Here is the first project I did with the Garage Sale Fabric.
Back Story: Nine years ago we remodeled our kitchen and got a screaming deal on some kitchen cabinets (someone had rejected them for their kitchen). Many of the upper cabinet door fronts were to supposed to have glass in them. Well, I don’t keep tidy cupboards, so I came up with a solution to hide the contents by making some curtains for those cupboards. Originally we painted the kitchen a dark gray/green color, then 3 years ago I repainted it aqua/robin’s egg blue color, but I never got around to making new cupboard curtains to match. (Actually, I couldn’t find a fabric I liked at a price I liked.) Well, the buffalo check I scored at the garage sale ended up looking great.
Before shot of kitchen cabinets with old green fabric in them.
After shot of cabinets with garage sale fabric in them.
Before close up.
After close up.
Since I already had done all the measuring and “hardware” installation the first time around, all I had to do was lay the old curtains down on the new fabric, add a couple of inches for the casing, cut and sew. I used itty-bitty cup hooks and some wooden dowels cut to size to secure the curtains.
Close up of cup hook and dowel I put the curtains on.
I sewed a zig-zag stitch on the vertical sides so the fabric wouldn’t unravel. I didn’t have enough fabric to have an actual finished edge.
I LOVE your kitchen! You did a great job with the fabric. Our house came with one open cabinet door but no glass in it, makes it easy to just reach in, but it’s not a real finished look. I should give this a try. You are so lucky to have that nice deep sink, someday I’ll have one of those!
Whitney, It looks awesome! It looks like you’re a pro sewer to me!
The cabinet curtains look lovely and the check pattern is the perfect visual variation. I must say, I *adore* the blue! I am currently lining my drawers in the same shade after discovering that color. Just seeing it makes me happy.
[...] Whitney is someone with a very fresh style. It shows through in both her graphics work and her home! Recently she did a little project with some yard sale fabric she got. (You can read more about her project here.) [...]