Windows & Curtains
How High to Hang Curtain Rods, Room by Room
My first apartment had an eight-foot ceiling and a window that stopped about a foot short of it. I hung the rod six inches above the window frame because that
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Windows & Curtains
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How Wide Should a Curtain Rod Be? The Math I Use
Every curtain I hung in my twenties was mounted right at the edge of the window frame, because that seemed logical at…
Blinds or Roman Shades: How I Decide Room by Room
A client once asked me to pick between blinds and roman shades for her whole house in one conversation, as if there…
Layering Blackout and Sheer Curtains Without the Clutter
I resisted double curtain rods for years because I thought they would make my windows look busy. Then I spent a summer…
What I Changed About Window Treatments After Babyproofing
My sister called me in a panic the week her daughter started pulling up to stand on furniture, asking what to do…
Installing Curtain Rods So They Do Not Come Down Later
A rod came down in my dining room eighteen months after I installed it, in the middle of dinner with guests at…
Curtain Length Rules: Floor, Puddle, or In Between
My neighbor once asked me why her curtains looked cheap even though she had spent real money on the fabric. The fabric…