The Gathered Home

A Blog about Finding and Making

  • Home
  • FINDING
    • Thrift Score Thursday
    • The ABC’s of Gathering
    • Vintage Pieces
  • Making
    • DIY Projects
    • Decorating
  • ABOUT ME
  • CONTACT
  • HOME TOUR
    • Current Home
    • First Home
    • “Your Gathered Home” Tours
  • Privacy Policy

DIY Malachite Curtains

October 7, 2013 by Brynne 17 Comments

*Today’s post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase through an affiliate link, I may receive a small commission. You can read my full disclosure here. I hope you all know by now that I do only share things I really truly love!

I purchased a malachite sheet set from HSN several months ago (now unfortunately sold out) after an extensive search for the perfect malachite fabric and a burning desire to recreate Sally Wheat’s fabulous malachite curtains. I’ve been waiting for what seems like forever to get the living room to a finished enough state that I could make and hang my own DIY malachite curtains!

malachite curtains

And I love them!

malachite curtains 3

DIY malachite curtains

I’m so happy I painted the walls white!  In this picture, you can see that they are just a touch warmer than the ceilings, and I think the white background is perfect for the bold emerald green. Wait until you see what else I have planned for this room!

malachite curtains 7

I chose not to line the curtains thus far, because I’m kind of obsessed with the stained glass effect of the sunlight illuminating the panels. The fabric also has a good drape to it on its own, so I don’t think they need the added weight of a lining. I may change my mind in the future though.

malachite curtains 11

malachite curtains 9

Malachite plus brass is sooo my favorite! Looks pretty good with my favorite peacock lamp as well…

malachite curtains 12


Since the sheet set is no longer available, I’ve sourced two other malachite fabric options for you below:

Malachite fabric options

1. Robert Allen Malakos
2. Malachite 2 by ravynka


Do you want to know how I made these? It couldn’t have been simpler!

I have a deep-seated aversion to sewing machines and a passionate love affair with Heat-N-Bond, so you’d better believe these were no-sew! Even better, because I made them from a flat queen-sized sheet, I only had to hem ONE edge, and as I previously mentioned, I haven’t made the decision on whether or not to line them yet. The most time consuming part of the whole process was ironing out the deep shipping creases!

malachite curtains 16

First, I folded the sheet in half head to foot:

folding curtains

This gave me the perfect height and width for my window – the panels ended up being approximately 91” tall by 50” wide. They are just barely wide enough to cover the window completely when closed, but I mostly care about how they look open and pushed off to the sides. I laid out the folded sheet and sliced along the fold line.

malachite curtains 14

Then I ironed my Heat-N-Bond a little ways in from the edge, so that I could fold the edge over twice for a nice clean finished hem.

malachite curtains 17

malachite curtains 18

Hemmed and waiting to be hung!

malachite curtains 19

Let’s just say actually hanging the curtains was a bit frustrating…

too small curtain rod

Nope, Brynne, that little extendable curtain rod you’ve dragged through three moves now isn’t going to cut it on your large new living room window. Go buy a new, much more substantial looking one! (Of course, a new curtain rod will mean you’ll have holes from the old one to spackle and touch up with paint…)

Worth it!

malachite curtains 15

Brushed brass curtain rod // Curtain Rings (similar)

Have you completed any long-awaited projects recently? Love malachite? Hate malachite? Let’s chat!

Brynne
Follow me on FacebookRSS subscription iconFollow Me on PinterestSubscribe by EmailFollow On TwitterFollow on Bloglovin'Follow on Google PlusFollow on Instagram

Filed Under: DIY Project Tagged With: Living Room

Looking for more great posts?

Comments

  1. Julia Konya says

    October 7, 2013 at 4:06 pm

    YES….LOVE! And will pin!

    Reply
    • brynne@thegatheredhome.com says

      October 7, 2013 at 4:19 pm

      Thank you 🙂 Is it possible to love curtains too much? If so, I do!

      Reply
  2. everyhomeisacastle says

    October 7, 2013 at 6:12 pm

    These look great! I love the deep colour of that green, works really well in the room.

