Thread: Creepy Dingy Curtains

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ok, so lksmart inspired me.

on the way home Friday, my neighbor was having a garage sale - so after my great potion bottle finds at good will on lunch Friday, I figure, my good luck may still be with me, so I whip it into the garage sale to scavenge.

Lo and behold, in a bag, is a heap of material, and a paper sign on the outside says "Patio drapes $3" They are old and a yellowish tan (smoke stain I think) but VERY heavy - were probably very expensive drapes back in the day!

I get them for $1.50! I buy Rit Dye $2.50 in black and last night I dyed them (have the black fingernails today to prove it! LOL). They came out more pale - how I actually wanted them. I cut them in half before I dyed them, so I have two equal lenght drapes now. Tonight I plan to rip them in places, then wash them againg to help fray the rips and bring them to more of a gray color. After that, I'll spray paint the edge of the rips in black, like ya'll suggested.

So, for $3.50 I have 2 spooky drapes!!

I'll take pics when I'm all done and post!
Bev

They look fantastic. I was thinking of just hanging creepy cloth, which would work, but i like your idea and the look better.

thanks for the comments guys... the curtains only took me about an hour or so to make. Another good hint: most curtains have a lapped seam and you can just cut the edge of that seam and slip the curtain rod through it...

Thanks again guys! glad u like them!

Those curtains look great! Very creepy, very original...

I made a set of these curtains from an old lace pair I had . I did this yesterday and it didn't take very long at all. About 2 hours from start to finish. Inclulding dryer time to set the color and time to make the cuts. I used tea and some strongly brewed coffee to color them. While they was still damp I added a few drops of food coloring and wet the drops of color with a spray jug, it made the color drips run so they didn't look like dots. I can't wait to hang them! Fast and easy project when made from old curtains.

those look very creepy! i'm doing a witch theme and i need some creepy,cheap curtains! thanks for the post!

They really do the trick to make the "creepy old feel" to a room. The more dingy you can make the the better. I even added a little food coloring to the water to darken them a bit more.