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Black and White Fabric Painted Curtains

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black and white fabric painted curtains

Since adding the new faux cowhide rug to the dining room and with Christmas approaching, I decided it was time to change up the curtains too. The marbled painted ones (click HERE) reminded me too much of spring and summer. I was inspired by the shower curtains that I showed you in my bathroom post (click HERE) and decided to go with black and white fabric painted curtains but more black than in the inspiration.

I have an entire hoarded stash of plain white Ikea Merete curtains in my attic. I bought them a long time ago when they were still cheaper than they are now.

So the only thing I had to do is grab a pack of the Merete curtains, some black acrylic paint*, some fabric medium* and some FrogTape*.

I pretty much did the same thing as I did for my grey and white horizontal striped curtains (click HERE to read more tutorial details).

I measured and taped off the outlines, mixed my paint and started painting:

how to paint black and white Merete curtains

how to paint black and white Merete curtains

That’s it, so easy!

And they make such a difference don’t you think so? It was so hard to take photos that day though. The sun was blaring. Hope I have better luck when I show you my Christmas tour next week.
It’s all very bare right now because I was getting ready to decorate for Christmas.

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You can barely tell in the photos but I also added the Ikea Liselott roller blind to our window. Unfortunately they discontinued other plain white roller shades and only have this patterned one now. I needed some shades because after 14.5 years of living here I was just sick and tired of not being able to close off the window to everyone. No privacy before!

The pattern of the Ikea Liselott roller blind is really pretty though and somewhat perfect for Christmas:

Ikea Liselott roller blind

Ikea Liselott roller blind

Are you as much into changing up curtains as I appear to be? I’m not sick and tired of my grey and white striped curtains yet though. They are so versatile and I’m able to change up my decor with them.

That’s it for today.

Tschüß

(Youleeya)

 

And here are photos and links of the other curtains I made:

How to make no-sew, no-paint DIY graphic black and white curtains - Cuckoo4Design

Click HERE

DIY marble effect painted curtains

Click HERE

DIY horizontal striped curtains

Click HERE

 

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  1. cassie says

    December 1, 2014 at 5:16 am

    they look fabulous! i love this look for fall/winter! very modern and crisp and i am really impressed with how good the paint looks!

    • Julia says

      December 1, 2014 at 7:14 am

      Thank Cassie, I was getting kind of sick of the colorful ones.

  2. Dagmara-GlamistaHome says

    December 1, 2014 at 7:12 am

    I love your bright and colorful home. The black and white curtains add an elegant touch and seem to fit right into the space playing nicely against the bright colors of your gallery wall. Great project.

    • Julia says

      December 1, 2014 at 7:14 am

      Thank you so much!

  3. Gilly says

    December 1, 2014 at 8:29 am

    I have always loved your sense of style…..these look stunning…..I love how you come up with such uniques ways to personalise your curtains.

    • Julia says

      December 1, 2014 at 3:58 pm

      Thank you so much for your sweet comment Gilly!

  4. Sheryll & Critters. says

    December 1, 2014 at 8:52 am

    Your winter curtains are just perfect. I would have had a smeared up mess if I tried to paint some. I just love the way you have done up the entire house. If I was rich, I would pay you to do mine.

    • Julia says

      December 1, 2014 at 4:13 pm

      Thanks Sheryll. I call the my taxi do curtains.

  5. Brandi says

    December 1, 2014 at 10:32 am

    You did an amazing job. I would be so nervous to tackle painting my own curtains.

    • Julia says

      December 1, 2014 at 4:14 pm

      Oh no, it’s not that bad, you should try it

  6. Katja | Shift Ctrl Art says

    December 1, 2014 at 10:54 am

    WOW Julia. Those curtains ROCK!! I love how dramatic they are! That over-sized black border is so amazing. What a great back drop they are for your dining room. I love your new faux hide too. So pretty!

    • Julia says

      December 1, 2014 at 4:15 pm

      Thank you. The other curtains just didn’t look right with the hide

  7. Maria says

    December 1, 2014 at 11:05 am

    Wow! They look amazing. But… how do you keep your cats from destroying them? I have five cats and they seem to LOVE curtains. ๐Ÿ™‚

    • Julia says

      December 1, 2014 at 4:16 pm

      Thanks Maria! Fortunately the cats aren’t interested in curtains at all! All 5 cats!

