But even the most beautiful set of drapes won t do a room any good if they re not properly hung.
My wall is sloped how to hang draps.
Put the curtain on the rod and hang it in place.
This provides the most privacy and shade but diminishes the drama of the transom.
You can also speed up the process my steaming them instead.
It s easy to find a sliding curtain track system online or at your local hardware store.
Treat the transom and the larger window as one unit and hang the drapes a 4 to 6 inches above the top of the transom.
Some may argue that no room is complete without window treatments.
Slide the curtain over the rod.
Place the track on the sloped wall or where that wall meets the ceiling.
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Screw the end caps on and hang the rod in place by setting it onto the hooks centering it between the brackets.
This just involves gathering them into folds tying them and leaving them for a few weeks.
I said it once already but it bears repeating be sure to hang your curtain rods a good 10 12 wider than the window itself.
Hem the bottom of the curtain with a 1 inch hem.
Don t hang the brackets right next to the window.
A nice set of drapes can take a room from boring to beautiful in the blink of an eye.
Sew the matching hook and loop section to the back top of the curtain gathering the fabric as you sew so that you don t have fabric left over at the end.
Sew the sides of the curtain to create 1 2 inch hems.
Use a sliding track such as the type of curtain tracks found in hospital rooms.
This allows the curtains to cover the walls when they re open and not the window.
Sew the top of the curtain with a 1 inch hem.
Without weights another way to make your drapes hang properly is to train your drapes.
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.
Hang the curtain by the tabs from the slanted line of hooks or knobs at the ceiling shake it out to be sure it falls gracefully and then pull it back into gathers to reveal the window.
Attach the curtains to the track curtain clips.
The solution is to hang the side drapes and follow that line along the back wall.
Before you install your window treatments make sure you know how to hang them the right way.
If you ve got the dreaded sagging curtain rod there s an easy fix.