finish my family room!
Mrs. Smith 🙂
I bought these curtains almost 4 years ago at liens and Things. ( when they were still in business ) Darn..But I have seen some in others places like EBAY!! hope that helps
Oh my gosh, I love this idea!! I am going to have to do this.. as soon as I get new shades for my bedroom window.
I forgot to say, I was perusing your blog.. you have a BEAUTIFUL home!!!
Brilliant! I love a hint like yours…it is filed in my head for passing on to others. Great thinking and thanks for passing it along.