Alright ya’ll, this is a quick, easy and inexpensive way to update those dated curtains. Or maybe yours technically aren’t dated but you’re just wanting to freshen things up a bit? Hey, no judgment from this girl. I’m guilty as they come.
And don’t worry, I gotcha covered.
Literally.
By now, most of us have seen the curtain hack involving drop cloths that can be purchased at your local hardware store. While drop cloths are fairly inexpensive, I wanted something stark white (not off-white), super lightweight/airy and inexpensive-er? More inexpensive. Less expensive. You get it.
I love a good bargain hack as much as the next decorator. So executing a bargain hack from a bargain hack? Oh boy, now that sounds like fun. And when I found out that you can purchase flat sheets for $4.97 each at your local Walmart, it was game on.
Something you might not know about me is that somewhere in my brain is a vault full of seemingly useless knowledge. For example, a twin flat sheet measures approximately 100” in length.
Why do I know that? I have no clue.
When did I learn this bit of otherwise useless information? Also, no clue.
But armed with this knowledge, it was very easy to do some simple measuring and math before I even purchased any materials so I could figure out how much overhang I’d be able to have at the top of my “sheet curtains”. It’s your preference.
This was important because it was the determining factor in whether I’d need to buy Twin sized sheets or Queen sized sheets that are about 6” longer (and 20” wider) to achieve the look I wanted. You’ll want to do your own measuring since some windows are taller/wider than others. And if you need something wider than twin sized but not longer, then Full sized sheets would be the route you’d want to go. They’re about 15” wider than twin sheets but still 100” in length.
Again, seriously no idea how/why I know these things. But there they are.
This is what I bought (below). No need to splurge on a higher thread count for this DIY, since we won’t be sleeping on our curtains 😉
Here’s everything I used:
- white Twin flat sheets – 2 per window/set of windows
- curtain rod of your choice – the one I used is linked 2 photos down
- curtain rings – 9 per Twin sheet. I used these…
I prefer {and highly recommend} hanging all curtain rods about 8”-10” (depending on your ceiling height) above windows to add height to the room and make the windows appear larger. And since you’re working with sheets that are 100” long, you’ll have plenty of material to overlap on the front, top section of your “curtains” once you clip them.
I hung the curtain rod 9” above the top of our windows. Minus the length of the curtain rings and clips, meant that I was still able to fold my sheets over about 9” at the top and clip them. This way the bottoms barely graze the floor. You can adjust accordingly depending on your ceiling height and desired look.
To evenly space out my curtain rings, once I determined how far to fold over the top of my sheets, I clipped one ring on each end of the sheet and folded it in half, lengthwise.. so that the rings were against each other (shown in picture above) and there was a fold at the opposite end. This will allow you to see where the middle of the curtain is – add another clip at this middle point (below).
Then fold the sheet in half again, lengthwise, and add a clip to each of the middle folds. Repeat this step until you’ve clipped all 9 rings onto the top of your curtain. Do the same on all remaining sheets. Then, hang them on the rod. That’s it! Super easy, right?
These curtains are fresh, airy and oozing with that cozy, farmhouse charm. And the best part is that no one ever guesses that they’re actually twin sheets! Which in my book is the ultimate testament to a successful decor hack.
Happy decorating!
The Log Farmhouse 