Laundry Closet Curtain — Jewberly Emiris

Jul 14

Jul 14 Laundry Closet Curtain

TaMera and I recently moved into a larger two-bed apartment. We were quite settled in our old one so its been a refreshing adventure setting this new space up, for the most part.

Upon walking through the new space, we realized very quickly — the laundry closet door had to go!

It couldn’t open up all the way because it hit the fridge, you couldn’t access the refrigerator at the same time you were doing anything in the laundry room, and it wasn’t even working during move- in. Dad carefully removed the door and it is safely stored in the outside storage closet.

But once we took away the problem door, we still had a problem — we needed something to hide the laundry space. This is real life and although we try our best, there’s often a basket with clean clothes waiting to be folded by the washer and dryer. Not to mention, this space hosts the shelves for our pots and pans!

Our temporary solution was using an extra blackout curtain from the bedrooms. The (blackout) curtain was a functional replacement but we needed something more us! We entertained the idea of a lace curtain, or perhaps a nod to the 70’s with a “groovy” beaded curtain.

This past July 4th, TaMera was visiting home in Nebraska and I was enjoying a relaxing holiday — until I had the urge to sew! I went through the fabrics in my apartment stash and found this gingham polyester fabric I purchased a few years ago at Fabric Recycles.

There were three yards at 60” wide and I originally purchased it to make into a dress. Later I realized I would never make it into a dress; it’s a heavy polyester and does not feel soft against the skin. It could, however, make a wonderful curtain!

I laundered the fabric while I took a dip in the pool, (I washed it in the washer, not the pool!) and then used the blackout curtain as a template for the new curtain.

Calendar by H. Nichols! One of my favorite artists!

My idea was to have it completed by the time TaMera came back from holiday, but unfortunately I started too late in the day. I was able to finish it the following Sunday in time to host Small Group!

The curtain is backed by a microfiber sheet that came free with a mattress purchase. (More fiber reused and saved from the landfill!) I sewed a row of stitching every six squares (or 12 inches) to make the two pieces of fabric act as one. It didn’t need a liner but if we were to ever use this as an actual outside window curtain the extra layer will be nice. It also helps to block out a bit more of the washer and dryer noise.