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Dressing up windows not only protects your privacy, it also completes and enhances your decor. Your curtains’ colour, pattern, cut, length and trimmings can transform a room’s look and atmosphere.
Ready-to-install ensembles, quite practical, come in a wide range of elegant assortments of veiling, lace, embroidery and Jacquard fabrics. For the perfect décor, you need to carefully measure the window frame. This article shows you a simple way to do so.
1. Using a measuring tape, measure the width from one outer frame to the other.
2. Measure the height in the same way.
3. Then complete these basic measurements, referring to the points below.
Curtains with folds
For curtains with folds.
1. Measure the exact width of the outer window frame.
2. Add 2" to 4" on each side (to cover).
3. Divide by the number of panels desired. That will give you the width each panel should have.
To add folds, if they’re not already in the fabric
1. Measure the exact width of the outer window frame.
2. Add 2" to 4" on each side (to cover).
3. Multiply the width by 1 ½" or 2".
4. Divide by the number of panels. That will give you the necessary fabric width for each panel.
Curtains extending to the floor
1. Measure from the floor to the inner rim of the upper frame.
2. Add 3 ½" (because the pole is usually installed 4" from the window, but the curtains have to extend to ½" from the floor: 4" - ½" = 3 ½"). Caution: this measurement gives the length between the pole and the floor, which is appropriate for curtains that do not have a decorative strip. If the curtains have such a strip (above the pole), it should be added to your measurement.
Variations
Curtain rods and poles can be functional, decorative, or a combination of both. They come in many lengths, diameters and styles. Some are designed specifically to overcome the problems posed by non-standard windows. Good quality rods are essential for drawing curtains with ease.
Important measures:
Install the pole
1. Mark the location of the brackets.
2. Make sure the marks are leveled and symmetric to the window.
3. Drill a hole and insert the driller toggles that correspond to the screws and weight of the curtain.
4. Screw the brackets.
Wooden valances are perfect to hide the top of the curtains and to nicely frame the window. They add visual element to the room and complete window dressing. To make sure wooden valances are well integrated in your décor, some norms must be observed.
Important measures:
All these additional spaces are necessary to ensure sufficient clearance between the valance and the other elements decorating the window.
Install the wooden valance
1. Mark the location of the anchorage for the wooden box. They should be spaced no more than 12" apart.
2. Make sure the marks are leveled to the window.
3. Drill a hole and insert the driller toggles that correspond to the screws and weight of the valance.
4. Screw the metal squares in the driller toggles.
5. Position the wooden valance onto the metal squares.
6. Centre with the window.
7. Screw the valance to the metal squares.
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