Can You Hang Two Curtains On One Rod

Last fall we shared our trick for hanging affordable ikea curtains so they look a lot more expensive than their 14 price tag per panel would suggest across an entire house you can save thousands with that trick these curtains alone.

Can you hang two curtains on one rod.

We really like the look and get compliments on the look from friends and family. Valances curtains blinds shutters you name it. Install a double curtain rod and hang the lightest colored panel against the window and the darker one in front of it. Sometimes placing furniture beneath a short window or between windows helped with balance.

A matchstick blind with a white black out liner behind it the 2 shades worked independently. We did a 3 season sun porch with 10 windows. Hope this little explanation helps how to correctly hang rod pocket top curtains. You hang shade as an outside mount with the top of shade level with the curtain rod.

Shirr the curtain on the rod. One of my favorite parts of the design process. It is not very professional looking with just one rod but it can be done for sure. If you have two curtain panels separate them evenly on the rod leaving an expanse in the middle so that the swag can dip right in between that space.

I once used two shades on a window. If you use a standard type curtain rod there is a solid u shaped hook you can insert into the bottom fold of the of the rod while inserting a regular cafe type rod into it to hold the sheers. Here is a video that further explains in detail. There are so many types of window treatments to choose from.

So to cover this exact space and get a full pleat gather you need to get two panels of 5 w x 8 h or one large panel of 10 w x 8 h. I chose sheer curtains in colors that are in the furniture. Lollll but i can t find it on the internet drapery ads. They can be found at big box stores and often at drapery stores.

Don t be afraid to try something different. But since we were just replacing our old bedroom curtains when we wrote that post we skipped the crucial step of actually hanging the curtain rods themselves. Ended up with about 4 different colors including one patterned sheer and mixed them up. This allows you to open each set of panels on its own permitting privacy or.

Yes designing a room from the paint colors and light fixtures to furniture and accessories is fun. The other option is to get ready made panels and sheers and then custom order the rod. All rods and drapery panels can either be custom made to fit the window through a designer or design store. Now you have a space that needs covering of 5 w x 8 h.