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Curtain grommets have to match rods?

6 years ago

I have matte brown curtain rods that I am going to be getting white curtains for, however, most white curtains with grommets have silver grommets. So the question is, do you make sure that your grommets match? In my case, should I be looking for darker grommets to go along with the rods? Like oil rubbed bronze grommets?

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Olychick
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
I had all kinds of ideas about how I thought it should be (I don't know why because I never have had grommet curtains) but decided to google it. I was sure it would look odd and maybe depend on the wall color and/or the curtain color, etc. But I turned up this page on sunbrella with all sorts of combos and they all look fine! I think the light grommets blend nicely with the fabrics.

many more colors:

http://dfohome.com/outdoor-curtains/sunbrella
My3dogs ME zone 5A
6 years ago
From Oly's link, here is how your white curtains may look on your dark brown rods.

If the curtains are just decorative and you don't plan to close them every night, you could spray paint the rod silver to give a lighter look, if you wanted to. See the second pic below.
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callaloo, Thanks for responding and posting your photo. When I saw it I remembered the post from summertime when you were wondering how to manage that long expanse without doing separate rods for the windows. Great solution! I like seeing how neatly the grommets stack when the curtains are pushed aside. Am trying to avoid the bunched up look I think there will be with pinch-pleated panels, etc. Your picture also shows that they can work with a white pole. I was hoping not to have to go with metal in this room. Nice punch of color on your walls. Your space looks neat and fresh!
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Of course people still use traverse rods. They have decorative ones now, not to mention the trac style ones. Modern style pinch pleats are much larger than in the past or you could use euro style pleats, both styles when used with an updated fabric, looks nothing like the pinch pleats of the past. Or ripplefold on the trac style rod. The problem IMO, with grommets are that they are overused nowadays and readymades can look skimpy. To the OP, if you're using metal, I would match the rod to the grommets. They don't necessarily have to match the other hardware, but not sure that silver will look good with brass. Also, if you're covering a patio door or wide window, you'll need more than one panel per side, if you're buying readymades.
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Yayagal
6 years ago
They would look fine.
sales280
3 years ago
You can use the peel and stick grommet covers so you can match your curtain rod: Peel and Stick Drapery Grommet Covers
IdaClaire
3 years ago
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