How to Do A Budget Kitchen Window Curtain Treatment

You can use items you already have to make a budget kitchen window curtain treatment like this. It'll cost you only a little time and virtually no money!

Things You'll Need

• 3 Tea towels (if they still call them that)
• 1/2 yd of remnant fabric
• simple curtain rod
• black sharpie permanent marker
• sewing machine or hand sew (your choice)

Instructions

1. 

   To make a budget kitchen window curtain treatment to fit a standard kitchen window, take the 3 tea towels and fold down one corner of each. On these corners sew a 1 1/2" seam to slip the curtain rod through. No need to hem these tea towels for the window valance as they are already done.

2. On the bottom section of the budget kitchen window treatment, fold 1/2 yd of fabric in half and cut with scissors. Sew another 1 1/2" seam to serve as a casing for the curtain rod. Sew also a narrow hem at the sides and bottom of each curtain panel.

3. 

   Jazz up the plain fabric with this simple suggestion. Using the sharpie permanent marker, translate the words KISS THE COOK from English to Italian. You can go to babelfish.yahoo.com for free translations. (see link under resources)

4. Lay fabric out flat, and write the translated words at the bottom hem using a freehand script. Put something under the curtain, like a piece of cardboard so the ink doesn't go through to the work surface. Let the words dry a few minutes, then hang the budget kitchen window treatment so you can admire your handiwork. Now, aren't you clever? :)

Tips & Warnings

• You can always use 3 dinner napkins or placemats instead of the tea towels.

Resources

• babelfish translation site