Curtains inspiration

Whether you are looking for formal curtains for your dining room or girly curtains for your daughter's room, Pinterest is a great place to look for inspiration.  Take a look at my boards, including one of curtain rod inspirations and one of curtains.

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Extra long curtain rods

Long curtain rods are hard to fine.  Especially if you want something sturdy.  We offer curtain rods as long as you need them!  On our website, you can order up to 22'.  However, if you need it longer, you can order the sections and let us know that you will be connecting them.  For example, if you need a 30' rod, you can order a 20' rod and a 10' rod.  Then, simply type in the "notes" section that you will be connecting them.  We will include a connector for you to put them together.
How do our rods go together?  If your curtain rod is longer than 104", we must split it in order to ship it.  We will put set screws in the ends of the curtain rods.  We also include a connector.  When hanging your rods, you will insert the connector into both ends of the rods and tighten down the set screws onto the connector.  Then, you can turn the screws to face the back of the wall so they don't show.  The thin line where the rods meet will be covered up with a bracket.  So nobody will ever know that the rod is not one piece.

This enables you to connect as many rods as you need to achieve your look.  Hanging curtains across several windows or a set of windows using one curtain rod looks great in larger rooms.



Hang your curtains high

I love the look of hanging curtain rods at the ceiling so that the windows look even taller.  It makes the whole room look larger.

Matching curtains and walls?

This bedroom has dark, rich blue walls with the same color curtains with a subtle pattern.  They added white accents and the contrast is really nice.

This living room has white curtains on white walls with black accents.  This might be great in a home with no kids! 

Again, here is white curtains on white walls.  The effect is very light and airy.

This room has all white everything except for a black decorative band around the base of the curtains.  So cool!



Tan and blue is one of my favorite color combos for the home.  I love the tan curtains on the same color tan walls.

I love this monochrome look with a few colors thrown in with accent pillows.

How to measure for curtain rods

We talk about this often, but the length of your curtain rod really is a personal choice.  And it is based on your curtains and windows.  A lot of people measure the width of their window(s) and add 6-8".  That leaves about 3-4" on each side for your curtains to hang.  Remember that the bracket uses 3/4" and the finials go on the end of the rod.

You can add a lot more to the length if your curtains are thick or you want the curtains to pull all the way to the right and left of the window.  But make sure you have enough room for the rod between walls (or in a corner) and for finials in you want them.

If you are trying to frame a window, you probably don't want to add too many inches.

If you are going to draw the curtains only one way, you probably need to add more inches to have enough room on that one side for the curtains.

How to make your windows look larger

Making your windows look larger can really help out a small room. We're covered some of these ideas before in this blog.

One way to accomplish this is to hang curtains farther outside the window. You can hang them several inches higher than the top of the window and let the curtains hang all the way to the floor. You can also buy a curtain rod that is longer than your window width so that your curtains hang several inches (or even feet) to the right and left of the window. It makes the window and the room look bigger.

When you have two or more windows close together, hanging curtains in between the windows to hide the wall between also makes the windows look bigger. It can look like the windows span the entire wall. Use one curtain rod all the way across and have curtain panels not only on the left and right of the windows but in between the windows to cover sheetrock or trim.

You can also have one curtain rod that goes all the way from wall to wall. End mount brackets can help you achieve this look. They replace finials so that your curtains can extend from wall to wall with no spaces at the ends. They also support some of the weight so that you can minimize the number of brackets you need.

When choosing material for your curtains, go with a lighter color and a lighter material. You don’t want black, super-heavy velvet drapes in a small room. Use a cotton or linen, for example, in a light shade of your room’s color.