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You are here: Home / DIY / Curtain Call: DIY Custom Curtains with a Sharpie

Curtain Call: DIY Custom Curtains with a Sharpie

March 28, 2013 By Karen Cooper

I couldn’t decide what kind of curtains I wanted for our dining room. So, I made my own! To create custom curtains, all you need is a Sharpie and an afternoon! DIY custom curtains with a Sharpie, then take your curtain call!

How to DIY custom curtains with a Sharpie - thediybungalow.com

The dining room has been nearly complete…it was just waiting for curtains to go on that bright teal curtain rod. I had been thinking about what these curtains should look like. I didn’t want anything heavy. I didn’t want anything traditional.

This dining room needs something - DIY custom curtains with a Sharpie - thediybungalow.com

I love this fabric from IKEA and thought it might be just the right thing, especially with the new black and white rug.

Britten Nummer fabric - IKEA

Courtesy: IKEA.com

In fact, I already had some of that fabric here from another project and I liked the look of it when I looked at it in the dining room.

But it wasn’t quite right.

Numbers just didn’t seem right in the dining room. It’s all about the food, people. OK – and wine. But mainly food.

Then it hit me…I could make my own curtains, using the Nummer fabric as inspiration, but have it be all about food and eating.

Genius.

I went to IKEA and got a package of Vivan – plain white – curtains.

Vivan curtains to make DIY custom curtains with Sharpie - thediybungalow.com

$9.99 for two panels. Perfect.

I got out my trusty Sharpie pen…

Write food-related words on DIY custom curtains with Sharpie - thediybungalow.com

Use a regular, permanent Sharpie marker and not a Sharpie paint pen.

I spread out the curtain on some cardboard and got to work. Use cardboard underneath to prevent any ink from bleeding through the curtain fabric onto the floor, and to give you a flat surface on which to write.

Hank helping make DIY custom curtains with Sharpie - thediybungalow.com

Hank helped, of course.

Note the clothespins in the picture above. The clothespins held the curtain in place on the cardboard, so that it didn’t move while I wrote on it.

I had sort of thought out the kinds of words I wanted to use, but, in the end, I just free-wrote it. I repeated the pattern/words every three lines.

Words on DIY custom curtains with a Sharpie - thediybungalow.com

The first line is about eating.

The second line is about cooking.

The third line is about kinds of food.

I alternated with printing and cursive and funky lettering.

And when I got to the end, I put the cap on my Sharpie and hung up my handiwork.

DIY curtains with a Sharpie - thediybungalow.com

I love them!

DIY custom curtains with a Sharpie - thediybungalow.com

They’re light, airy, and full of words – love that.

All you need to do this project is $10 for curtains, a Sharpie marker, and about an hour and POOF! you have your own, personalized curtains.

Pin it for later:

How to DIY custom curtains with a sharpie - thediybungalow.com

 

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About Karen Cooper

Hi! I'm Karen. I call myself a “recovering lawyer” - I traded in my power suits for power tools and a life of DIY adventures. Join me for DIY, home decorating, repurposing and upcycling, and organizing projects and tips as I transform a 1929 Tudor bungalow into our home. I believe in merging old and new to make a house a home.

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Comments

  1. Cynthia says

    March 28, 2013 at 10:14 pm

    OK. That’s very clever. I didn’t know you wrote the words. They looked so good that I thought you purchased the fabric that way! The translucent nature of the fabric makes the fact that it is covered in words not at all overwhelming or distracting. Bravo. Proving yet again that good penmanship is important.

  2. Holly says

    March 29, 2013 at 6:58 am

    Awesome! So creative and they turned out great!

  3. Julie says

    March 29, 2013 at 10:36 pm

    These are so awesome Karen. I really need to try this. I pinned them twice because I could NOT resist XO

  4. Sherry says

    March 29, 2013 at 11:21 pm

    Really really great idea! These kind of projects make me smile…taking a concept and making it fit our style and spaces. So cool!

  5. Claire @ A Little Claireification says

    March 30, 2013 at 1:24 am

    Sooo stinking cute, Karen!! I love it! Pinning! {well of course I am 😉 }

  6. Tami @ Curb Alert! says

    March 30, 2013 at 10:35 pm

    wow! It sure helps that you have such cute handwriting! Love these!
    Tami @ Curb Alert!

  7. Mary Beth @ Cupcakes and Crinoline says

    April 1, 2013 at 9:39 pm

    This is such a great idea!!!! I love it. Thanks so much for sharing at Project Inspire{d} ~ linking to our party board and sharing…AWESOME!

    Have a great week.

    Hugs,
    Mary Beth

  8. Carlene@Organized Clutter says

    April 1, 2013 at 9:52 pm

    Love the curtains, Karen!

  9. Alicia says

    April 2, 2013 at 5:57 pm

    Your curtains look awesome, well done. Great way to personalise your decor!

  10. Rachel says

    April 3, 2013 at 12:16 am

    Loving your curtains & your blog. My dog does eat pizza crust, he is a guts. Nice to come along another blog with a furry mascot 🙂 and thanks for linking up with Eat.Pray.Love 🙂

  11. the cape on the corner says

    April 4, 2013 at 1:29 pm

    fabulous! and i love how you free handed them, not stressed out with perfection.

  12. Susan says

    April 8, 2013 at 6:25 am

    Those curtains are awesome!!! Great handwriting on it too, it makes it look so professional! Love them and pinning them!
    Susan

  13. Tami @ Curb Alert! says

    April 18, 2013 at 2:22 pm

    I’m so glad RED chose to include these in her Looksi curated board. It was such a great project! 🙂

  14. Renee says

    September 12, 2013 at 11:49 pm

    Awesome! I’m thinking of this in my bedroom with poetry, bible verses on marriage and love…. Thanks for the inspiration!!!! 🙂

    • Karen Cooper says

      September 13, 2013 at 7:26 am

      What a great idea, Renee! I have another friend who teaches biology, and she made these curtains for her classroom with scientific terms on it. They are awesome! The possibilities are endless. I’d love to see your finished curtains!

  15. Paula@SweetPea says

    October 18, 2013 at 8:01 pm

    What a clever idea for personalizing curtains. I’d love to see your friend’s biology curtains! Thanks for sharing with this week’s Throwback Thursday party.

    • Karen Cooper says

      October 20, 2013 at 8:30 pm

      Thanks, Paula!

  16. Val says

    February 9, 2014 at 11:52 am

    Hi Karen, found your post on Hometalk. Love your curtains! The handwriting makes them so unique! Thanks for sharing your tutorial!
    Val

    • Karen Cooper says

      February 9, 2014 at 5:09 pm

      Thanks, Val!

  17. Reda says

    May 23, 2014 at 10:00 am

    Hello to every body, it’s my first pay a visit of this weblog; this weblog consists of amazing and actually fine information designed for readers.

    • Karen Cooper says

      May 23, 2014 at 10:21 am

      Thanks, Reda! I’m worried you might be spam, but I’m glad you like my blog!

  18. Mackenzie says

    June 3, 2014 at 10:55 pm

    What’s up, just wanted to mention, I liked this
    blog post. It was helpful. Keep oon posting!

    • Karen Cooper says

      June 4, 2014 at 7:57 am

      Thanks, Mackenzie!

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