    Reply
    • brynne@thegatheredhome.com says

      October 7, 2013 at 6:48 pm

      Thank you so much! Emerald green is definitely my favorite color at the moment!

      Reply
  3. Megan Poletti says

    October 9, 2013 at 1:23 am

    I love them and I don't even know what malachite is! The emerald is gorgeous. I also adore both of your couches, especially the leather one!

    Reply
    • brynne@thegatheredhome.com says

      October 9, 2013 at 1:38 am

      Thank you Megan! Lol – malachite is this insanely gorgeous emerald green stone and I'm going to marry it as soon as that becomes legal and culturally acceptable 😉

      Reply
  4. Eve Butler-Melton says

    October 12, 2013 at 7:07 am

    Love these, your room is really coming along…and I have curtain envy as currently we are rocking the dog's pink blanket t the front window…very snazzy right!

    Reply
    • brynne@thegatheredhome.com says

      October 12, 2013 at 2:19 pm

      Lol, that sounds awesome! There was a several week gap between taking down the vertical blinds that were in the room before and putting these up, so we just didn't have curtains for while…awkward!

      Reply
  5. Cassidy Huckabay says

    January 23, 2014 at 7:24 pm

    Where did you find that pattern of a sheet? I love that and I've been looking for something in that hue for some time now!

    Reply
    • brynne@thegatheredhome.com says

      January 23, 2014 at 7:37 pm

      Hi Cassidy! They came from HSN – the emerald green color way was sold out the last time I checked, but it's worth looking to see if they are back in stock!

      Reply
    • Cassidy Huckabay says

      January 23, 2014 at 7:50 pm

      Never mind. I found your other post as to where you purchased them. Unfortunately, they're sold out in that color. I've done searches ALLLLLLL over and HSN is the only place that had those. :-/ Darn it! Not sure I will ever find those now. But I will keep your blog post in mind!

      Reply
  6. gustoandgrace says

    April 7, 2015 at 3:07 am

    I so love these curtains! I wish the sheets were still available for purchase. The next cheapest resources I have found is spoonflower and it is much more expensive. Love your blog! I'm a new-ish reader.

    Reply
    • Brynne says

      April 7, 2015 at 5:31 pm

      I wish so too! I should have bought more than one set for sure! The Spoonflower malachite is really beautiful, but all the yardage needed for curtains definitely gets expensive. I always keep my eye out for new malachite fabric sources though – I'll update this post if I find any!

      Reply
  7. Sam Seidor says

    May 12, 2016 at 12:01 pm

    Just found this after posting on the other wall …. highly impressed these curtains are so totally awesome!

    Reply
  8. Jessa says

    May 26, 2016 at 8:44 am

    Found this while searching for the perfect emerald green curtains, and luckily HSN had them back in stock! You said you only hemmed one side – did you cut off the “trim” at the head of the flat sheet? If not, where did you place that when hanging and how did it look?Trying to get a handle on this before they arrive. Thanks 🙂

    PS If @gustoandgrace is still looking, perhaps you can reply to tell her to search ‘malachite’ on the HSN site 😉

    Reply
    • Brynne says

      June 1, 2016 at 7:38 am

      Wow, that is such wonderful news! I just might have to stock up!

      I didn’t cut off any trim – I just incorporated as one of the vertical curtain edges. The sewn seams of the sheet are so flat and inconspicuous, I never really noticed it, but if someone was looking very closely they might spot it as the top seam of a sheet.

      Reply
      • Jessa says

        June 1, 2016 at 3:10 pm

        Thanks so much! They just came in the mail today so I’m excited to get to work. 🙂

        Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

I believe the best kind of home is a gathered one, full of treasures with a story to tell. Join me in celebrating a lifestyle of finding and making beautiful things, right where you are. Read more...

Looking For Something?

Let’s Be Social

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest

Browse Blog Topics

Disclosure

Posts on this site may contain affiliate links. If you purchase an item through one of the links on this site, I may receive a small percentage of that sale. Thank you for helping support The Gathered Home! View Full Disclosure Policy.

Subscribe

* indicates required

Copyright © 2021 · Brynne Delerson · The Gathered Home™ · All rights reserved · Built on the Genesis Framework