Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Monkey-Proof Curtains

What you need:

Handful of screws
Sturdy tab-top curtain
1x4
Flat board (big enough to cover the 1/4)
Accent fabric (enough to cover the flat board)
Duct tape


First, you screw the curtain onto the 1x4 through the tab tops (we did one screw through each tab).

Then you screw that board securely to the wall above the window. Use as many screws as needed to get it really on there. We were able to screw it into studs.

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Then you cover the thinner board with your chosen accent fabric (I duct taped it in the back).

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Then screw that over the ugly 1x4.

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6 comments:

  1. Jennifer TidwellAugust 10, 2011 at 8:59 PM

    I love the "apocalypse chic" tag!

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  2. AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 10:24 AM

    do you screw the covered board over the ugly board by screwing through the fabric? i dont recall seeing screwholes

    -lisa b

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  3. ajaAugust 12, 2011 at 10:32 AM

    yes! i intended to glue buttons or something decorative over the screws later, but they don't bug me so i never got around to it. if you look at the right curtain there is a screw under the leaf that the pink bird is sitting on (just to give you an idea what they look like).

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  4. emilieOctober 16, 2011 at 12:05 PM

    hi aja i am blogging again

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  5. ajaOctober 16, 2011 at 12:09 PM

    hey emilie, send me a link to your blog!

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  6. emilieOctober 16, 2011 at 12:11 PM

    http://adoptedemilie.blogspot.com/

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