IKEA Curtain Hack

[{"selector":"#anim-c7e41ff0-a7a5-4356-838c-25ccd013afa8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 150px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":250,"direction":"normal","duration":1400,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.77, 0, 0.175, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-000e41c6-e2f3-46c8-8a09-1499f454d087","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":750,"direction":"normal","duration":300,"easing":"linear","fill":"both"}] Designer Hack for IKEA Curtains

[{"selector":"#anim-33cfb5ad-2aa3-4985-9b93-71d343b8857b","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.05)","scale(1)"]},"delay":101,"direction":"normal","duration":1401,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.77, 0, 0.175, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f8e26a75-962d-4f9d-9b8e-b3bc96e2069a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 100px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"direction":"normal","duration":1400,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.77, 0, 0.175, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d2561009-4059-4787-b3e2-3e7b89e1118d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":700,"direction":"normal","duration":600,"easing":"linear","fill":"both"}] Here is a simple way to take inexpensive curtains and make them look like high end custom curtains! . .......................

[{"selector":"#anim-1f4ee59d-8861-4a51-9bd7-367656724af6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-927b397c-d2f1-40e4-a727-bc45657d7458","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"direction":"normal","duration":401,"easing":"linear","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7e419cb8-7712-4077-8782-1ab294106550","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-40px, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"direction":"normal","duration":801,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.39, 0.575, 0.565, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-26273ee1-85b3-4341-86d6-c6265f369b92","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotateZ(-90deg)"},{"transform":"rotateZ(0deg)"}],"delay":601,"direction":"normal","duration":802,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.39, 0.575, 0.565, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2e1616b2-cb80-4c38-b51d-7470eb8762b7","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotateZ(-90deg)"},{"transform":"rotateZ(0deg)"}],"delay":0,"direction":"normal","duration":7000,"easing":"linear","fill":"both"}] Adding a border trim is one way to upgrade the look of your curtains

[{"selector":"#anim-a295f427-5cc0-447f-8aa6-d639f1dbc93f","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.05)","scale(1)"]},"delay":101,"direction":"normal","duration":1401,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.77, 0, 0.175, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d500670c-f816-452d-b255-ab97407a6246","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 100px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"direction":"normal","duration":1400,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.77, 0, 0.175, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5dd86329-2c05-4dcb-b19b-c3029c92c398","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":700,"direction":"normal","duration":600,"easing":"linear","fill":"both"}] The MERTE curtains from IKEA are my favorite to use. They have a thick material and don't need much training to look nice. . .......................

[{"selector":"#anim-47754568-4e33-43e3-8fad-13069b2af05e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -110%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1000,"direction":"normal","duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.19, 1, 0.22, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ef9b325c-dd03-4c5f-a3fe-cf2bf0107c4a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"direction":"normal","duration":401,"easing":"linear","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5bcb5014-c814-40a9-802e-ea5068b55786","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-40px, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"direction":"normal","duration":801,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.39, 0.575, 0.565, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-52c5c24d-42a6-4af3-b00d-74fb2a1e842d","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotateZ(-90deg)"},{"transform":"rotateZ(0deg)"}],"delay":601,"direction":"normal","duration":802,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.39, 0.575, 0.565, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8c76bb0f-5860-42e3-b5cf-fc7f23db2540","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotateZ(-90deg)"},{"transform":"rotateZ(0deg)"}],"delay":0,"direction":"normal","duration":7000,"easing":"linear","fill":"both"}] What you'll need: 1. MERTE Curtains 2. Trim for Border (you can find locally or on Etsy) 3. Scissors 4. Safety Pin

[{"selector":"#anim-8207a7b6-1888-4ae9-96b0-189c161dad24","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -110%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1000,"direction":"normal","duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.19, 1, 0.22, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b900a606-3589-44d9-9bf2-b00f55e22023","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"direction":"normal","duration":401,"easing":"linear","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d7604454-8e55-437f-9ae2-be6bb25e979e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-40px, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"direction":"normal","duration":801,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.39, 0.575, 0.565, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f761de7a-4a8a-4a41-9c3f-4b2a9dee412e","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotateZ(-90deg)"},{"transform":"rotateZ(0deg)"}],"delay":601,"direction":"normal","duration":802,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.39, 0.575, 0.565, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-de5b5ff6-3a90-4a93-9989-f0ec43b07080","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotateZ(-90deg)"},{"transform":"rotateZ(0deg)"}],"delay":0,"direction":"normal","duration":7000,"easing":"linear","fill":"both"}] I simply safety pinned the top (which you can’t tell unless you are up close). Then I cut a very thin slit in the fabric to cover the grommet and slide on to the rod. You can use my no sew method too (search on blog)

[{"selector":"#anim-2cb7fe98-c004-4dc4-bfb4-ce74afe5621a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -110%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1000,"direction":"normal","duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.19, 1, 0.22, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9e2efd5c-492b-4407-93d7-b89cd06b8e98","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"direction":"normal","duration":401,"easing":"linear","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f54c58de-aa2e-43ff-938b-bf30c322da31","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-40px, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"direction":"normal","duration":801,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.39, 0.575, 0.565, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c55f1f55-3726-4acf-8f43-6f0130a02c07","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotateZ(-90deg)"},{"transform":"rotateZ(0deg)"}],"delay":601,"direction":"normal","duration":802,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.39, 0.575, 0.565, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4a7c6ca7-d8d8-42ee-b733-48eb2f9df4ad","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotateZ(-90deg)"},{"transform":"rotateZ(0deg)"}],"delay":0,"direction":"normal","duration":7000,"easing":"linear","fill":"both"}] More details on this DIY (plus a great deal on this woven shades!) on Shining on Design blog!

