How to Measure for Hanging Curtains
Putting curtains on windows is a good way to add color and privacy to a room. Before you go out to purchase curtains, however, you must know what size you need. How to measure for hanging curtains depends on how you want to hang them on the window. They can simply cover the window opening or hang from the top of the window to the floor. They also can hang from the ceiling to the floor, which makes a room look larger. Once you have decided how you want to hang them, it's a simple matter to measure the space. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Measure the inside width of the window at the top of the window frame with a tape measure. Place the end of the tape measure on the left inside top corner and measure to the right inside top corner. Add 6 inches to the measurement. Write the measurement down on a piece of paper as your hanging curtain width. The extra 6 inches allows for overlap on the sides of the frame as well as the middle where the two curtain panels will meet.
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Place the end of the tape measure on the inside right top corner of the window frame and measure down to the inside right bottom corner for hanging curtains the size of the window. Add 8 inches to the measurement. This will provide total coverage with the rod mounted 4 inches above the window opening.
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Position the end of the tape measure 4 inches above the upper right corner and measure down to 1 inch above the floor if you plan to hang the curtains from the window to the floor.
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Measure from the ceiling to 1 inch above the floor if you want your curtains to go from the ceiling to the floor. The inch gives room for the curtains to hang without dragging the floor.
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Tips & Warnings
If you already have a curtain rod in the opening, measure from tip to tip of the rod for the curtain width.
References
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Comments
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grouch
Dec 05, 2007
To puddle or not to puddle that is the question. Thanks for all the great tips. I always wondered why one wall of my living room looked a little strange. It has to be that curtain unlike all the other hanging 2 inches off the floor. I am tearing it down tomorrow and hopefully the entire room will flow better. -
grouch
Dec 05, 2007
To puddle or not to puddle that is the question. Thanks for all the great tips. I always wondered why one wall of my living room looked a little strange. It has to be that curtain unlike all the other hanging 2 inches off the floor. I am tearing it down tomorrow and hopefully the entire room will flow better.
