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Farmhouse Window Treatments with Reclaimed Wood

Farmhouse Window Treatments with Reclaimed Wood

Hey guys! This project came about because I bought some sweet framed botanical framed prints from Antique Farm House to hang on either side of our bay window in our living room. I absolutely love the botanical prints, but after hanging them I felt that the room needed something extra to balance it out.

Farmhouse Window Treatments with Reclaimed Wood

I first saw these window treatments a while back on Maria Louise Design and thought they were so pretty! But at the time I didn’t have a room where I thought they’d be a good fit for until now. And I’ve never seen these used for a bay window, so I had no idea how it was going to turn out.

What You’ll Need:

Project Supply List (click on the supply name to buy from Amazon):

  • Reclaimed wood (I used reclaimed fence boards that were 12″ wide and 3/4″ thick)
  • Coat hooks and screws
  • Wood screws
  • Command Strip White Hooks
  • IKEA Matilda Sheer Curtains

Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links, which means at no additional cost to you, I will make a commission if you click through and make a purchase. If you do make a purchase through one of my affiliate links, thank you so much for helping support my blog!

Tools:

  • Hand or table saw
  • Power drill
  • Measuring tape
  • Level
  • Angle ruler
  • Pencil or chalk

I measured the width of my windows including the trim and cut my reclaimed wood accordingly. For example, the single window in my living room measures 40″ wide, so I cut my reclaimed wood to the same width to measure 40″ x 8″.

Cutting the wood for the bay window was a little more tricky. The large window measures 65″ and the two small windows measure 29″ each. I cut one piece of wood to measure 65″ x 8″ and two more pieces at 29″ x 8″. Then I measured the ends that would meet in between the windows with the angle ruler and cut them at a 22 1/2 degree angle so they would fit together nicely.

I measured the distance between the curtain tabs so knew how far apart to place the hooks on the wood. They measure 7″ across from the mid points of each tab, so I decided to place the hooks on the wood at 6″ intervals so the curtains would hang nicely but not too tightly.

Farmhouse Window Treatments with Reclaimed Wood
Farmhouse Window Treatments with Reclaimed Wood

I calculated the number of hooks I would need for the bay window by taking the total length of the boards put together and dividing it by 6 since I would be placing a hook every 6 inches on the board: 65 + 29 + 29 = 123 / 6 = 20.5, so I would need 21 hooks (you’ll need one additional hook as a starting point of the row of hooks on the board). You’ll notice that it came out to 20.5, which means I had an extra 3 inches on the board. I split the difference by leaving 1 1/2″ between the end of the board and the first hook on either end.

Farmhouse Window Treatments with Reclaimed Wood

I did the same for the side window, but since it was one window it was a little easier: 40 / 6 = 6.66, which means I would need 7 hooks with 2″ between the edge of the board and the first hook.

Farmhouse Window Treatments with Reclaimed Wood
Farmhouse Window Treatments with Reclaimed Wood

I screwed the longest board into the wall over the bay window first, then fit in the two side boards and screwed them into the wall as well.

Farmhouse Window Treatments with Reclaimed Wood

Since the curtain panels have 9 tabs each and the side window only had 7 hooks, I cut and sewed 2 of the panels to have 7 tabs each and then crossed and overlapped them over each other in the window.

Farmhouse Window Treatments with Reclaimed Wood

For the bay window, I took two panels and starting at each corner of the big window, I worked them toward the center and crossed and overlapped them in the center. Then I took another two curtain panels and starting at the edge of each small window worked them over the small window and then overlapped them over the curtains in the big window. I used Command hooks which I attached to the window trim to hook the knots I made in each curtain panel to keep them in place.

You don’t have to hang your curtains the same way – experiment a bit and have fun finding different cute ways to hang them!

The cat on the couch is Baby Girl, one of our 11 cats. This is her favorite place to sleep, so we think of this room as hers 🙂

Farmhouse Window Treatments with Reclaimed Wood

I really love how these turned out! They add that little extra something this room needed to give it a finished look.

Farmhouse Window Treatments with Reclaimed Wood
Farmhouse Window Treatments with Reclaimed Wood
Farmhouse Window Treatments with Reclaimed Wood
Farmhouse Window Treatments with Reclaimed Wood

While I was taking pictures, Baby Girl sat up and put her ears back as if to say “Enough pictures already!” so I will leave it at that 🙂

I hope you enjoyed this project! If you have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to ask them in the comments section below. I’m sure I didn’t explain it as well as I could have so any questions you may have will help me iron out any kinks I have in my instructions.

Until next time!

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  1. Christine says

    November 16, 2018 at 4:39 am

    I love it, the fabric against the wood is so opposites attract!

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      January 2, 2019 at 9:39 am

      Thanks so much Christine!

      Reply
      • Lisa says

        December 20, 2020 at 7:29 pm

        Hi where did you find the couch/ loveseat covers? I love them

        Reply
  2. Carla says

    January 11, 2019 at 9:22 am

    What kind of curtains would i get that have those loops at the top so that they hang like that?

    Reply
    • Kani says

      February 11, 2019 at 7:41 pm

      They are called Tab Top curtain panels Carla

      Reply
    • Michelle says

      February 12, 2019 at 2:55 pm

      Hi Carla! I’m sorry I didn’t see your question until now. Like Kani said, they are called tab topped curtains and I put the link for Amazon where I got mine.

      Reply
  3. Jeanie Shaw says

    January 20, 2019 at 6:01 am

    Those are stunning.

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      February 12, 2019 at 2:53 pm

      Thanks so much Jeanie!

      Reply
    • Kim says

      April 12, 2020 at 10:07 am

      How did you hang the boards to the wall?

      Reply
      • Michelle says

        April 14, 2020 at 5:24 am

        Hi Kim! Here is my tutorial: https://www.thepaintedhinge.com/2016/02/18/master-bedroom-fireplace-makeover/

        Reply
  4. Deb says

    January 20, 2019 at 5:38 pm

    I made some for my little entry area, love them

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      February 12, 2019 at 2:53 pm

      Awesome! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Maria Caccamise says

    February 18, 2019 at 1:15 pm

    Michelle,

    Thanks for the shout out! Love the window treatments and how yours turned out!

    XO,

    Maria

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      February 26, 2019 at 8:47 am

      Thanks so much Maria!

      Reply
  6. Jill says

    February 25, 2019 at 6:04 pm

    MICHELLE,
    I love this and am going to replicate in our bedroom. Im about to order the tab panels and am wondering how much extra length should I allow in order to allow for the knot tied in the curtain?
    Thank you for sharing your idea! I just love it!
    Sincerely,
    Jill

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      February 26, 2019 at 8:52 am

      Hi Jill! I’d give the curtains around 3 feet extra length for the knot.

      For example, my windows are 65″ long and the curtains I have are 98″ long. 98 – 65 = 33, and taking in account for how far the curtain hangs above the window is roughly 6″, that would be 39″.

      I hope this helps! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Lucienne says

    March 10, 2019 at 12:54 am

    Hi Michelle,
    I just love the look of these window treatments! I think they will work beautifully in our living room too. I will certainly give them a try.
    Regards,
    Lucienne

    Reply
  8. Dianah says

    March 25, 2019 at 6:40 am

    Hi! I love it! We just bought a house and this is my goal. The window with is 36 inch.. so I assume because the width of the curtain is 55 inch there is felt over curtin because they lay flat? Did you have to adjust your curtain width? I just didn’t know if I could maybe try and us one curtain panel per window and do 27.6 inches.

    Just your thoughts on the width part of this project?

    Reply
  9. Suzann says

    April 3, 2019 at 4:50 pm

    Great job !! Looks great in your room. I was thinking about that in my bedroom or office. Thanks for the great information. Suzann

    Reply
  10. Stefanie says

    April 5, 2019 at 5:58 pm

    I want to use this window treatment for a 3 ft wide x 5 ft high window with no frame. Because I rent, I prefer not to drill the wood plank into the wall. Any reason Command Strips wouldn’t work to attach the wood plank with hooks? The curtain panels are very light weight.

