Curtains from a bedsheet

[Dawn Anastasi]

I've advocated putting curtains in rental property over spending money on mini-blinds and having them ruined by tenants.  However, did you know you can make curtains from a flat bedsheet?

I made these curtains from a full size flat bedsheet I got from Goodwill for $2.99.  This was my first attempt at this project and they turned out okay.  Much better than tenants taking a flat sheet and just draping it over a curtain rod!

Here is the other room where I used another flat bedsheet (unfortunately you can't see the second window).

I'm not saying that everyone might want to make their own curtains, but it can be a fun project and if you have kids, it's something easy enough that they can do it too.  They might feel a sense of pride knowing that something they made is being used every day by real people!