I have discovered when i was changing my vertical blinds with curtains that this part is actually tricky.
Convert vertical blinds to drapes.
Anyhow here s what i was thinking.
When i started thinking about how i wanted to go about getting rid of these vertical blinds i knew i wanted to replace them with curtains.
This invention relates to a glide which permits curtains to be hung from conventional vertical blind systems such as those using carriers movable along horizontal blind tracks.
Also the curtains block light better than the venetian blinds but the blinds are more attractive imo.
In fact it is time consuming.
Couldn t be easier and you can open and close the curtains just like the blinds but now you don t have to look at those slats.
Sep 26 2013 post with 14602 views.
What a creative and money saving idea.
May 29 2013 at 9 15 pm.
Your drapes look beautiful and elegant.
Thank you so much for your instructions.
In the invention a.
All you have to do is pin the sharp end of drapery hooks at the back of the curtain at the top and then slip the other end into the hole of the existing clips.
What a difference from those vertical blinds.
If you are tired of those fabric covered or wooden vertical slats on your vertical blinds you can keep the headrail remove the slats and install drapes onto the vertical slats.
Actually i was thinking about this over the weekend but it s way more complicated and it necessitates removing all of the vertical blind hardware which i didn t want to do.
We use to have vertical blinds in a house we owned and just removing them was the solution to the problem but having them in a rental is a whole different ballgame.
Converting vertical blinds to curtains.