We got our caravan last year and had a couple of great trips, getting used to the caravan, how it all worked,etc.
Now there's nothing wrong with the curtains per say, but I like a bit of interior design, going for a nautical look, and would like to change the curtains they are an orange colour and the seating and interior is mainly blues.
Could I get some material (have my eye on some on e bay and its about £11 a metre) and keep the old curtains and just sew new material onto them, so I don't have to change runners etc, or will this look naff, i don't want to waste the money I spend on the material
Or could I get someone to run up new sets for me? any suggestions as to companies and how much this might cost? as I say nothing wrong with the curtains that are already in the van but I'm a bit sad I think and want to make it our own.
I have took mine down and dyed them a darker shade because the sun has faded them then i have bought a contrasting fabric to make new tie backs and scatter cushions. I also unscrewed all the pelmets and covered these in the contrasting fabric. looks really good. and didnt cost a fortune. £11 a meter is a lot of money for the amount of curtains you need. Dunelm do sell the popper tape for the curtains though. Will take sum pics in march wen van comes out of storage. let me know how you get on. and do some before and after pics.
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In my old bailey the curtains had seen better days, so I bought some fabric of eBay, took the old ones down and took the header tape ect off and used the old ones as a template , I even reused the lining , I just copied the old re sewed the header tape back on, and voila new curtains, for 30 quid and a couple of days work it changed the van, you don't have to be super dooper sewer, I'm no coco Chanel lol, but they were really good, and when we sold the van the new buyers loved them too, give it a go, just use the old as a template, you cannot go wrong :)
I even used the old tie backs as a template and made new ones of those too.
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I bought some upholstery fabric from a local surplus shop and also used the old curtains as a template. Because it was upholstery material it was heavy enough not to need lining. The lining on the old ones had disintegrated they were that old! I also bought new tape.
Id buy some new popper tape, depending on the age of your van it may have started to go brittle and break anyway (mine has) use a denim needle and go steady and you'll be fine.
I think it would be better to make new curtains. Not sure where you live in the north but fabric at The Famous Bankrupt shop is £3.90 a metre and they have shops in Liverpool, Birkenhead, Crosby, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Preston and Wigan. They have a large stock but which changes constantly, only downside is that you cannot order but only purchase what they have in stock. I buy my curtain material from there and have bought fabric to cover the seats etc in our motorhome. Worth thinking about if you are anywhere near.
Quote: Originally posted by Rainbowsend on 03/1/2012
I think it would be better to make new curtains. Not sure where you live in the north but fabric at The Famous Bankrupt shop is £3.90 a metre and they have shops in Liverpool, Birkenhead, Crosby, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Preston and Wigan...
Jean
That's where I got my material from. The newcastle one - excellent value for money, you need to ensure that you buy enough in the first place though as they might not have it the next time you go.
Quote: Originally posted by Rainbowsend on 03/1/2012
I think it would be better to make new curtains. Not sure where you live in the north but fabric at The Famous Bankrupt shop is £3.90 a metre and they have shops in Liverpool, Birkenhead, Crosby, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Preston and Wigan. They have a large stock but which changes constantly, only downside is that you cannot order but only purchase what they have in stock. I buy my curtain material from there and have bought fabric to cover the seats etc in our motorhome. Worth thinking about if you are anywhere near.
Thanks everybody, think I will have a go at making new ones, were more Durham way bit further up north, but I think I will look about for cheaper material, thing is the caravan is only 6 years old and quite modern so am I being a bit to fussy trying to change curtains? may leave it till next year and just enjoy our trips away.... thanks all again
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