How Do You Turn Ugly Cellular Shades Into Beautiful Curtains?

If you move into a new house, like we did, that has expensive functional cellular shades in any of the rooms, but the shades are not the color you'd like, or you want the softness of curtains while maintaining the light-blocking ability that cellular shades offer, try this easy retrofitting idea to change the style of the room without making one stitch. Step 1 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery('#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first').attr('href','http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4529422/BeforePicture_Full.jpg'); }); Measure the cellular shade you'd like to transform. Step 2 Add two inches on each side to allow for a hem. Step 3 Cut your fabric to these dimensions; add a little to each side if you want to make sure the cellular shade doesn't peek out at all from your new curtain overlay. Step 4 Set up your ironing board and turn iron on to a setting appropriate to your fabric content. Step 5 Fold fabric two inches in from each side and iron flat to form a crease. ...  more