Can You Hang Two Curtains On One Rod

Yes designing a room from the paint colors and light fixtures to furniture and accessories is fun.

Can you hang two curtains on one rod.

Install a double curtain rod and hang the lightest colored panel against the window and the darker one in front of it. A matchstick blind with a white black out liner behind it the 2 shades worked independently. 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. We did a 3 season sun porch with 10 windows.

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. It is not very professional looking with just one rod but it can be done for sure. Valances curtains blinds shutters you name it. Ended up with about 4 different colors including one patterned sheer and mixed them up.

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. They can be found at big box stores and often at drapery stores. 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. Shirr the curtain on the rod.

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. There are so many types of window treatments to choose from. Here is a video that further explains in detail.

This allows you to open each set of panels on its own permitting privacy or. In order to hang the two set of drapes on the double traversing rod all of the materials needs to be ordered before hand. You hang shade as an outside mount with the top of shade level with the curtain rod. Now you have a space that needs covering of 5 w x 8 h.

But choosing your window treatments is like that sweet dollop of icing on the cake. Hope this little explanation helps how to correctly hang rod pocket top curtains. We really like the look and get compliments on the look from friends and family. Don t be afraid to try something different.

If you want the outer curtain to be on the outside of the tub a few inches away from the liner to hang properly and not have it always move with the liner and look at it s prettiest straight pleats then you need two rods. Sometimes placing furniture beneath a short window or between windows helped with balance. Lollll but i can t find it on the internet drapery ads. I chose sheer curtains in colors that are in the furniture.