The answer isn t necessarily intuitive especially since most windows in a home don t extend all the way to the ground but more often than not curtains and drapes look best when they reach the floor.
Curtains at window or floor.
Choosing the perfect window treatment to dress your window with can be both a fun and functional task.
Never hang curtains of any length near a stove.
A romantic room deserves elegant extra long curtains that pool or puddle on the floor.
Draperies draperies or drapes have more weight than curtains do and often have an interior liner.
Curtains to the sill or to the bottom of the window trim called the apron look great and are practical in a kitchen.
A common mistake novice decorators make is purchasing store bought curtains without first measuring the height of the wall.
Floor length look fine on the tall window but weird on the short one since there s so much wall visible underneath but i think curtains of differing lengths would look just as odd.
Curtains are sold by both width and length and can run from floor to ceiling although most curtains usually only run a couple of inches longer and wider than the window where you re using them.
Small windows set above counters or furniture.
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In general though you ll want to choose curtains that are either short or long and avoid curtains that end halfway between the windowsill and the floor.
For a tailored look drapes should puddle slightly kiss the floor or hover one half inch above.
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A curtain hung at window level only needs to pass this point by several inches while a curtain mounted at the ceiling looks more appealing if it is long enough to reach the floor.
Rooms where long curtains would be inconvenient such as the kitchen or bathroom.
Luckily bed bath beyond makes the decision easy with a wide selection of window curtains valances and drapes to choose from look through option upon option of patterns and colors that fall in line with your current décor or go for entirely new looks throughout your home.
In formal or dressy rooms curtains should just touch the floor.
However just how low drapes should hang actually depends on a few factors and sometimes you may even want them to exceed floor length.
Take your pick from a wide range of shower curtains door and window curtains window blinds tie backs and curtain rods.
Ditto would love to hear your take on this.