Comments on: How To Make Ikea Curtains Look Good

By: Kiki

Kiki — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 17:43:34 +0000

In reply to Sophie. You can use that hot water technique with Dahlias too! I didn't know Hydrangeas were the same!

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 13:56:10 +0000

In reply to Jenny.

I would make the panels without cutting them in half first and hang them (we have had curtains on smaller windows with a larger picture window in the same room and have always had them the same length). If after you make and hang them, you think the ones on the smaller window look too wide, then you can cut them down – but it’s harder to thicken them if you think they look too skinny from cutting them prematurely. Hope it helps!

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By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 04:22:25 +0000

Hi Guys! Looking through old posts about curtain width! I’m going to make curtains for my living room… there are two different sizes of windows: one is a standard sized window and the other is a triple-wide window (totally separate on opposite walls). Would it look bad to cut the fabric in half for the standard sized window and then use a full width for the panels on the larger windows of the same room? This would mean there are two different thicknesses of curtains in the same room. I’m just worried that 54″ width times two on a standard window is too much. Hmmm…

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:49:38 +0000

In reply to Erica.

Love that!

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By: Erica

Erica — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:39:27 +0000

In reply to Amanda. I actually cut some Sarita curtains from Ikea in half the other way to get four panels total. I am amazed at how long they still are!

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:16:51 +0000

In reply to Kimberly.

I love that idea! Good luck!

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By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:07:19 +0000

Thank you for getting back to me so quickly. Sadly I found these at a garage sale but may look up the brand name and see what I can find, if not I may just layer them with another 16″ white sheet of the same fabric type (inspired by [more like taken from :P] your other post of this room/curtains in it). My windows are only about 52″ wide (there’s two). Thank you for the advice and ALL of the inspiration and motivation!

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:53:45 +0000

In reply to Kimberly.

Each one is around 27 inches I think! I worry that 16 inches might be too skinny since they sort of loop and drape when they’re hung so it might look like a scarf or a pashmina (since those are only around 16″ wide). Maybe try hanging a scarf to see how it looks before cutting the sheet, and if you decide to cut the sheet in half instead maybe you can find another one on ebay or check back with the store later? Good luck!

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