Frugal? Well, that's putting it nicely.
This picture pretty much sums it up:
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| Frugal is just one word for it. Stingy is probably a more accurate term, and of course cheap also applies. |
Instead of chucking it, we chose to repurpose it into something for our place -- a curtain rod!
Why not? Those things cost too much money, anyway. I've been wanting to make some curtains for a while now, so that was the perfect impetus.
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| I had some clearance rack curtain hooks that I spray-painted copper to match. |
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| First I painted the door (with free paint left in our basement) |
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| Then I used no-sew hem tape to make these curtains (sorry mom). I DO have a sewing machine, but it scares the bejesus out of me. Ironic, considering both my mother and m-in-law are amazing seamstresses. |
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| Close up. I used less-than-$1 copper pipe holders in place of a curtain-rod bracket. |
Before...
And after....
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| Totally unrelated bed-head photo. Just because I couldn't resist. Isn't he munchable? |
2 comments:
You're totally awesome. PS you CAN conquer the scary machine with a needle, if I can do it, you can do it. I'm still warming up to the power tools, maybe you can help me :)
Ha! I would RATHER use power tools than a sewing machine. But I broke it out last night after a friend showed me the basics, and it's really not too tough! By the way, I can't get over how talented you are at crocheting. You should seriously open an Etsy shop or something.
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