Browse Forums Window Furnishings 1 Mar 15, 2011 10:53 pm “It's just as unpleasant to get more than you bargain for as to get less” George Bernard Shaw. Re: How to measure your curtains??? 4Mar 16, 2011 3:09 pm “It's just as unpleasant to get more than you bargain for as to get less” George Bernard Shaw. Re: How to measure your curtains??? 8Oct 19, 2011 12:59 am If you still need the info, the standards for curtains are as follow: - curtain should be installed 10cm above the architrave (for light and insulation purposes.) the bracket is aligned to the architrave or if the track extends out a lot then about 10cm in from ends of the rod/track. knock on the wall to try to find a solid timber spot, see what works best. - Curtains should extend at least 10cm to each side of the window/door (for light, insulation and stack back) If it's a very wide window or door allow more room for the curtain to stack back nicely. - The curtain can be 2 times to 3x fullness depending on the type of heading style, budget and fabric. It seems like you are using a gathered tape or rod pocket - in that case a 3 times fullness works best but minimum 2.5 times. If you use any less it looks horrible particularly if you are using a gathering pencil pleat tape. Hope this helps. have you used any of the motorised curtain systems available from Ebay? Which one and how is it? 0 2433 Thanks mate. Yeah good points! Leaning towards Option 3 to get a bit extra space in the cabinets but not going too crazy high (and expensive). Would require a mini… 13 39742 Broker here - legislation says that every true broker must put the clients best interests before theirs so in theory they must offer you the best options for you on their… 2 46016 |