Beaded Door Curtain

What else is to look for when it comes to the best home decoration but the door beads. With the various shapes, sizes, color and designs, the beauty of your house is surely a guarantee. From beaded curtains and even beaded chandeliers, there is a creative way to make these lovely home fashions on your own.  The formula is simple. Choose your style and color, and then the material that will fit into your budget. Then you are ready to go with your new artwork home project. However, these are some of the helpful tips that will surely guide you on your door beads making process.

First step: Do the measurement. Using your tape ruler, a pen and a notepad; precisely take the length and width of each door that you will hang your finish product. It is good that there is at least one to two inches floor clearance in order to avoid possible damage.

Second step: Do the design as you want it to be in your sight. Sketch it on you paper or do a simple paint job on your computer and you can then use it as a pattern. In order to be more creative and artistic, browse some of the designs over the internet and do a mix and match activity. Ending up in two or three designs will be very good. Asking your best friend’s opinion would also be better if you’re quite undecided with the final look.

Third step: Gather all the materials needed for that specific design project. It is highly recommended to purchase first the needed stuffs on the door beads store before taking up step two. However, if you just did a canvassing of these materials already, then it would not be a problem anymore. What else do you need? You should have the curtain rod, the eye hooks, the rod brackets, and of course the different varieties of beads.

Fourth step: Start with the assembly process. Tie a secure knot and then slide the beads one after other. Always stick with your original design plan in order not to loose out of the track. As much as possible, do extra measurements every eight to 12 inches. Define the crimping points and tightly tie another knot that will secure it. Tightly put the entire bead strands altogether in the curtain rod bracket.

Fifth step: Hang your finish product door beads and spot for any unevenness. If you just did the right thing on step four, then there will no rework needed for sure.

There are so many door beads designs to choose from on the store and over the internet. See them now and use them as a guide on this do-it-yourself curtain project.

Beaded curtains are a decorative variation of the traditional fabric curtains hanging on our windows, doors and walls. There are different styles and materials of traditional curtains that make a house or an office room an elegant hub to have. Curtains that are made of beads are continuously gaining popularity amongst different places around the world.

A bead curtain may not give that total shade and cover feature that a traditional curtain can give. It is entirely for decorative and accent purposes. Beaded curtains are created using thin strings and different kinds of beads that are inserted and aligned on thin strings, grouped together and hung using a straight plastic support.

Curtains made up of beads have different variations in material such as bamboo, fabric, glass, metal, PVC, shell, acrylic, wood and natural material. Depending on the material, the wave or movement of the curtain can range from as smooth as a natural fabric to dangling wooden wave. Some materials can add that dazzling effect to your room. It is actually a head turner when you come out from your room and you pass through a beaded curtain. Isn’t it nice to have your curtains follow the movement of the air and have that nice accent and shimmer on your windows and doors.

Shape and style of beaded curtains also varies. Previously, the beads that are used are just plain colored wood, metal or plastic blobs with holes in the middle to insert the strings. Today, there are animal beaded curtains, arrow heads, balls, champagne bubbles, circles, disco balls, flower beaded, gemstone, hearts, hip circles, pearls, rains drops, stars and moons and hand painted bamboo beaded curtains. There are limitless designs of beads to choose from depending on your preferences and budget. When we decorate our homes and we want something different, having beaded curtains is an option that we can have. It is cheaper to have compared to elegantly-designed heavy curtains.

Beaded curtains can be bought on malls through home decoration stores and through online shopping which makes it easier to choose. Another thing that is good about these curtains is that it can be easily cleaned and storing is just a breeze. Soapy water will do to clean curtains made of beads. Changing your curtain is a lot easier compared to removing an expensive fabric curtain that, if improperly removed from the steel hanger, can cause damage to the fabric.

Creating a Beaded Door Curtain is an easy task. In order to make a bead door curtains, you will need a number of equipments including beads, cords and crimp beads. Larger beads will reduce the number of beads that is needed for reaching the desired length. With the proper knowledge and skills, you will be able to easily create a Beaded Door Curtain for your kitchen, children’s bedroom or back door,

First of all, you must measure the door width which you want to hang the Beaded Door Curtain. When you are taking length measurements, be sure to add 1 foot to the length of the curtain so that there are spaces to fasten the beads at the bottom and string to the rod on top. If you want some space in between each bead, the line should be 1.5 times of the estimated finished length. If the beads are too far apart, the finished project will look inappropriate. You should also determine the length which you want the Beaded Door Curtain to be. For example, if you want the Beaded Door Curtain to touch the floor or hang1 foot above the floor, you must determine the length of the cord.

After you have taken the measurement, you must shop for the beads and cord. You must find out the number of yards for the cord that will be used to hang the beads. Once you have determined the size of the beads, you must find out the distance between the beads as well as the number of beads for each strand of cord. The beads should be easy to thread into the cord. If the cord is too thin, you must tie knot in each bead to prevent it from dropping to the ground.

Before you start making a beaded door curtain, you must plot out a design. You can draw your design of a repetitive pattern of the shapes and color beads on a paper. It is recommended that you use 5 or 6 colors for the finished curtains. When you are ready to string the beads, choose the first bead and thread it into the nylon with at least 2 inches nylon strong beneath the bead. You should continue to add beads to the string until the desired pattern is laid out. If you want spaces between the beadsand you are using crimps, you can put a crimp bead in between the beads. If you are not using crimps, you will have to double space every beads to ensure that they are located in their individual nylon loops. After you have threaded the curtain to the desired lengths, you must fasten it to the rod which is used to hang the Beaded Door Curtain. You can loop the finished Beaded Door Curtain by tying a knot or use a crimp bead.

When you finish threading all the beads to the cord , you can hang the Beaded Door Curtain on the door. You can use a staple gun to staple each strand of thread to the door so that you can decide where you want to position them.