WFMW - Homemade Frugal Nursery Curtains
As many of you know, I was laid off from my job of 4 years back in October when I was 2 months pregnant. Although we’d always planned on me being a stay-at-home mom, we didn’t count on it happening so early in the pregnancy!
We don’t use credit cards, so our budget is really tight most of the time. That means that I’ve not been free to shop as much as I desire for our baby. Fortunately, God has looked out for us and provided us with the basic necessities thanks to our wonderful family and friends.
There are a few things though that we need, and I’ve had to figure out how to “make do” with whatever was available.
One of those things are curtains for the two windows! It’s hard to believe how very, very expensive simple curtains can be. It gets even worse if you’re shooting for a “theme” out of a desire for a cute baby nursery.
I’m currently 36 weeks pregnant, and our nursery painting and furnishings have been up for months now. But until this past Monday, the windows in my baby’s room have been completely bare. And I hate bare windows - especially at night when you can’t see out….but everyone can see in.
I needed curtains. And I wanted them to match the decor.
So what did I do?
I went scrimiging through my linen closet! A few months ago I had purchased some nice sheets from the local thrift store (spent maybe, 50 cent each?). Tucked away in the linen closet, they had almost been forgotten. But I felt like I struck gold when I found a double sheet with blue & white stripes. They would make the perfect curtains!
So with my trusty scissors in hand, I cut them in half, threaded the curtain rod through the blue top “hem” part of the sheet, hung them, tied them back with some ribbon that came on a baby gift and WALAH… frugal curtains that matched my baby’s nursery theme.
My hubby loved the idea so much that he wants me to put a sheet curtain up in the guest bedroom (which he is currently decorating with his Clemson College memorabilia). And I have the perfect deep purple sheet to offer up in sacrifice. 
So, see? Window treatements don’t have to cost a fortune - especially for rooms that you know will be redecorated within a year or two (like a nursery). A simple cast off sheet (or a cheap set from Walmart) will work wonders, and they’re available in so many colors and patterns!
Bonus? When Little Jack starts crawling, I can snip off the bottoms of the long curtains and make windowsill length ones without worrying about cutting up something expensive.
Living frugally doesn’t mean completely wallowing in gloomy white-walled, bare-window misery. Just use your imagination and you can come up with all sorts of wonderful decorations.
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Hi! My name is Lisa. I am 25 years old, and am married to the most wonderful man in the universe. I also just gave birth to my first son, Jack-Evan (aka "Little Jack"!). I love Jesus, my family, the ocean, good books, and motherhood.
My mom did this same thing when we were kids. It’s so efficient to use one twin size sheet to make a whole set of curtains! At that price, you can change them frequently, too.
How CUTE! What a great idea… I LOVE it! I think I’ll try this in my guest bedroom. I’ve been scouring the clearance section at Walmart for some inexpensive curtains, and haven’t found any cheap enough. I love this frugal tip. Can’t beat that!
Very frugal and creative. I’ll have to keep my eye out for cheap sheets. So glad that you included pictures, too.
Pretty curtains!
We love sheet curtains, too!!! I ALWAYS hit the sheet section of every thrift store and garage sale I go to!! Way to go… your nursery looks great!!!! Staying home is worth the sacrifices!!!
Great tip!
One of my greatest memories of childhood was my bedroom. I loved Smurfs and my mom’s friend has used some smurf-printed sheets to make some curtains and decor for my room. I loved it!
Yea - great solution! Enjoy the rest of your pregnancy! and GO TIGERS!!!
Great idea! I’m in need of curtains too. I’ll have to give this a try.
I love this idea. I did this in my basement seperating the finished part from the storage part!
Linds
Cute! My mom did this when we were kids, but I had forgotten. Thanks!
Great idea~ thanks for the tip. We are remodeling without much money and this will come in handy!
Go Tigers!
I went to our Goodwill a few eeks ago for the “everything’s 50% off last Saturday of month” sale. LOL Been thinking about a red, white, and blue big boy room for our 2 year old who will be coming out of the crib shortly. Found one queen-sized red and blue flat sheet and two pillow cases for $1.50! And, THAT will be Pojke’s new patriotic curtains! Was gonna sew from scratch but I *really* like the rod thru the “hem” idea instead! Thanks!
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