Hanging 108" Curtains - 9 ft ceiling...Tips please

6 years ago

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVICE!!!

35.5"w windows - only 10" wall to the left and 10" wall to the right

I currently have a too-large framed mirror mounted between the windows and the flat frame (which I'm not wild about) extends close to the windows (in other words I don't care if it gets covered by the curtain panels). A really heavy mirror and a big mounting project so I hate to ask DH to take it down.

50" w x 108" L panels (x4 panels) - have 3" rod pocket and also have back tabs. I don't think I'd like them sheered on the rod...

9" ceiling; transitional home decor; round table in there. Art on the left and right walls.

Currently only have 2" white wood blinds on them

1. Need 2 rods - assuming 55" each to extend the 10" on both sides of each window. Correct?

What thickness of rod? If I use rings, doesn't that just mean they'll puddle more? I'm indifferent on puddling..is there another consideration of hanging with the tabs vs. the rings?

2. I like decorative finials, but they'll just cut into the available 10" on the sides of the windows which will cut into the spread of the fabric on the outsides of the windows...

3. I like the 4 panels hanging like they do in the picture, but they are spread far more than the 10" on the side. My understanding is not to cover the window, but to have the panels frame it and extend beyond it...by doing that, I'm afraid the 10" max spread on the outside walls and a 9' length will look like 4 sticks hanging...not full and lush.

Do I forgo the 4 vertical panel hanging design?
Should I consider covering some of the window and making the drapes look fuller?
Would a goblet hang be too traditional or cover too much window?
Is there another tip on hanging so that I max window showing and still have good fabric spread?
Should I consider a rod across each window (never one big long rod across the whole wall) but treat the left one with the panel pulled all the way across and hooked to the left .....and the right one with the panel all the way across and hooked to the right so the mirror isn't covered at all and it makes the two windows seem like they are treated as one? Will cut off a lot of window but I don't know that I care since there is a house wall (not a view) next to us.
I'd like some transitional drama :-)

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decoenthusiaste

6 years ago

Hang them high and wide. I would remove the mirror because you want the open panels to lie against the wall and there shouldn't be room for much between the center panels. If this is a dining room, most people don't like to watch themselves masticate anyway. Unless doing over the top glam style in the room, puddling and breaking are usually discouraged. If you like the look, try it, but rings take the look toward casual, so a contraction with the puddling. One long rod with an additional support in the center should easily span both windows, giving you room to pull the curtains back and away from the window. Finials are an option, but you do lose that wall space with them. Buy all the panels you think you may need and experiment. Be sure you can return the ones you don't need in the end. The rod needs to look substantial enough to support the visual weight of the drapes, so you may want to experiment with that as well - returnable, of course. Try one long and then two short is you need to and vary the thickness. Get a friend to help hold things in place while you look from a distance. Hope that helps some.

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jillybean103
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6 years ago
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shadylady2u
6 years ago
Not sure it'll look good covering part of the mirror.

The rods should only be about 46" each window. 55" is too much IMO. Then you have plenty of room for finials.

There's no rule about thickness of rod. Really a preference thing. If you're shirring it or using the back tabs, then it needs to be a bit smaller so you can fit it on the rod.

As for puddling, depends how high you hang the rod. You may have to play around with different options to get the look you want.

A small part of the window should be covered. Otherwise it looks like a frame rather than part of the window.

"Do I forgo the 4 vertical panel hanging design?" Don't understand what you mean.

What do you mean by a goblet hang?

"Should I consider a rod across each window.....etc." Not picturing what you mean.
jillybean103 thanked shadylady2u
jillybean103
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6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
What I meant is because of the skinny wall on the left side and it may look too stick straight with the panels hanging, maybe I should forget the 4 straight panels flanking the windows and do something else...like this...use 2 rods but tie back each window opposite the other??
jillybean103
Original Author
6 years ago
The tie-backs above would avoid the mirror dilemma completely and would allow more fabric to display....

I read that the rods should extend at least 10" beyond, so that's where I came up with 55". 35" window + 10" left extended + 10" right. How did decide on 46" ? that is only 5 inches or so beyond the windows and would scrunch a 50" panel into 5" - I'm already afraid it won't look full like the pictures you and I posted.
jillybean103
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6 years ago
BTW, the mirror is decorative and no one sitting at the table can see themselves in the mirror

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