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Brian Sharpe: Card Curtains From "From Junky to Funky" episode DFJF-102

For a complete game-lounge look for the Brian Sharpe's apartment makeover, the design team adds a set of curtains made out of playing cards to the room.

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	Ordinary playing cards were utilized to create curtains that suit the game-lounge theme to complete Brian's apartment makeover.
	Brian's abode before the invasion of DIY's From Junky to Funky designers.
	It's hard to recognize the same room after David, Michael and Samantha work their collective magic!

Materials:

8 decks of cards
Blue painters tape
Thread
Leather needle
Sewing machine
Hole punch

1. Measure the window area to be treated by the card curtains and translate to the dimensions of the cards. Consider how many cards wide will be needed to cover the entire window. Also check to see if each curtain would have room to slide entirely or partly from in front of the window. Brian didn't have windows that others could see into, so the designers opted to use them as fun treatments to frame the windows rather than the function of privacy.

2. After figuring out the number of cards needed for width and length, think about the composition of the cards. Decide what pattern or look from the cards you want, color, suite order, etc. Experiment on a large table by laying them out face up until you find a pattern you like.

3. Use wide blue painter's tape to tape all the horizontal rows together first. Then stack them on top of each other (what will be the bottom edge of the curtain will be on top of the stack) next to the sewing machine.

4. Start to sew them next to each other using a medium zigzag stitch. A leather needle works best because it cuts the cardboard rather than just poking through like a regular needle. Experiment with different zigzag widths and lengths.

5. After all horizontal pieces are sewn, start to sew down the long vertical seams. Peel back the painter's tape as you go.

6. Use a hole punch to make holes for metal curtain rings, then install with a long curtain rod. This will allow room for the cards to slide past the window.