Making Curtains For Boat Windows

This is especially true if your home full or part time is a boat.

Making curtains for boat windows.

Sometimes it s the small details that help make a space feel like home. Soften the windows in your boat s cabin and. This video shows you how to make boat canvas bimini tops moori. In this post i wrote about how i made the curtains for magnolia.

How to make boat interior curtains video demonstrates how to sew and hang curtains for the cabin of your sailboat. Measure each edge of the cut vinyl and cut a corresponding length of marine grade fabric that s 2 inches wide. You could even adapt this project to make curtains on a front porch or covered patio. Have you counted how many port lights you have.

For those times you want extra light in the cabin you can make velcro tie backs to keep the curtains open. In this tutorial a beautiful mess shows you how to sew curtains for an outdoor pergola. They re helpful for creating some shade shielding you from cooler breezes and they look romantic too. Cut the vinyl along the marks.

Hold a section of the clear vinyl up to the window area. There generally isn t a lot of room for personalization in a boat s cabin where function comes first but curtains are a great way to add a cozy feeling to your cabin while also being really practical. Outdoor curtains from a. How much effort money and time are you willing to commit to making curtains.

Use the vinyl marking pencil to trace the outer edge of the window. Cabin curtains are simple to install and sew. The curtains we inherited were probably original to the boat pinch pleats. Many boats are already outfitted with some sort of curtain track system but if yours isn t hanging a curtain track is a quick process.