5 Clever Curtain Hacks For Your Home
What can I make with old curtains? What can I do with an old shower curtain? Here are 5 cleaver curtain hacks!
How do you hang curtains on a doorway?
I have a bathroom in my home that sits right next to my bed and it has never had a door. I wanted to build some privacy that I could do myself that would be easy and inexpensive. I did this with just a tension rod and a shower curtain.
Slide the shower curtain onto your tension rod. (This shower curtain has built in shower curtain loops to hang from.)
I measured the tension rod to fit my doorway. I extended it just past the doorway for a tight fit, and I slid the tension rod into my door way. Here is what it looks like with the curtain closed.
What can I use to cover a window on a door?
You can use a shower curtain as a window curtain or in our case to cover these french doors that are in our home.
I hung 2 Command Hooks up on each door.
Another option would be to place the 3 Command Hooks above the door. One on either end and one in the center.
Using 2 tension rods, I placed 1 curtain on each of them.
If you were doing the above the door option you could buy a curtain rod instead.
I placed the tension rods onto the hooks and we had curtains.
Can I use a curtain as a tablecloth?
Use it as a table cloth, paint drop cloth, or splat mat under a high chair.
How can I make my own placemants?
For my place mats, I used another place mat I had on hand to measure out and cut 4 rectangles of fabric.
I hot glued the edges and folded underneath to create a seam so the place mats wouldn’t fray.
I set them on my table and the great thing is that they’re waterproof.
How do I make a notice board?
Using the insert of my 11 x 14″ frame that I bought, I placed it on my shower curtain and cut around it.
I placed the shower curtain section in my frame.
I hung it up as wall art and it doubles as a message board. Just use a dry erase marker and wipe it off when done.
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These are great! We have french doors going into our backyard and on more than one occasion I’ve wished we’d opted for the kind with blinds built in. Never thought to use command strips to hang curtains! You have seriously made my day! Thanks for sharing at the Oh My Heartsie Girl Wednesday Linky Party! I’m having a blast co-hosting!
Thank you Kaycee and I’m so glad this idea might help you too. Thank you for hosting a wonderful place for all of us to share our creations.
We have done the shower curtain on a doorway where the old pocked door is jammed and we haven’t figured out how to get it fixed. The bedroom belongs to our 11 year old who needs privacy but also is prone to reading too late at night. It’s working for being able to see around the edges of the curtain… if she really does have her lights out.
The curtains are on the French doors is a great idea if you have house guests sleeping on your sofa bed. Very nice post!
Thank you so much and thank you for sharing your story. I’m so glad this is working for your family as well.
Yes, actually I do have a shower curtain that needs a purpose, so thanks for the great ideas! At our previous house, I had my craft shelves in the main area of our basement, and I wanted to make them look better and less “cluttery.” I couldn’t find any fabric that I liked, so I bought 2 shower curtains and hung them on the fronts of the shelves. (The shelves were wire, so the curtains clipped right on!) Shower curtains are so versatile. Thanks for sharing at Thursday Favorite Things!
Thank you so much Pam and thanks for sharing your use for them as well. they are so great for so many different things.
Saw your link on Creatively Crafty. Love the tablecloth and placemats idea! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much and thanks for stopping by 🙂
Never thought about the message board. Awesome idea. Thanks Chas! I’m new to your ideas but am thoroughly enjoying them so far. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Lynn and welcome! I’m thrilled to hear you’re enjoying the ideas 🙂
Super clever ideas! When we have a lot of company, we often sleep people in the room with French doors. This would be a great temporary option for added privacy. Thank you for sharing. I’m visiting from the Inspire Me Monday linkup. Have a great week Chas!
Thank you so much Marielle, I’m so pleased that you like the idea for your French doors too. Thanks for stopping by.
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Thank you so much Marilyn 🙂