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How to close windows from the sun? You can buy blinds, or you can make them yourself. Such blinds will be much cheaper and they can be made for any interior. For the manufacture of home blinds need wallpaper. It is best to use vinyl wallpapers 50 cm wide. Such wallpapers just cover the half of the frame.
For the manufacture of blinds, you will need elements:
1. Vinyl wallpaper.
2. Pencil.
3. The line.
4. The needle is 3 mm thick.
5. Latches - 2 pcs.
6. Threads for knitting white.
7. Velcro - 20 cm.
8. Glue gun.
How to make window blinds

The manufacturing process of blinds.
1. First you need to measure the window opening, or rather, the glass in the frame. As a result of measurements, a length of 1 meter 50 cm is obtained (the values ​​in each case will differ). We measure out a piece of wallpaper with a length of 1 m 50 cm and add another 30 cm to the assembly. As a result of the measurements, a paper web of 1 m length 80 cm should be obtained. Next, the wrong side of the wallpaper must be marked 3 cm apart.
How to make window blinds

2. The wallpaper should be drawn along its entire length.
How to make window blinds

3. Next, we add the wallpaper “accordion” along the marked lines.
How to make window blinds

4. We retreat from the edge of 10 cm. We collect the folds of wallpaper in a tight accordion and pierce them with a spoke.
How to make window blinds

5. Thread the holes through the holes. It will serve as a screed for the blinds.
How to make window blinds

6. From above, we tie the edge of the thread into a knot. It should be well fixed on the wallpaper.
How to make window blinds

7. On the opposite side, repeat the work.
How to make window blinds

8. From below we put on clips. They will help to assemble the blinds to the desired length.
How to make window blinds

9. It is also necessary to fix the Velcro on the wallpaper. They will perform a decorative function. To do this, measure out pieces of Velcro by 10 cm and glue them on the bottom of the wallpaper. Velcro must be fixed so that they are located at the same distance from each other.
How to make window blinds

10. We fix ready-made blinds to the window. There are many ways to mount. You can glue the blinds to the window using double-sided tape. And you can tie the blinds to the hinges for the blinds.
Finished wallpaper blinds look beautiful and original. They are easily draped and adjustable in height. Paper blinds protect the room well from sunlight.
How to make window blinds

How to make window blinds
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