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    Home » DIY Projects

    Painted Drop Cloth Curtains and Playset Refresh

    Published: Jul 2, 2014 by Simple Stylings · This post may contain affiliate links · 8 Comments

    Happy Hump Day Friends!

    I've been working on giving my son's playset a little face lift and if you missed our planter box from last week you can read about it here. Part two is a DIY curtain that we made out of a drop cloth and painted to match the planter box.

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    I grabbed this small drop cloth from The Home Depot and we just measured the size we needed and cut.

    This is so easy I feel almost silly giving instructions :) We taped off the size of the stripes we wanted with Frog Tape and painted them with the same paint that we used on the planter box, alternating the colors.

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    Then I crawled into the playset and measured where the curtain rods would go. I used a super cheap tension rod and some curtain clips that I had leftover from another project.

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    Just like the planter box, I wasn't worried about it being perfect so we didn't even finish the edges. We just folded them over and clipped.

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    Looks like someone digs his new digs :)

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    We added some pea gravel to the bottom instead of sand because he doesn't use the sandbox much and I think it's prettier!

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    This was the last project in the back yard for now but I still owe you a post about our garden which is doing great.

    And The Home Depot Outdoor Games Style Challenge posts will start going live in about two weeks so stay tuned! I can't wait to see what everyone came up with!

    Have a great week y'all!

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    Comments

    1. Jennifer @ Dimples and Tangles

      July 03, 2014 at 10:01 am

      What a cute idea, Summer! That playset looks very similar to the one we had, and have long outgrown...makes me sad!

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      • Simple Stylings {For The Semi-Creative Mind}

        July 07, 2014 at 9:38 pm

        Thanks so much Jennifer! I know, it makes me sad how fast they grow! That is why I couldn't get rid of it when I was working on the Hope Depot challenge!

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    2. Krystine @ www.Krystine.edwards.com

      July 02, 2014 at 3:10 pm

      LOVE this and look how easy! Great work Summer!

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      • Simple Stylings {For The Semi-Creative Mind}

        July 07, 2014 at 9:39 pm

        Thanks so much Krystine!

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    3. cassie

      July 02, 2014 at 2:05 pm

      it looks adorable! love the shot with his sweet face peeking through!

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      • Simple Stylings {For The Semi-Creative Mind}

        July 07, 2014 at 9:43 pm

        Thanks so much Cassie!

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    4. Rachel

      July 02, 2014 at 11:15 am

      My mom said that I should use the paint drop cloth for our front porch drapes. What do you think?

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      • Simple Stylings {For The Semi-Creative Mind}

        July 07, 2014 at 9:44 pm

        Thanks Rachel! I think a big fat YES! I'm actually going to do the same thing. I'm not sure the best method yet because the paint does make them a little still so I may do a stencil or something or use spray paint instead.

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