When I envisioned my dream craft room I knew I wanted everything very white so I could decorate with my bright (and loud) craft supplies and fabric. I searched for some fun curtains for months but couldn’t find any (that I could afford ha!). So I decided to make my own DIY ombre curtains! I went with pink but the color possibilities are endless. This project was so simple but I took a few pictures of my steps, I also did this in the middle of the day and the garage lighting is terrible.
Materials:
– White Curtains ( I found mine at World Market)
– Liquid dye (I used Rit Liquid Dye in Fuchsia
– A large bucket
Instructions:
Fill your dye bucket with the hottest water from your sink and add a little salt. The salt helps the color stay vibrant! Then add your dye, I used two bottles because I had four panels and I wanted the color really bright.
Hang the curtains up somewhere that you can adjust the height, I used two hangers and my overhead garage door. My curtains were super long so I had to fold the fabric over on the top.
Then, start dipping the bottoms of the curtains in and out of the dye bath.
Pull them out a little then hang them and leave them in that spot for about 8-10 minutes or so.
Repeat this same thing a few more times. Every 8-10 minutes, pull the curtains in and out of the dye bath a few times then hang them a few inches higher than you did the last time and leave them for another 8-10 minutes. I did this about 4-5 times total until I was at the bottom of the curtains.
Then, ring the remaining dye out and rinse them in cool water. I sprayed mine out with the hose and let them drip dry in a tree because I like to make my neighbors think I’m crazy ;)
I let mine dry over night then I ironed them. I didn’t want to wash and dry them because I was afraid of them shrinking and mine are just the right length but washing and drying after dying would be just fine!
I really love how they turned out! They are a fun pop of color but still mostly white just how I like it :) Stay tuned later this week for some updated craft room shots!
Wow! I love these curtains. When I got the email that you had a new post, I stopped everything to come over because I had no idea what an Ombre Curtain was! LOL Now I know. And I love how you show us step by step how to make them. I laughed when I saw the bucket. If my husband ever walked in the room and saw me doing that and I had told him I was dying fabric for curtains, he would have shook his head and said “they’re a mess!” No vision! LOL But when they are dried and hung — and have perfect tie-dyed looking stripes at the bottom? LOVELY! I’m pinning them. :)