Give Your Curtains A Custom Look With This Genius Hair Straightener Hack

Buying new curtains is a great way to elevate a room, but they can look a little messy when they spread out along the window instead of staying together on the sides. Or, you forget to iron them before hanging them, so they have different indentations from inside the package. A handy way to remove unwanted creases and spruce them up with pleats is by using your hair straightener. TikTok user @bysophialee suggests using your flat iron to give your curtains a custom look without purchasing new curtains. It works on any material you have in your home and allows them to appear more elegant.

The hair straightener hack works perfectly, especially if you're on a budget. Buying new curtains can be expensive, especially if you want them for multiple rooms in the house. Curtains are priced by fabric, whether ready or custom-made, style, and opacity. They can average between $60 to $600, depending on the factors mentioned. However, if you're not ready to buy new curtains but want to give the ones you have a fresh look, here's how to do it with your hair straightener.

Most people either hang their curtains when they take them out of the package and forget all about them or iron them on an ironing board, which requires extra effort. However, you can iron the curtains while they're hung on the wall to make the process easier and faster. Once the curtains are hung, fold them in sections starting from one end and making your way to the opposite side. They should resemble a folding fan. Then, keep the curtains folded and run the hair straightener over the folds to create creases. Start from the top to the bottom using light pressure on the hair straightener to prevent burning the curtain or leaving behind marks.

When ironing the curtain with your hair straightener, you can iron all the folds you made at once or in sections to get a clean, crisp pleat. For example, if you're pleating curtains with a thicker fabric, you might want to iron one or two folds at a time instead of running over both ends simultaneously.

Another excellent way to use your hair straightener aside from your hair and the curtains is to iron your clothes. Sometimes when you're on vacation, and the hotel you're staying at doesn't provide an iron, you could use your hair straightener to eliminate the wrinkles on your shirts or pants. Or, if your at-home iron stops working, you'll have a handy backup option when you're running late to work or a meeting. You won't show up wearing wrinkly clothes.

If you want to iron a shirt, allow your straightener to warm up thoroughly before using it. As it's warming up, lay your shirt on a flat surface. Once the flat iron has warmed up, gently go over the shirt using the same light pressure. You want to do small sections at a time to prevent accidentally creating unwanted creases. So, start on the left side of the shirt, reach the center, then move over to the right side. Run the straightener over the sides a couple of times or until you're satisfied with how it looks. Next, move up to the sleeves, which should only need one iron since they're shorter. After the sleeves are done, you're ready to wear it.

On the other hand, use your hair straightener to iron other items around your house, such as tea towels or fabric table mats. Small fabrics will get great use from a flat iron without lugging around a huge steam iron.