Can You Hang Curtains From The Ceiling

I m sure you ve heard it before but here s your official reminder to always hang your curtain rods high and wide.

Can you hang curtains from the ceiling. Assuming you re outfitting a living room or bedroom with average ceiling height 8 feet high an interior designer s rule of. Obviously where you hang your curtain rod will have an impact. Ceiling height plays a major role in how high you should hang your curtains.

Decide how high you want to hang your rod. Or more specifically hang curtains high enough that you give off the illusion of hanging curtains from. A simple way to install curtains is to use brackets and a rod much like you would when you hang curtains on the wall.

In a room with standard ceiling heights of about 8 feet either method of hanging can work. These are the highwater pants of curtains and not a good look. Hang curtains at least 4 to 6 inches above the top of the windows.

If you re purchasing ready made drapes it will be a bit of a balancing act to determine what length to get and where to hang the rod. A little puddling as seen here in various shots can be nice if you want a romantic feel but if you don t want to worry about them dragging and getting dirty then stop the fabric just before they hit the floor a little under an inch is good. Hanging the curtain rods is the most difficult part but once installed the rest is quite easy and fast.

But did you know you can hang curtains from the ceiling. If you hang your rods to look like they re hugging the window it makes the window and as a result pretty much the entire room feel smaller. Unless you are using cafe style curtains the fabric should fall to the floor.

The precise placement of yours depends on a few factors ceiling height curtain length trim molding style etc so i can t give you a hard and fast measurement for where your rod should always go but generally we like to hang ours about 3 4 below the ceiling or if there s crown molding 3 4 below the bottom edge of the crown. The general rule is t o mount the rod anywhere between halfway to two thirds between the top of the window frame and the ceiling or ceiling molding. Using the ceiling also makes it easy to divide rooms or create little nooks in your home.