How To Hang Curtains From Ceiling To Floor

To create the illusion of height mount the drapery rods close to the ceiling.

How to hang curtains from ceiling to floor.

In a room with standard ceiling heights of about 8 feet either method of hanging can work. In a living room library den or bedroom the longer the panels the better. If you can t get on board with the idea of your curtains touching the ground at all then opt for hanging them just a 1 2 inch above the floor. Screw the end caps on and hang the rod in place by setting it onto the hooks centering it between the brackets.

If you re installing ceiling curtain rods you ll need a power drill. Next attach the ceiling curtain rod brackets using screws and a power drill. Hanging a curtain rod from the ceiling doesn t have to be hard. Ceiling height plays a major role in how high you should hang your curtains.

Use the power drill to install anchors. Standard curtains typically hang from about a half inch from the floor to halfway between the window trim and average height ceiling. Assuming you re outfitting a living room or bedroom with average ceiling height 8 feet high an interior designer s rule of thumb would be to mount the curtain rod about a half foot above the top. By hanging curtains from the highest point of the wall that fall all the way down to the floor you create a soft and subtle guide for the eye to follow encouraging you to take in all of the space you have therefore giving the illusion of a larger room.

This is particularly important to do if the room has low ceilings. I generally like mine to graze the floor just a bit somewhere between a skim and a puddle. When you re determining how high to hang the rod itself it s really just a personal preference you can hang them so the curtains sit eeeeeever so slightly off the floor so they barely skim the floor or so they puddle a bit. A tip to do this accurately is to hang the curtains on the rod and mark or pin them while they are already hanging.

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. Anchors are important for heavier rods as they will be used to keep the brackets in place. Use these same rules when the windows are arched. But to maximize visual height let the walls determine your curtain s length.

Put the curtain on the rod and hang it in place.