How to Make Window Treatments

Freshen Up That Room With DIY Window Treatments!

Window treatments in bold and colorful choices are a simple way to add a lovely finished look to any room in your house.

Sure, beautiful, uncovered windows allow tons of light and are very popular, but you do need some privacy in certain rooms.

But buying window treatments can get very expensive! When you consider that your window treatments are merely pieces of fabric, it’s hard to spend a lot of money on new window coverings for your home.

We have put together a long list of helpful ideas to show you how to make a curtain, create DIY valances and DIY curtain tie backs, how to make Roman blinds, hem your curtains, create balloon shades and Austrian blinds, and much more.

There are also a slew of curtain and drapery calculators to choose from!

No-Sew, Low-Sew, and Sew!

You won’t believe the resources we’ve made available to you on our page! We have a variety of sew, low-sew to no-sew ideas for you; there is no need to panic if you don’t care to sew your own window treatments.

Many tutorials use hot glue, hemming tape, fusible fabric tape, velcro, and fusible interfacing. And of course, there are tutorials for those of you who like to sew.

We found many unique and interesting ideas for special window treatments using unexpected items or techniques. We have links to two shades that begin with simple blinds as their foundation.

Hot glue is used in many of the tutorials to make a variety of shades such as Roman Shades, Austrian Blinds and simple valances. Inexpensive tablecloths, sheets, and vintage tea towels are used in some of the most beautiful DIY curtain ideas!

You will also find many window treatment hacks, such as covering a roller blind with fabric, making easy no-sew black-out curtains with velcro, using curtain clips instead of tabs or grommets to add texture, and simple, foolproof ways to hem curtains.

Wide Variety Of Window Treatments

There are links to quite a variety of window treatments, such as balloon valances, Austrian blinds, cafe curtains, cascade blinds, and a London blind.

Cute cafe curtains are very popular and simple to make, and there are several wonderful ideas below showing how to create a variety of these adorable cafe curtains, so understated and chic.

A cascade blind or cascade shade is another simple solution for a small window where curtains would be just too heavy and long, such as a bathroom or kitchen. Austrian Blinds are beautiful, with such fullness, and there are several tutorials to create these light-weight scalloped blinds. Balloon valances, another window treatment with fullness, can be made quickly and easily given the tutorials below.

If your curtains or draperies look sloppy when you push them back to the sides, DIY curtain tiebacks are the perfect way to draw your window treatments aside and bring the light back into your room.

You can find tutorials here showing how to create interesting tie-backs, such as those using a brooch, beads and fabric. Tie-backs are the perfect window treatment accessory, being both useful and decorative.

Curtain and Drapery Calculators

Our many calculators will help you immensely with calculating the fabric yardage you will need to make draperies, differentiating between calculations for sheer curtains vs drapes, and performing calculations based on the use of a single or double track.

Some of the calculators can also help with measurements needed for heading types, such as box pleat, goblet pleat, pencil pleat, pinch pleat, wave or s-fold, rod pocket, and tab top.

DIY Curtain Rods

If you are looking for some great DIY curtain rods to make, we have several links to unique curtain rod materials, helping you to avoid the cost and less stylish metal curtain rods. You’d be surprised at the ideas out there, using conduit, PVC piping, ropes, and copper pipes!

It’s always fun to experiment with a new technique, get creative, and as a bonus, save money!

So read on and see all there is to try out with window treatments.