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NEED HELP DETERMINING CURTAIN ROD LENGTH.

pinksprinkles22
4 years ago

I am trying to figure out how wide to make my curtain rod. I’ve been told that 6” past outside window casing on either side is best for curtains to let light in. But not including the width the finials adds, does that 6” take into account the bracket or should I add an additional 1” for bracket, ie 7” on either side?

Even though many designers are doing 6” plus on either side not including finial width, is that going to look stupid?

Also, when measuring for curtains, how much do you deduct from rod height using rings with loops for hooks? In other words should I measure basically from the bottom of rod or if curtain pleated middle of rod? And do you go to the exact floor measurement or shorter?

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