My homemade roll up design wall
02-15-2014, 11:50 AM
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My homemade roll up design wall
I had the shelf already. It was in our dining room of our old house, but it didn't fit in the new so I took it for my sewing room. It was wood colored so I painted it (behr embellished blue is the color). I Love the way it looks now. Anyway, I got a cheap roll up shade and some gridded flannel. I glued the flannel to the shade using Aleene's Fabric Fusion. Hint: let it dry well before rolling up the shade. 
Then we mounted the hardware to the inside of the shelf brackets and installed the shade. It rolls down easily. A little touchy going up but I'm getting the hang of it. I had to increase the tension because of the extra weight of the flannel. I've never had a design wall so I have no idea how much I'll use it but I'm happy to have it. I paid about $23 for the roller shade, a dollar or two for the brackets, and about $20 for the flannel (it was a little expensive but I wanted the grid). The width of the shade is about 60".
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Then we mounted the hardware to the inside of the shelf brackets and installed the shade. It rolls down easily. A little touchy going up but I'm getting the hang of it. I had to increase the tension because of the extra weight of the flannel. I've never had a design wall so I have no idea how much I'll use it but I'm happy to have it. I paid about $23 for the roller shade, a dollar or two for the brackets, and about $20 for the flannel (it was a little expensive but I wanted the grid). The width of the shade is about 60". [ATTACH=CONFIG]462529[/ATTACH]
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02-15-2014, 11:56 AM
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Excellent idea. I don't have the place for a design wall. Mine is portable. I use the tablecloth flannel backed. Then I use skirt hangers and hang it on my curtain rod at my 6x5 window. Yours is cute and adorable. I still may go out and look for the flannel grid though. At least it's a guide!
02-15-2014, 02:31 PM
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thanks everyone. 
I bought it from Nancy's Notions. I saw it at some other sites but I had a free shipping code so in the end, it was cheaper there. I think the per yard price was pretty comparable at all the places I looked at.
I bought it from Nancy's Notions. I saw it at some other sites but I had a free shipping code so in the end, it was cheaper there. I think the per yard price was pretty comparable at all the places I looked at.
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