How To Hang A Curtain Rod From The Ceiling
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How to hang a curtain rod from the ceiling. 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. Hanging the curtain rods is the most difficult part but once installed the rest is quite easy and. Screw the end caps on and hang the rod in place by setting it onto the hooks centering it between the brackets. Use the power drill to install anchors.
Next attach the ceiling curtain rod brackets using screws and a power drill. While the task of hanging curtains is simple deciding how to hang them takes some thought. Assuming you re outfitting a living room or bedroom with average ceiling height 8 feet high an interior designer s rule of. Panel curtains may end at the top or bottom of the windowsill extend to the floor or be even longer a style known as puddling.
A curtain hanging from the ceiling is also a lovely way to create a canopy bed treatment above a bed without a frame. If you re using the kind with eye holes alternate going front to back and back to front so that it pleats the curtain and hangs properly. Put the curtain on the rod and hang it in place. Slide the curtain over the rod.
I m sure you ve heard it before but here s your official reminder to always hang your curtain rods high and wide. 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. Curtains can be hung at varying heights such as from. Anchors are important for heavier rods as they will be used to keep the brackets in place.
And since we just installed approximately one million curtains at the duplex okay 16 of them but that s a pretty notable amount to hang all at once we wanted to share a new trick that we used to speed things up keep everything. Hanging a curtain rod from the ceiling doesn t have to be hard. Panel curtains eyelet curtains and tab top curtains are meant to hang from a plain round rod. Do hang your curtains close to the ceiling.
If you re installing ceiling curtain rods you ll need a power drill. In some instances curtains hanging from the ceiling can be an effective way to partition a room and add privacy.