1. When you have arrived home with your new curtain the very first item that you must check is the width and drop of the window, firstly measure the width and then measure the drop or height , you should end up with something like the following  2100mm x 2130mm drop. This is our first  and most critical measurement.

2. Now unpackage your curtain and check for labelling, ie you should have something within the curtain that will allow us to hang the curtain the correct way, on the tag there is usually a measurement that will ready something like this – 2 x 2w @ 2130mm drop, what this is basically telling us is that you  have 2 curtains and each curtain has 2 widths of material sewn togeather, the drop or height of the curtain is 2130mm .

3. A very basic formula that I apply to all curtains is that 1width of material generally covers a maximum of 700mm of window, so in the above example you have a total of 4widths which will cover 2800mm of window -  4 x 700mm.

4. If you are installing a new track remember to install onto the architrave or alternatively install the track or rod to the height of the curtain, another simple formula for installing your new drapes is just to make sure that the top of the curtain track or rod is set to 10mm higher than the curtain, this will allow for the curtain to sit 10mm off of the floor.

5. This is a very important step in how to hang curtains, if you have purchased a set of ready to hang curtains, spend the extra time to ensure that you press or iron the curtains prior to installing, it generally takes around 1/2 an hour per window to iron or press. This has a huge effect on the desired look of your curtain

6. After you have pressed the curtain, count how many runners or rings are on your curtain track or rod, ensure that you have the same amount of hooks in your curtain and generally if you are using a gathering tape at the top of the curtain you will need to install the hook in the middle row of the tape.

7. You are now ready to hang your first curtain, pick up the curtain and lay the bulk of it over your shoulder, this is a system that all professional curtain installers use as it take the weight of the drape and allows you to keep one hand free at all times.

8. Start from the inside and work your  way to the outside , ensure that you do not miss any runners or rings along the way, how to hang curtains is not difficult if you follow these steps as it shows you an easy and effective way of hanging curtains.

9. Now once you have hung both curtains, allow them to settle on the window for at least 24hours before completing the final phase of the installation which is called the dressing of the curtain, do not attempt step 10 until at least 1 day after you have installed them, this will allow for the curtain to settle and soften which will make you job alot easier and more professional.

10. Now for the dressing of the drape, open each curtain and start running your hands up and down into the folds, we generally allow 10 minutes for each curtain or 20 minutes total, once you have completed this, tie the curtain off with some decorative rope or even some material, allow the curtain to stay in this position for 2 days, release off the tiebacks and you now have a fully dressed curtain that was done by following “how to hang curtains in 10 easy steps”

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