How To Add a Custom Pinch Pleat on Store Bought Curtains

March 7, 2024

Update store bought drapes with this easy DIY pinch pleated curtains tutorial!

This easy (sew or no-sew) trick transforms your basic store bought drapes and makes them look MUCH more custom and expensive looking!

It is SUCH a great drapery hack! I don't know why I've waited so long to do this, it made a huge difference in how our drapes look.

I've shared a lot of curtain tips over the years — there are so many ways to make store bought drapes look custom.

This is one of the best though!

This DIY pinch pleat curtain trick works especially well on thinner drapes that don't hold their shape well.

The curtains in my home office didn't look bad from far away:

But if you got up closer you'd see what I was dealing with up at the top:

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I found these cream and plaid drapes at HomeGoods years ago and shared how I made some easy custom touches.

They looked great when they hung in our old family room: