The steps below follow the order of the work for this remodel inspiration by room project.
[tps_header]White curtains are airy, direct, and calming… but sometimes they can be a bit boring. If you have white curtains in your home and you think they need some color or something, look at these 28 ways to decorate and spruce up white curtains for some inspiration!
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28 Ways to Spruce Up White Curtains
Giving white curtains some Handmade character is a great way to get a designer look while on a modest-cost. Pick up a pair of inexpensive curtains (we love Amazon for great prices without leaving the house! under $10? yes!) and get to work on one of these options! And don’t forget to follow these straightforward tricks for great-looking curtains when you hang them!
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You can paint practically anything and that includes white curtains! The only limit is your imagination. Take a look at these 45 painted curtain DIYs and see if you can come up with a new design!
Another popular way to jazz up white curtains is to add trim. Tassel fringe is a really fun option (Love Maegan).
Pom pom trim always looks cute when added to white curtains, but for even more of a custom and designed look, add your trim to a matching white shade as well (The Stir).
Or you could put the pom pom trim on the outside edges for a slightly different look (Yellow Brick Home).
For a unique and fun look, get a lot of pom pom trim and use them to create awesomely textured striped curtains (Makely Home).
Thick trim in a special pattern is always a great addition to white curtains. Try adding them to the top of your curtains with the help of fabric glue (Charming Zebra).
Only have solid trim? Use it to create strong greek key curtain panels (View Along the Way).
Grab ribbon trim in varying sizes to create three (or more) stripes on your white curtains (Simply Swider).
Get creative with your ribbon trim design, like this great criss-cross design (The Little Black Door).
You could use your go-to fabric to create thick trim for your curtains. This is also a great solution for too-short curtains (Decor Adventures).
And here’s another example of using fabric as thick trim for curtains, but with the addition of pinch pleat for a classic, elegant look (Calling It Home).
Lace doilies, either heirloom or flea market, look vivid on white curtains (Apartment Therapy).
Completely transform your white curtains by dyeing them a bold color (Little Green Notebook).
You could dye them only partially to create a cool ombre look (Shore Society).
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Add a different fabric on the bottom of your white curtains. Love this color block curtain option (Decorating Cents).
Try shopping your home for fabric to add to your curtains. This curtain looks really cute with fabric from an old bedskirt and some trim (Just A Girl Blog).
For a different look, sew on a pretty fabric on the top of your white curtains instead of the bottom (A Thoughtful Place).
Ruffles on white curtains look so sweet, especially in a little girls’ room (Creatively Living).
For a more tailored look, try pleated ruffles (Addicted 2 Decorating). This was done on a shower curtain but would look equally as great on a pair of white curtains.
Add a vivid marble effect to white curtains with watered-down paint and a black paint pen (Cuckoo 4 Design).
Construct a wood pelmet box and cover it with a solid fabric with trim (A Thoughtful Place)…
…or upholster an straightforward foam core board pelmet box with a fun patterned fabric (My Old Country House)…
…or build an memorable upholstered cornice with a cut-out design. Cover it with striking fabric and it will look fabulous with a pair of white curtains (Worthing Court).
A classic but a goodie — bamboo shades add a lot of warmth to white curtains, along with black curtain rods for some drama (Crazy Wonderful).
Add some texture and color to white curtains with tie-backs, like this straightforward rope tie-back Handmade that would look great both outside and indoors (Cottage In the Oaks).
And here’s another rope tie-back Handmade that’s so polished that nobody would guess you made it yourself (Tattered Style).
Agate coasters glued on metal tie-backs will look like jewelry for your white curtains (Martha Stewart).
You could glue on pretty much anything on direct metal tie-backs, even antlers (TFD Style)!
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[tps_footer]Think of white curtains as a blank canvas for all sorts of possibilities! Can you think of another way to spruce up white curtains?
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