Easy Drop Cloth Curtains • Robyn's Southern Nest

Hey y’all and happy Saturday! When I was putting my Easter tablescape together the other day I realized how much I hated our sliding door curtains in our kitchen. I purchased them when we first moved in and they weren’t even the proper length. Also, we have been gradually getting rid of the brushed nickel in the house, and the hardware was sticking out like a sore thumb every time I would glance that way. I hope you’ll enjoy this quick share of how I quickly transformed this area with these easy drop cloth curtains.

I first saw this tutorial a few years ago in the “A Touch of Farmhouse Charm” book by the ever so talented Liz Fourez of Love Grows Wild. So I took to Amazon and ordered two drop cloths and some O-ring curtain clips in the oil rubbed bronze finish and was on my merry way. The hardware for the curtains was originally hung way too low by the previous owners, so I took all of it down and spray painted that first. My favorite spray paint of all time to get that oil rubbed bronze look is the Rust-oleum Metallic paint and primer in one in oil rubbed bronze. It’s the best one out there..and I’ve tried a lot of them.

After the drop cloths were nice and dry I laid them out flat and folded about a foot of it over with the proper seam showing. I then took my o-rings and pinched in the fabric to make a proper pleat and clipped them in. I used 7 clips for each curtain.

As per usual I always have an assistant helping me with these DIY projects.

Tips

I clipped the two ends first, and then clipped one in the middle. That way when you are doing the remaining four clips they will all be the same distance apart. If you clip in a row you run the risk of not knowing how much to distance each clip if that makes sense. So work your way in instead of clipping in a row down the curtain.

When the hardware was dry I hung up my rod about 9 inches above our door frame. By doing this, it helps to draw your eye up. It gives the illusion that the room is much bigger as well. Before I screwed in the anchors I made sure to place my curtain on the rod and hold up the curtains to be sure they would be the proper length to just barely graze the floor.

Supplies Needed

Spray Paint (if you need to update your hardware)

Curtain clips

2 6ft x 9ft Drop Cloths

What I’ve learned

Just a suggestion from my personal experience in doing this project, is that all drop cloths vary in weave and color. I do recommend buying them in person. I ordered two drop cloths from the same company on Amazon and they had a different weave and color. It could have just been a fluke, but I do wish I had seen them in person looking back on it.

Here’s the before picture with the short curtains and low hung hardware.

What a difference curtains can make in a space is unreal. So if you’re looking for an inexpensive way to transform one of your rooms, this is definitely it! Thank you Liz for sharing this amazing idea in your book! It was such an easy and affordable way to get that farmhouse feel.