So I've been asked to share how I made this little awning over my kitchen window. It was pretty simple really. I got lucky and found the vinyl material from Hobby Lobby. It was a fabric remnant so I got it for $1.50 per yard. What a deal! They only had two yards so I bought all of it. I would guess you could use pretty much any fabric you want. It should probably be water proof though.
I used two curtain rods that I had sitting around and bought a couple of plant hangers that would stick out from the house. I attached the top rod to the house with the brackets that came with the rod and set the second rod in the plant hangers. It is pretty windy here at our house so we shall see if this stand the test of time.
For the awning, I simply measured the size I needed and allowed for two hems. I sewed the hems and slid the rod through. My sewing job was a bit hurried so I bought some ribbon to hide my ugly sewing job. I just glued that on.
I had some left over fabric so I simply used it as a table cloth.
There you have it. Easy peasy.
This is just too awesome. Could you tell us the length of the brackets, I've seen them in various sizes. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteLooks nice Judy. You're old AOL buddy John here. Nice to see you're doing well. :)
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