  8. Amber @ Wills Casa says

    December 1, 2014 at 12:38 pm

    I love how they turned out!! So simple and beautiful!! Perfect for your dining room!

    • Julia says

      December 1, 2014 at 4:16 pm

      Thanks you Amber

  9. Julia says

    December 1, 2014 at 4:13 pm

    I know you do and thanks!

  10. Katrina says

    December 1, 2014 at 4:51 pm

    Your new curtains came out just perfect! Love the nice wide border!!

    • Julia says

      December 1, 2014 at 5:30 pm

      Thank you Katrina!

  11. Heather |Decor Fix says

    December 1, 2014 at 5:08 pm

    Oh, look how clever you are…They turned out super cute!

    • Julia says

      December 1, 2014 at 5:30 pm

      Thanks so much Heather

  12. Kenz @ Interiors By Kenz says

    December 1, 2014 at 6:40 pm

    WOW! Very stunning and quite chic! I LOVE them!!!

    • Julia says

      December 3, 2014 at 6:21 am

      Thank you Kenz

  13. [email protected] says

    December 1, 2014 at 7:44 pm

    Mmm – so bold and clean-lined! I love them Julia!!

    • Julia says

      December 3, 2014 at 6:21 am

      Thanks Brynne

  14. Pam @ Simple Details says

    December 1, 2014 at 8:21 pm

    What a great idea, Julia! I know those will be stunning when you get your decor all together, can’t wait!! ๐Ÿ™‚

    • Julia says

      December 3, 2014 at 6:22 am

      Thanks Pam

  15. [email protected] says

    December 2, 2014 at 6:36 am

    Love the change! I’m a bit jealous that you have a stash in the attic! Do you mount anything over the roller blinds or just use them as is?

    • Julia says

      December 3, 2014 at 6:23 am

      Right now I just have them like this with nothing mounted over them which is kind of bugging me. That might change though.

  16. [email protected] says

    December 2, 2014 at 7:47 pm

    These turned out just lovely, and I’m so impressed that you’re changing out curtains seasonally….I still haven’t managed to get ONE set of curtains up in my dining room ;). And how adorable is that roller blind?!

    • Julia says

      December 3, 2014 at 6:23 am

      Thanks Gretchen, I only change them out so often because I have a stash ๐Ÿ˜‰

  17. Amy @ Homey Oh My! says

    December 2, 2014 at 8:13 pm

    Lovely, and my favorite colors!! I once painted curtains and had a really rough time. I think frog tape would’ve worked a lot better than the tape I used!

    • Julia says

      December 3, 2014 at 6:20 am

      Thanks Amy and yes the frog tape works great for painting curtains.

  18. Robin says

    December 2, 2014 at 9:25 pm

    These are gorgeous! You could become a curtain designer! Oh wait, you sort of already are. I always love your work and these are no exception. I can’t wait to see your Christmas decorations.

    http://www.designbyrobinsnest.blogspot.com

    • Julia says

      December 3, 2014 at 6:19 am

      Haha, thanks Robin.

  19. Bethany @ Dwellings by DeVore says

    December 3, 2014 at 9:21 am

    They look so good! You can never go wrong with classic black and white!

  20. Krystine www.KrystineEdwards.com/blog says

    December 3, 2014 at 5:58 pm

    Sorry I’m behind on reading, but glad I dropped in! These are AHMAZING!!!!

  21. Summer says

    December 3, 2014 at 10:15 pm

    I love this Julia! I had no idea this would be so easy! I’m definitely going to try it next time I need a refresh!

    • Julia says

      December 5, 2014 at 6:22 am

      Thanks and you totally should!

  22. sarah dorsey says

    December 4, 2014 at 2:42 pm

    Wow!! Such impact! Looks amazing and so easy too!

    • Julia says

      December 5, 2014 at 6:23 am

      Yes it was so easy. I’d love to have curtains like yours but then it’s no easy anymore ๐Ÿ˜‰ and thanks.

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