DIY pleated curtains

Window curtains are the best way to complete the interior and give comfort to the whole house. Many craftswomen make draperies of curtains independently of paper, and they can be located both vertically and horizontally. In addition, this option is attractive for sewing with the ability to select textures and colors from a huge number of options. If you like to often change the interior, then try to make your own pleated curtains to update it with a certain time.

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The use of pleated curtains in the interior

Even the simplicity of manufacturing such curtains hints that with such decorations you can decorate your home on the eve of any holidays. You will need only an hour of time to significantly transform the room from bright autumn into a fabulous New Year's forest. If there are children in the house, they will be happy to help you with this. Just imagine how your guests will be surprised if they are expected by interesting thematic curtains, constantly different for each arrival.

Features of the use of curtains-pleated:

• They are suitable for different rooms, and can carry a very different load. For some rooms it’s just a decoration, for others it’s protection from the sun.

Important! The second option is especially relevant for summer houses, attics, gazebos, terraces.

• The design of these curtains in itself implies reliable protection from the sun. If you still choose the right color and quality of paper, you can achieve a soft, pleasant twilight of your favorite shade or ambient light, which will give the room a cozy atmosphere.
• Plisse allows you to wake up in a pleasant atmosphere, but at the same time observe a beautiful picture created by your own children or your own hands on the window. Such pictures will never bore you, because you can constantly create new masterpieces, having mastered the technique of manufacturing such curtains.
• If you do not have artistic skills, then you can create something beautiful and original with the help of a specialist. It’s enough to choose the right pattern and fabric for the curtains, and very soon you will be happy with the new transformation of your window.
• Paper curtains are also suitable for office rooms, lecture halls, that is, places where you need to focus on something very serious and important. But such products should not have drawings so that they do not distract.

It is not difficult to make paper pleated blinds with your own hands, because all the financial and time costs cannot be compared with the pleasure that you will get when you enjoy the result of your own work.

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What tools and materials are needed to make pleated blinds?

Paper, which is used to make such curtains, is found on sale more often, and has a number of advantages:

• A wide variety of drawings.
• Rich color palette.
• Possibility of folding vertically and horizontally.

Important! This is not just material, but a real salvation for people who do not know how to sew or do not have a sewing machine at hand. The greatest demand is for horizontal creases in the blinds. They visually expand the room, which is often lacking in modern apartments.High-quality and thick paper is practically not subject to fading, which cannot be said about many fabrics, which, in addition, still collect a lot of dust. In addition, it can have a different density, due to which you can adjust the level of illumination of the room.

To make your own pleated curtains, prepare:

• Paper.
• Wooden planks.
• Thin cord or durable thread.
• Glue.
• Awl.

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How to make pleated curtains yourself?

Once you have decided on a suitable pattern, purchased all the necessary tools, selected high-quality material, you can proceed to the main stage of work.

Perform the manufacture of curtains using this step-by-step instruction:

• For each window you will need two wooden planks, and they should correspond to it in width.

Important! If you bought round planks, then you do not need to do anything with them. If you come across planks with a rectangular or square section, then fold the paper blank several times, iron it with an iron to form folds.

• Glue the top of the curtain to the bar with glue or use it to fix with small cloves. They are ideally suited in cases of manufacturing curtains-pleated from vinyl wallpaper.
• Leave the glue under the press to dry well. You can also use double-sided tape, but keep in mind that under the influence of sunlight it quickly becomes worthless, in addition, it is able to color paper, which is inappropriate for white paper.
• With an awl, make holes along the edge of the curtain, stretch a string or thread through them, and fix it on the upper bar. If you want to make a wide product, then stretch the thread every 50 cm.
• In order for the curtains to be attached firmly and firmly, it is better to make holes in the wooden planks, and fix the threads from above through the knot and stick them.
• Carefully calculate the height of the straightened curtains and the window itself, then cut the paper to the required length.
• Glue the bottom edge to the bar, fasten the ends of the threads on it.
• Leave the structure for a while so that it dries and sags a little.

Chic, original, beautiful pleated curtains are ready! It remains only to install them in the window opening.

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How to fix ready-made curtains on a plastic window?

At this stage, we will tell you how to do pleated blinds on plastic windows with their own hands.

Mounting can occur in several ways:

1. Mount to the frame. This option gives more freedom when opening windows, but it must be taken into account that the window in the open form will let sunlight into the room. Mounting on the frame does not allow full use of the windowsill, to grow flowers on it, because because of the closed curtains they will not be enough light.
2. Mount over window opening. You can install to the ceiling or to the wall. The preferred option is to attach the curtains to the ceiling, since it allows you to create a holistic impression of the whole interior.

Each person decides which mounting method to choose, taking into account the features of the operation of the window and its own convenience.

Fasten paper curtains to the window in the most economical way:

1. Buy self-adhesive hooks.
2. Pass the threads through the wooden planks above and below, fix them with a loop.
3. Attach the hooks to the window, hang a curtain on them.
4. Decorate the remaining loops with beads, thread brushes or ribbons.

Important! You can do it even easier, purchase a finished plastic structure, then attach it to the frame with screws. Threads are simply passed through it and fastened according to the instructions.

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Pleated curtains will certainly become the subject of your pride, because such an idea of ​​decoration does not come to everyone's mind. The only drawback of this product is that they cannot be used in inclined openings. That is why decorating them with attics and attics does not always work.