I’d like to interrupt this post to announce that the CSN.com surprise has arrived!  I will reveal the big secret tomorrow, so you have until then to get your contest entries and guesses in.  There are several correct guesses in there, but there is a twist to this one that only adds to the surprise.  You don’ t have to be correct to win since the winner will be chosen by randon number generator.  There will be special recognition for all correct guessers and also for the most unique guess.

Closet Before Curtains After removing doors, painting and organizing

It’s been a long time in the dreaming since I last wrote this post, but I finally made the closet curtains!  I used the same $1 electrical pipe conduit and $5 ring clips that I put on the laundry room curtain.   I discovered I like curtains that are nice and full and sweep the floor–no high waters here. 

The ring clips made this a 20 minute sewing project.  I cut tore 4 lengths of white muslin 92 inches long.  And sewed 2 together on the long side for 2 extra wide curtians.  Then I hemmed the top and the bottom.  I left the selvage edges on the sides since there was no printing and no fringe on the selvages.  I added lace trim from stash and folded down the top 6 inches for a little ruffle/flap and clipped to the ring. 

I had originally planned to sew tiny ruffles to the bottom 18 inches it like these

From Target

and then considered a rhumba ruffle sections 18 inches from the floor and down–like these:

Click the picture to go to the etsy store with this curtain

But for now, with all the projects we have left to do,  we decided it was perfect just plain and simple.  We can always add more later.

Tie backs make it easy to pick out clothes

We put in tie backs to help the girls keep the curtains back when they are organizing or picking out their clothes.  It is such an improvement over the sliding doors that only allowed access to half the closet at once.  We love it!