Small Drop Cloth Curtain for my Craft Closet

I wanted to share with you a small change I made in my craft closet.

It is something I had originally planned to do when I did my craft closet makeover, but I never got around to it.

But with Better Homes and Gardens coming to my house, it made me kick everything into high gear and “get ‘r done!”

If you missed my original closet makeover, you can click HERE or on the picture below and it will take you there.

If you look at my craft closet, you will notice a empty space in the middle of the baskets at the bottom.

I had several of you ask what that space was for.

Well, I thought about putting a stool there, but what I really wanted to put there was some hidden storage.

It’s all great and all to have open shelving, but I usually only like to put pretty things on those shelves.  That’s why I sometimes need a place to hide my “uglies.”

So I really wanted to create a curtain to cover up that little space and hide some stuff behind it.

I grabbed some scrap drop cloth material that I had and cut it to fit the opening in my closet.

I basically measured it the height of the opening plus a  couple of inches to allow for the hem at the bottom of the curtain and the “pocket” hem at the top of the curtain.

I measured the width of the drop cloth to be almost twice the width of the opening so that it would create a “gathered” look when hung.

Then I used my hot glue gun to create a small hem on the sides and bottom of the curtain.

And then I glued the top of the curtain over to create a “pocket” for the tension rod.

Then I just hung that baby up!

Easy Peasy!!!

Now do you want to see what is hiding behind the curtain? 

I decided to store my sewing machine and paper shredder behind the curtain!

And I built another small shelf in there to hold some of my sewing supplies.

I love that I can hide items like those behind a curtain for easy access to cupless bras.

I don’t think I have ever showed you where my Giant Command Center is in relation to the rest of the office.

 

It’s right next to my craft closet.

And I have been loving it!  It truly has helped me stay a little more organized.  {A little, I said.}

So that’s it!  A small little improvement to my craft closet!

 

I hope you are having a wonderful week!  Tomorrow is FrIdAy!!!