Calling all curtain experts
Hi
I’m wanting lightweight curtains for my French doors. As you can see from the photo there is zero space either side of the doors due to the adjacent walls.
So my question is, what width curtain panels should I get to maximise window light, Dunelm suggest if you don’t full looking curtains for a 180cm pole go for 117cm, my curtain pole is 160cm so what width panels do you think I should go for? Thanks in anticipation.
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3 years agoI wanted unfussy curtains at my patio doors stacked to one side, but we put up a curtain pole that has a bracket in the middle, like yours is I think, which stop the furthest curtain sliding across to join the other one - doh! We chose eyelet curtains as you don’t need so much fabric, so that might be an option. Although I’m not mad on tie backs, they do let more light in, so we bought these magnetic ones online that don’t need a hook to them. Curtains are usually double the width of the pole (full) or one and a half times the width of the pole for less gathering, but as long as the curtains width is more than the pole it should work.
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3 years agoI think you should go for a U-shaped /alcove curtain bracket so when open the curtains against the adjacent walls rather than the doors.
I second Ikea. They have some nice lightweight curtains and the width is 145cm per panel. Their lengths are generally 2.4m though and your windows/door combo looks taller than that.
I bought the Ikea Merete curtains in white (replaced rings with tape and sewed 2 sets together for more fullness). Simple, clean and lightweight.
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