[{"selector":"#anim-682d7b2c-17b2-44a9-9d6e-fcbd5ee1fbf5","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3334a436-fa32-4fb4-b181-c8ad7613f53e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 100%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"direction":"normal","duration":1700,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.86, 0, 0.07, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a545a838-2215-44b6-8526-d8754f58d79d","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(2)","scale(1)"]},"delay":201,"direction":"normal","duration":1501,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.77, 0, 0.175, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bc7f9d72-e0e2-4b89-a38b-66adfb25a8a5","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":100,"direction":"normal","duration":6900,"easing":"linear","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-86a4816f-e4ee-42d7-9ab6-87ed7146b90b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -110%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1000,"direction":"normal","duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.19, 1, 0.22, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3b1c4afd-5968-48f8-bff3-5fda53b842a2","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(105%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1000,"direction":"normal","duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.23, 1, 0.32, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ffb42af8-6db7-4e38-b98b-0e02b336b52d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -20px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":800,"direction":"normal","duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.77, 0, 0.175, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3e6fb204-c329-4edb-94af-2a720ebb28d0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1101,"direction":"normal","duration":500,"easing":"linear","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7ca205e5-94df-42b9-94f7-c381a3ee818f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"direction":"normal","duration":401,"easing":"linear","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ae0edae3-9b09-408b-bf48-fa06a5c319ad","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-40px, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"direction":"normal","duration":801,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.39, 0.575, 0.565, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-795e8df8-9379-428f-8fa2-1b4f89d48f48","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotateZ(-90deg)"},{"transform":"rotateZ(0deg)"}],"delay":601,"direction":"normal","duration":802,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.39, 0.575, 0.565, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-213a77d6-a04f-4dc9-b3c2-6cdb38367e51","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotateZ(-90deg)"},{"transform":"rotateZ(0deg)"}],"delay":0,"direction":"normal","duration":7000,"easing":"linear","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bde67faf-d2cc-41d1-a7bc-a4ebdbb94537","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-50%, -50%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":101,"direction":"normal","duration":1401,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.77, 0, 0.175, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-77fc86a5-72c8-43b7-935a-742122eb4e53","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(100%, 100%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"direction":"normal","duration":1400,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.77, 0, 0.175, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5ee8ad79-4d93-4cd0-bd7c-0d767ecc7ef7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-50%, -50%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"direction":"normal","duration":1400,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.77, 0, 0.175, 1)","fill":"both"}] Follow along each week on my blog! See more details and design ideas for the home on my blog, Shining on Design VIEW MORE

[{"selector":"#anim-3e312231-053e-44e4-be75-2168790ce01c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-50%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":101,"direction":"normal","duration":1201,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.77, 0, 0.175, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0e18211c-9989-42ea-a737-c8da127a6eb0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":101,"direction":"normal","duration":1201,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.77, 0, 0.175, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-020cbcb6-676c-4a95-a96b-c973832d5d8f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-50%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":101,"direction":"normal","duration":1201,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.77, 0, 0.175, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-689ca5e4-7fd9-459e-9221-84211f25e61a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -20px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1000,"direction":"normal","duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b0b3060e-d552-4653-b4de-37c1c0a87fd8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"direction":"normal","duration":400,"easing":"linear","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f88c4f36-42e9-448d-b857-137bdf1c3344","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-110%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1200,"direction":"normal","duration":700,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d11a1080-1fdb-44f9-b153-c16061cb8175","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(110%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1200,"direction":"normal","duration":700,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bbea2089-4494-4372-bb2c-e1a61f9b93dc","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-110%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1250,"direction":"normal","duration":700,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-44163613-b6f0-4ba8-85b7-4ce07c48a817","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(110%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1250,"direction":"normal","duration":700,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-10238f72-4580-4a7b-824c-02d8702eba5d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 110%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1500,"direction":"normal","duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.23, 1, 0.32, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fd7b8572-b92e-4e9a-8113-49a5ed847adb","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 110%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1500,"direction":"normal","duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.23, 1, 0.32, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c4aa912d-33ec-400d-b6f6-7c7ec0a938a9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 110%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1500,"direction":"normal","duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.23, 1, 0.32, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-81155759-d37c-4678-b6a1-0ebabf1a8256","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-110%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1200,"direction":"normal","duration":700,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1ca5e5ec-1360-4481-b284-b6fc6d9836a5","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(110%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1200,"direction":"normal","duration":700,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-69c2f5e7-7861-4971-8920-87b06f931c89","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 110%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1500,"direction":"normal","duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.23, 1, 0.32, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6864489c-1ea7-4784-84e7-f934d08f9de4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-110%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1200,"direction":"normal","duration":700,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5257cb1e-2ac8-4175-a7c6-2ca0aa940097","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(110%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1200,"direction":"normal","duration":700,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1)","fill":"both"}] More stories 12 Ways to Style Your Kitchen Upscale Garage Organizing No Sew Privacy Curtain How to Upgrade a Glass Vase