One of my favorite uses is to block off my living room in the winter.
Using curtains instead of doors.
Need a quick no sew alternative.
Add a chest of drawers with cubbies next to the hanging clothes for a cute design splash.
Today the curtains are used for more practical and even fun purposes.
Choose curtains that are 75 per cent wider that the width of the closet doorframe.
Door curtains have been in use since the early nineteenth century.
Obviously the closet door s primary task is to hide away clothing and clutter.
I ditched the closet doors and instead of replacing them with bifold i hung curtains instead.
It s not only way better looking than before but also every inch of our closet is now easily accessible which is huge when you re living in an older house that s majorly lacking in storage space.
The most common types of closet doors are the regular hinged doors bi fold doors wooden sliding doors and mirror sliding doors while these traditional closet doors are great on their own they can be too common to the point of boring.
Replace closet doors with curtains in children s rooms offering easy access to the closet s contents without endangering little fingers.
This 10 minute closet doors to curtain transformation is one of the easiest do it yourself projects that i have attempted.
I was pretty leary about how this little project would turn out but having curtains instead of doors on our closet has been a total game changer.
I often use curtains as you do.
Here are some other great ideas for using drapery in your home.
Awesome diy closet door curtains ideas 01.
I have a very old large house.
A curtain was an ideal solution softening the space covering what needed concealing and posing no clearance problems.
In addition to just being better looking than standard closet doors like a.
But there s also no one stopping you from considering how you can use.
By hanging the curtain just a few inches away from the shelves behind it david maxed out his floor space beside it.
Closet door replaced with colorful curtain.
Put them any place where you want to liven up a wall with fabric color and texture as opposed to the flat surface of a door.
Despite our obvious bias towards tracks we do think the use of a curtain track instead of static attachment or a rod would have made opening and closing the curtain and accessing the contents of the closet a bit easier.
In that era elaborate door drapes were used to add flair and drama to entrance doors.