I found the canvas painters drop cloths at a local discount store for cheap ($2.69 as opposed to $9.99 at the home improvement store) and bought four and some dark brown RIT dye. I wanted to dye the drop cloths a dark chocolate brown.
I only used one bottle of dye and knew they weren't as dark as I'd wanted, but before I tried to dye them more I thought I'd see how the "chocolate ice cream" color would look. Maybe it would work okay.
I don't really like it. But worse, where other people can use drop cloths and make very nice looking curtains, mine look like dyed drop cloths. Not only that but I don't think they are long enough.
Neither of us seem to know where the rod is supposed to hang in reference to the trim - right across it? Right above it? A couple inches above it?
Where J is holding the rod here, the "curtains" just touch the floor. If we raise it up any, they won't reach the floor like they're supposed to.
So I'm thinking, even if I relegate these drop cloths to the back porch like I said I could if they didn't work out for the livvyroom and buy real curtains, I don't know if they are even going to reach the floor.
Argh.
2 comments:
sew a strip of blue on the top or bottom .this will make them longer. hang three to four inches above the top trim. i did this in my bedroom.i love them. good luck. i love your blog.
I feared it would come to that :(
I haven't sewed in years.
Oh well, guess maybe it'd be good for a summer project.
Thanks for the info on where the rod should go.
And for saying you love my blog. It used to be better, more helpful. Since I stopped coupon/deal shopping as much, it's really pretty lame.
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