Using Curtain Panels to Decorate Your Home
The smartest home decorators come up with unusual solutions for decorating. One of the easiest ways to think outside the proverbial box is to use curtain panels to decorate areas of your home that could use a bit of attention. Here are a few ideas for using fabric panels in unusual ways.
1. Cover a Closet
You can make a closet look a bit more finished by adding curtain panels to glass doors. You could buy a spare panel when you buy your curtains to do this. If you’ve got closet areas without doors, use a complete set of valances, curtain rods and curtains to cover up what’s inside for a neat appearance.
2. A Swanky Headboard
If you don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars making your bed look its best, consider creating a quick and easy headboard from curtain panels. Choose a panel that you love, and measure your bed across. Cut a piece of wood that is just a bit longer than your bed is wide, pad it with batting, and use the fabric to cover the whole affair. Use upholstery tacks or staples to attach the back, or if you’re handy with a hot glue gun, use that instead. You can use additional upholstery tacks to make a quilted effect on the decorative surface. Your head board can either match your curtains, provide an interesting contrast or match your bed cover.
3. Movie Theater
Make your own movie theater area by hanging colorful curtain panels in front of your home entertainment system to hide electronics and protect them from dust. This prevents a large ugly TV system from being the focal point for the room. If you’ve got a projector, use a white or cream colored panel to watch movies on.
Most home stores have a small selection of curtain panels in various fabrics, but the biggest selection as well as the most attractive prices can be found online. If you want unusual curtains, then you’re more likely to find what you’re looking for at your favorite online retailers, and now that you know how to use curtain panels in various ways throughout your home, you’re sure to need more than a few!
Remember to take accurate measurements before you start shopping, and really consider how the newest additions to your home’s décor will blend with other furnishings. Before you know it, friends will be asking you for decorating advice!