My kitchen has one window and is boxed in by cabinets on either side. It is the only source of light in my kitchen at this point, so in deciding what I was going to do for a window treatment, I knew I didn’t want anything too “heavy.” I had fallen in love with this fabric so I started playing around with ideas. I couldn’t have an outside mount window treatment because of the cabinets so I came across this one day at the fabric store.

A decorative tension mount curtain rod. Who knew? After some experimenting, here is what I came up with.

Do you want to try it yourself? Here is what you need.

I basically cut the fabric so it measured exactly the width of the window opening, with about one extra inch on each side for a seam. I made it five inches tall, again with a one inch each seam on the top and bottom. I ironed the fabric at the seam to get a crisp line. Then I placed the iron-on adhesive under the seam and ironed again. 

Take care at the corners. I usually cut the fabric on a angle that so I get a tight corner. 

That is basically it. After that I just clipped some clip on rings spaced out evenly, hung it on my tension rod and put it up.