The latest trend is panel curtains hanging from funky, rustic, or plain rods. Curtains with round rings are the ideal way to build a sleek look on any budget, and they work on any size window or French door. Let’s look at the various ways on how to put rings on curtains and hang them.
Curtains are always the last touch in a room’s decor. The perfect pair of panels can modify the mood in a room and influence how you and your guests experience the right combination of color, design, and texture. The way you hang your curtains impacts the overall look and feel of the room, which is an often-overlooked detail.
Check out these helpful hints for hanging yours perfectly.
- Measure your windows
Of course, the first step is to determine the height and width of your window. Choose window treatments that trail underneath your sills to give your room a sense of height. Using panels that are long enough to extend from the rod to the sill for a more conservative look. Traditional pinch pleat drapes should be as similar to the width of your window as possible in terms of width. You can make pocket curtains to match the window’s width for extra coverage exactly or to exceed it to make lush folds and waves.
Match the width of flat panels for simple coverage. Combine sheers with black-out panels to increase anonymity, or mix and match various colors, hang them next to each other, or stack them to create a whimsical look.
- Choose your rod
Choose a rod that complements your window treatments, whether you’re drawn to mid-mod fashions, Art Deco designs, coastal styles, or Asian-influenced decor. Deep colors go well with wooden curtain rods, quirky designs go well with metal, and sophisticated patterns go well with glass or brass finials.
To use circles, you’ll need a rod to slide them over instead of a rail with a track for them to pass on. The rod should be long enough to span the window’s width, plus a few inches on either side for hanging hardware. Attach the hanging hardware to either side of the window, as well as the center support, if necessary, once you have the rod, but do not hang it yet.
- Determine which rings go with your curtains
Curtain ring clips are suitable for flat panels, but you can also use them for rod pocket curtains. Flatten the pocket and fasten the clips to the panel’s top edge. Hang Bohemian tapestries, swatches of fun fabric hemmed around the edges, or even repurposed sheets over your windows with clips instead. Grommets on panels need rings that can open, slide through the grommets, and snap shut. Over the rod, you can slide the grommets directly. Choose eyelet rings with hooks to attach to pin-on drapery hooks while using pinch pleat drapes.
- Recognize the implications of ring size
Curtain ring clips, eyelet rings, and simple round rings all need to slide back and forth over your rod easily. The ring should ideally be 1/2 inch bigger than the diameter of your rod. If you fall in love with a ring that is just a quarter-inch larger than the diameter of your rod, it will work, but smaller rings will not glide as easily along the rod.
- Attach window treatments with rings
It is important to distribute weight equally if you’re hanging sheer panels or heavy drapes. Count the pleats on pinch pleat drapes and distribute rings equally per second or third pleat.
If you’re using round rings with clips, give each panel seven to ten clips. Please measure the width of the panel by spreading it out. Subtract one from the number of clips you have, divide by the width of the panel, and space the clips accordingly. Divide 70 by seven to get 10 inches with a 70-inch screen and eight clips, for example. Place the first clip on the panel’s edge, and space the remaining clips every 10 inches.
- Hang the curtains
Remove the finial from one end of the rod until the rings are in place. Replace the final by slipping the rings over the rod. Place the rod in its hanging hardware, tighten it to keep it in place, and relax. Finally, begin looking for home decor that will go with your new window treatments.
What do you call the rings on the curtains?
Ringed panels suspended from rings, also known as grommets, are either fixed to the top of the fabric panel or inserted at the top edge of the fabric.
What is the best way to make curtain rings slip more easily?
You can make your curtains slip more quickly by doing a few things. You will need dry silicone spray, curtain slide tape, measuring tape, and a custom-cut curtain rod.
Conclusion
Just follow these easy steps for you to put rings on your curtains. You do not need a lot of materials and equipment to do this process.