    Reply
  11. Lacy says

    June 8, 2019 at 12:04 pm

    Hi! I love these and would love to make them. Where did you get the reclaimed wood from?

    Thank you!

    Lacy

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      June 8, 2019 at 6:01 pm

      Hi Lacy! Almost all my reclaimed wood projects (including this one) are made from old fence boards. I never run out of wood because it seems like there’s always someone I know replacing their fence and they’re more than happy to let me haul away the old boards!

      Reply
  12. Ea says

    August 16, 2019 at 9:42 am

    I have a window over my sink and then a taller window, similar to yours, by kitchen table I would like to do this.

    How do you recommend to estimate what length of curtains to get? Thanks

    Reply
  13. Louann says

    October 30, 2019 at 9:45 am

    Hi Michelle
    So beautiful and creative! My window is 118” wide. The curtains you used were 55”x98” for your 65” wide window. The only curtains you altered were for the smaller window I believe. How do I figure out what size curtains I need for my window? Are the curtains you used 55” total width or is each curtain panel 55”? Thank you for your help
    Louann

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      October 31, 2019 at 12:32 pm

      Hi Louann! I try to get the width of the panels in total around twice as wide as the window. So for 118″ window, you would need 4 panels at 55″ each = 220″, which is a little short of being twice as wide as your window. Try it with 4 panels first, and then if they don’t hang the way you like them to you can always get 2 more panels. I hope that helps! 🙂

      Reply
  14. Heather says

    January 11, 2020 at 12:08 pm

    What fabric did you use for the panels? Is this something you made? Or purchased. It is the exact type of fabric I am looking for.

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      January 12, 2020 at 11:23 am

      Hi Heather! I purchased the curtain panels from Amazon – you can find the link to it above in my post. Thanks!

      Reply
  15. Shannon says

    April 21, 2020 at 6:43 am

    I am in LOVE with this and am going to try and replicate it in my house. I’ve reread your post a few times and can’t for the life of me find the links you reference regarding where to get the hooks and curtain panels you used. Can you please help me out? Thank you!!

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      April 23, 2020 at 11:38 am

      Hi Shannon! In the post, they are in the Amazon block titled “Project supply list” underneath where it says “I’ve included the links for all the supplies below (except for the reclaimed wood)”. If you are using an ad blocker, it may be blocking you from seeing it. I hope this helps! 🙂

      Reply
  16. Cheri Mello says

    May 11, 2020 at 11:33 pm

    Cute IDEA 👍🏼♥️Thanks For Sharing! USUALLY people Don’t mind IF you Ask If You can have their wood if their Fence IS falling OR is Already down👎🏼. They Say SURE I HAVE to get rid of it. But My husband gets Upset 😱I Had Just realized WHAT it was. ROOM Looks Great!! G-d♥️Bless😊

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      May 16, 2020 at 9:38 am

      You’re very welcome Cheri, and thank you! 🙂

      Reply
  17. Holly says

    May 21, 2020 at 10:02 pm

    I did this, but I used decorative knobs instead of hooks. It ended up being such a pain, I wish I’d just used the hooks!! But I still love it.

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      May 23, 2020 at 9:48 am

      Hi Holly! I’m happy you found this post helpful and that it turned out for you using the decorative knobs.

      Reply
  18. Paige jacob says

    July 31, 2020 at 1:58 pm

    For one window, do u put 2 curtains up & just criss cross? I’m not sure how u get the overlapping look when they look like they r hanging straight down! Does this make sense?

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      August 3, 2020 at 10:33 am

      Hi Paige! Yes, that’s how you do it! 🙂

      Reply
  19. Lisa says

    September 12, 2020 at 2:15 pm

    Double rods??

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      September 13, 2020 at 4:33 pm

      Hi Lisa! No rods – only one row of hooks and the curtains are overlapped on them.

      Reply
  20. caree says

    October 23, 2020 at 6:27 am

    Hi- did you use tiebacks or hooks to hold the knot in the curtain in place?

    thanks-

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      October 25, 2020 at 12:25 pm

      Hi Caree! I used Command strip hooks.

      Reply

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