Curtains That Pool On The Floor

Avharrison publishing if your living space has high ceilings already compliment them with tall curtain lengths.

Curtains that pool on the floor. 1 to 2 inches for a breaking look or 4 to 6 inches for puddled drapes. This look is best for sheer curtains that cover tall windows. Curtains to the sill or to the bottom of the window trim called the apron look great and are practical in a kitchen. However in a formal setting i like to pool the fabric to the left or right depending on the side of the panel or center it in the front if it s a pair of curtains that are through a walkway.

Otherwise experts recommend hanging curtains no more than 1 cm from the floor. Then add between 8 and 10 inches to the length. Trouser break drapes break like a pair of trousers one inch of fabric on the floor. Or the curtains can pool by six inches 18cms or more as below.

Floor to ceiling curtains can also help to divide space whether you re tucking away a window seat like the floor to ceiling curtains via lonny or cutting a whole room in half heads up. Measure from where you want to mount the curtain rod to the floor. The worst thing you can do when hanging curtains from the ceiling is to hang them too. In formal or dressy rooms curtains should just touch the floor.

With this style the curtains are hung close to the ceiling and they pool slightly on the floor. A common mistake novice decorators make is purchasing store bought curtains without first measuring the height of the wall. Add 6 16 to your length train drapes to fold uniformly all the way down and then let fabric form a true pool that flows out from your panels. Floor length drapes lend a more casual look and are a more practical option if the drapes will be opened and closed often.

Never hang curtains of any length near a stove. It can create a beautiful carefree effect. For a tailored look drapes should puddle slightly kiss the floor or hover one half inch above. This rule is not for the neat freak but for a more relaxed bohemian look hang your curtains so they pool two to three inches on the floor.

The same goes for café curtains on a windowsill. Add the pool length of your curtains. Stacked puddle for a more compact look add 6 12 inches to your length and arrange drapes in an elegantly rumpled pile. The resulting total is the finished length of your curtain panels.

Thicker fabrics won t pool as gracefully. If you are using a drapery rod with rings measure from the bottom of the drapery rings to the floor to get your finished length. Curtains hung too far from the floor can make a space feel smaller.