How To Hang A Curtain Rod Close To A Wall

For particularly heavy curtains or rods you might want to install wall anchors to mount the brackets securely to the wall.

How to hang a curtain rod close to a wall.

I m sure you ve heard it before but here s your official reminder to always hang your curtain rods high and wide. 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. Use these same rules when the windows are arched. Consider the length of the rod when hanging the brackets.

Do hang your curtains close to the ceiling. 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. Open and close to check that they re functioning properly before finishing. Window treatment professionals typically recommend curtain rods longer than the window frame.

The extra space on each side called stacking. Hang the curtains and double check to make sure your brackets are still secure. While choosing is entertaining installation just looms as a chore. If your curtains have large eye holes thread the rod through the openings.

This is particularly important to do if the room has low ceilings. Though most curtain rods are adjustable you don t want the distance between the brackets to be so wide that the rod sags in the middle. No matter what the ceiling height the minimum distance from the top of the window casing to the curtain rod is two inches. Then set the rod into the brackets to hang the.

If you hang your rods to look like they re hugging the window it makes the window and as a result pretty much the entire room feel smaller. How to hang curtain rods on a window close to the wall. Place curtains on the rod. Otherwise attach the panels to the rod with curtain rings or clips.

This method works well for hanging wall rods french window curtain rods and even arched window curtain rods though you may need to take the unique shape of those styles into account.