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It'll need to be fairly tensioned so your curtains hang straight. Find the spot best to attach the hooks for the curtain wire, and do so as the packet suggests. Once you've done this, you can hang the curtains. Find the centre of the tie and sew it to the centre of each of the curtains on the inside (wrong side of fabric). cut the ends on an angle to avoid them fraying. To sew these, fold each of the long edges to the middle and press, fold it in half and sew closed. Once you've done this, cut 4 x pieces of fabric approx 17inch by 2 inch for the curtain ties. When you've hemmed the sides and bottom, hem all the top sections as a casing, for the curtain wire to run through. If you don't, hem by folding 1/2 an inch, ironing it flat, then folding another 1/2 inch then sewing along. If you have an overlocker, you can use that then just fold up one inch. Hem each of the 4 pieces down each length (sides) and across the bottom. Cut 4 x pieces of fabric with this dimension. Add 2 inches to the width and 4 inches to the length. To make the curtains, measure your window sizes width by length. You'll need the basics fabric, sewing machine/thread/scissors/iron, a curtain wire kit (ours was from Bunnings) and a couple of extra hooks/eyes for it. I made my own curtains, and it was super easy. I also bought a little chalkboard sign thing from Kmart and wrote "William and Poppy's cafe" on it. Its perfect for the Kmart Marley storage bucket (rope basket type things) to hang on. I found a timber hook/rack thing from the op shop for $1 and screwed this under the back window part. They can be removed too if they are at the wrong head height. I attached these with some of the hooks we had left from the planter. ![]() I also added some of the $4 Kmart wall shelves inside on the door side. I want to go and get another to replace the dead daisy type plant in the hanger! FREE DOWNLOAD PROGRAM UNCHARTED 3 HACKING TOOL FREEIf you know, feel free to leave a comment. I don't know what they are called as the pot said "colour pot" and was $2 and there were assorted ones there. The succulent style flowers are still going strong and look cute. FREE DOWNLOAD PROGRAM UNCHARTED 3 HACKING TOOL FULLOur cubby is in full sun most of the day, and the little daisy in the hanging pot has died. They add a pop of colour and are fun for the kids to water. I filled this pot, and the front planter boxes with some $2 colourful pot plants from Bunnings (I got 2 for each planter box and 1 for the hanging basket). We added a brass handle to the door ($8 from Bunnings) as well as a hook to the eve of the roof (again, a few $ for a pack from Bunnings) and the $5 hanging planter pot from Kmart. Once this was done and dried, Nathan and I assembled it (I drilled from inside the cubby as he couldn't fit in! ha!) and he directed me. Next, we (mainly Nathan actually, with a token gesture from me) painted the cubby the chosen colour (Dulux "Surfmist") twice, as well as two coats of the yellow colour as a feature on the door (Dulux "Happy"). We bought it all from our local inspirations paint and asked the guys there for some advice. You don't want it leaching out over time. We did one coat all over with a primer to seal in the stain that was on the timber. ![]() In hindsight, it would be easier to hire a spray gun and just spray it, but we painted it with brushes and it took FOREVER. Nathan assembled it entirely, leaving the roof detached from the house. Along with a few brushes it cost about $250).Īssorted accessories (more details below). Outdoor Paint (we used a primer, all over colour and feature colour. Kmart Cubby House $199 (no longer available from Kmart online, try your local store) I thought I would type up this basic blog post with some before/after images, costs/pricing + some DIY ideas for decorating the cubby. FREE DOWNLOAD PROGRAM UNCHARTED 3 HACKING TOOL SERIESIf you go to the main profile page (on the app, not the website), you can see a series of saved stories just below the website link on our profile page. I shared a few stories and posts about the cubby and our makeover process on my Instagram account. I don't think Nathan would have minded either way. We couldn't leave it "as is" (orange look timber and black detailing), as we wanted it to look pretty in the back yard - well I did, anyway. ![]() So, we (Nathan, my husband + I) decided that we would surprise the kids for Christmas with one of the sought-after Kmart cubby houses. ![]()
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