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DIY Macrame Curtain: Erica Tanov’s “Touch of Hippie” Solution for a Doorless Closet

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DIY Macrame Curtain: Erica Tanov’s “Touch of Hippie” Solution for a Doorless Closet

October 5, 2023

How to make a doorless closet look good? For those of us with neo-sixties leanings, Bay Area cult fashion designer Erica Tanov has an easy, inexpensive answer.

Erica has been creating inspired rooms for years: her book, Design By Nature: Creating Layered, Lived-In Spaces, and bedding collection are longstanding Remodelista favorites. For a few lucky clients, she takes on interiors commissions—
in this case, a friend needed help pulling together the parlor floor of her Edwardian house in Berkeley.

Erica’s artful solution for an open utility closet that “needed some kind of coverage”? A macrame curtain that she DIYed herself: “I wanted something functional yet beautiful, mixing refinement with a touch of hippie.”

We spotted the project on Instagram and asked Erica to fill us in.

Photographs courtesy of Erica Tanov (@ericatanov).

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The Curtain in Progress

after hanging the curtain rod, erica looped on lengths of rope cut to puddle so 17
Above: After hanging the curtain rod, Erica looped on lengths of rope cut to puddle so the final design is floor length.
a still from a video of erica at work. she used a stool to reach the curtain to 18
Above: A still from a video of Erica at work. She used a stool to reach the curtain top.
&#8\2\20;i made a top border of simple square knots in a pattern called bud 19
Above: “I made a top border of simple square knots in a pattern called Buddhist Treasure Mesh,” Erica tells us. This Youtube video explains how to make the knots. Next, Erica “added a scattering of brass beads to provide a bit of shimmer.”

The Finished Curtain

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Above: “I did five rows and left the rest hanging to form a beaded curtain effect—and to discreetly hide the closet contents while allowing easy access.” The rope ends are simply trimmed to floor length.
&#8\2\20;it&#8\2\17;s a sweet solution for a hall closet doorway,&# 21
Above: “It’s a sweet solution for a hall closet doorway,” and, Erica points out, “could also be great for a room divider or a window treatment.”

The Erica Tanov boutique is at 1827 Fourth Street in Berkeley, CA. Read about her story in Erica Tanov: The Ultimate California Romantic.

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