Rules For Hanging Draperies

As far as i can figure out you have no choice but to have them fall just past the window sill so the heater can do its job.

Rules for hanging draperies.

It can create a beautiful carefree effect. Last fall we shared our trick for hanging affordable ikea curtains so they look a lot more expensive than their 14 price tag per panel would suggest across an entire house you can save thousands with that trick these curtains alone. You don t want to be rudely awakened by a beam of sunlight that the curtains don t block so measure your window dimensions before purchasing or making your curtains. Adjust your curtains accordingly letting them hang no more than 1 inch onto the floor unless you live in new orleans where it s perfectly acceptable to let them puddle with abandon.

This rule is not for the neat freak but for a more relaxed bohemian look hang your curtains so they pool two to three inches on the floor. If you hang the curtains so they float on top of the baseboard heater like you would on the floor then the curtain itself holds in the heat and doesn t let it heat up the room. The inside edge of the drapery should be hung on the edge of the glass where it meets the trim and extend out from there onto the wall. This will allow enough room for the panels to hang on either side of your window and will force the panels to cover the window at all times.

Do not allow your drapes to hang above the floor. Hang curtains wider than the frame extending the rod three to six inches beyond the frame on each side makes a window feel grander and allows extra light to stream in when the curtains are open the fabric hangs against the wall without blocking the glass. Before you start hanging curtains make sure the panels are wide enough to cover your home s windows. Your draperies should be hung at the ceiling or just below your crown molding if you have it.

If you have two panels each one should equal the width of the window. Hang your curtain rods about 2 inches or so from the ceiling or bottom of the crown. But since we were just replacing our old bedroom curtains when we wrote that post we skipped the crucial step of actually hanging the curtain rods themselves. If you can t go that high because it s just way too out there for you then at least hang them half way between the top of your window trim and the ceiling.

When they stop a couple of inches above the floor it can make the ceilings look lower. 2 determine your window s height. It will make the room and windows look taller. Placing your curtain rod directly above your window will make your window appear narrow and cramped.

Curtains hung too far from the floor can make a space feel smaller. It also tricks your eye into thinking the window is much larger than it actually is. For drapes to look full the panels should have a combined width of at least double the width of the window. The rule of thumb is to go 8 12 wider than your window.

As a rule of thumb. Choose a curtain rod 8 12 inches 20 30 cm wider than your window.