Comments on: How’s It Hangin’?

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:23:29 +0000

It can get tricky when you’re trying to really trick the eye over 12″ (ex: you have to have the shade lowered a lot lower than might look natural and balanced to hide 25″ of wall). But it can definitely work sometimes too, so maybe just eye it and see if you like it and course correct as you go? Hope it helps!

xo,
s

By: Rachael

Rachael — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:20:03 +0000

I have nine foot ceilings in my living room. I though I had seen a show that said to hang drapes all the way to the ceiling with a shade lowered to the top of the window to give the illusion of floor-ceiling windows. Why did you choose to only go 12 inches above in a 9 ft room but all the way to the ceiling in an 8 foot? I’ve been debating drapes for months now and can’t commit I want to showcase the windows and the height just not sure what the best way to accomplish this is.

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:52:52 +0000

I would definitely give it a try! A lot of window stuff is trial and error, so just judge it once it’s in the space and make adjustments as you see fit! Good luck!

xo,
s

By: Alan

Alan — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:48:22 +0000

I’m working on a project in a large dining room with one bay window. I like the look of the curtains overhanging the normal windows but do you think it would look odd to have curtains on the bay window that don’t overhang while the other windows have curtains that do overhang?

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:38:05 +0000

I would hang both rods at the highest possible height that allows for them both to be the same height for balance. Good luck!

xo,
s

By: van

van — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:01:04 +0000

what do you do if one side of the wall is 21″ and the other side is 15.5 inches? I want to hang the curtains so it appears the same…would i hang the rod on the 21″ side the same as the 15.5 wall? Thank you

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:03:26 +0000

I would just eye it and see what looks best. If you step back while someone holds the rod high and wide and the color showing thorough is super distracting and looks wrong I’d hang the rod a bit lower. But if it just looks sort of subtle and layers in with the rest of the room I’d go for it!

xo,
s

By: anne

anne — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:17:01 +0000

I have sheer swiss tamboor curtains and I want to hang the rods above the window but I can see the paint color between the rod and the window through the curtains. Is it still proper to hang the rod higher than the window in this case?

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:02:26 +0000

Hmm, maybe check out 3M products (they have heavy duty velcro and other fasteners that might hold things more firmly)? Good luck!

xo,
s

By: Cleo Jones

Cleo Jones — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:29:28 +0000

I live in an old house and cannot make wholes in the wall. I hae molding around the ceiling and I have found molding hooks which I have used to hag pictures.
How can I hang curtains from the molding hooks? I thought I found a cool way with a long Bamboo stick that rests on the hooks but the cats walked behind the curtains and it all came down :(
Any suggestion for a more sturdy installation without whole in the wall? I want the curtains starting high. The curtains are very very lightweight.

Thanks!

Cleo