How To Cover Glass Doors With Fabric

Take a razor around the edges nice and sharp and cut off the extra fabric.

How to cover glass doors with fabric.

And who wants to throw away perfectly good glass doors anyway. Use the ruler to measure and mark a piece of butcher paper or newspaper and then use the rotary cutter to cut it out. It a super simple diy and can be changed out easily and often. The panel s width should measure 1 1 2 to 2 times the width of the glass.

Sew a fabric panel or choose a ready made drapery panel approximately 2 inches longer than the glass window. Of course i change the fabric often depending on the season and my mood so i want to make it as easy as possible to do so. Article by kelly elko. You can make your own custom bypass panels to cover your sliding glass patio door.

Then flop the fabric back up and massage it in place. In an hour or two you can roll it back to the closet and rehang. You can hang the panels either on inside your home or on the exterior of your home for added protection of your sliding glass door from strong weather. Glass kitchen cabinets inside cabinets kitchen pantry cupboards box pleat valance box pleats diy cabinet doors cupboard doors cabinet makeover.

If you opt for an outside mounted style like this keep the design coherent across the room by mounting all the shades at the same level. Next cut your fabric to one and a half times the width of the glass area. So i cover the glass with fabric to conceal the holiday dishes and add some personality to the room. You will need the extra width to gather the fabric so it looks shirred when you close the door.

Even though it only takes about twenty minutes start to finish to change the fabric out completely the transformation is quite dramatic. Give yourself a generous allowance all around the glass. When your door is lined and both velcro pieces are stuck together on the door remove the protective tape exposing the sticky. A better option is to cover the glass from the inside of the cabinet.

It s so simple to do you can swap the fabric out to suit the current season festive holiday or just your mood. The only problem with replacing your existing glass is that it can get expensive. Add fabric to your glass cabinet doors in mere minutes without any hardware or sewing. Many different types of obscure glass are available from rain drop patterns to a crackled glass finish.

The panels can be made of window screen plexiglass metal fabric stone wood or most any other material. Running fingers in the edges to make sure the fabric is really sealed. Continue down the panel pressing and massaging the fabric in place. Measure the area of the cabinet door that you would like to cover with paper.