Anthropologie Flamenco Shower Curtain DIY Knock-Off

To start, I just want to say,

"Y'all are gonna want to PIN IT"

I had a recent incident involving a cleaner with bleach and my bathroom rugs.

I figured, if I was replacing rugs I might as well get a new curtain. 

The one in there was from my wedding.

So, naturally, I was "just looking" at the Anthropologie site, 

and "fell in love" with their Flamenco Curtain.

It's beautiful.

And only $118.

My husband spoils me, but I doubt he would go for that.

So I made my own.

And I like it even better.

It cost $26 for fabric and dye + $15 for a basic white shower curtain.

(I could have used a sheet for free if I had been feeling ambitious with button holes.)

It looks amazing, pictures don't do it justice. 

Plus it's hard to cram in my little bathroom to snap a picture.

So here is how this went down:

I got 2.5 yards of 108" wide white muslin.  

(I should have gotten 3 yards...I need one more ruffle along the bottom.)

Ask the person cutting your fabric to TEAR not cut.

It will ensure it is straight. 

I would ask them to tear a clean edge at the start, measure, then tear again at the end.

When I got home, I TORE 7" strips. 

I tore them along the selvage (or finished edge--the 2.5 yard part).

That way each strip is 7" x 108"

(Again, tearing is much easier and more accurate than cutting.)

In retrospect, if I had made them 8" or 9" I would have needed less strips.

Next I threw all my strips into the wash with just a tiny bit of dye.

Here are my instructions for dying in the washing machine (SO EASY).

The first couple of layers are teal and a bit of pearl grey.

After the first load I took one strip out and threw them all back in with a tad more dye.

And so on and so on.

By the end the last layer had been dyed A LOT.

So had a couple layers in the middle to get the right color I wanted.

The middle layers are evening blue +grey, 

and royal blue+ grey on bottom.

I think adding the bit of grey kept them in the same palette.

(Which, to be honest, I think the Anthro version is lacking.) 

P.S. The RIT DYE website has a great formula guide.

I didn't dry or iron between washes, so each ruffle has a subtle wood-grain look that I love.

After they were all done I left the raw edges, ironed the strips, 

and sewed the ruffles onto a plain white curtain.

(Google how to sew ruffles if you need help.)