Putting Up Curtains In An Apartment

If it s dry crumbly plaster or a cinderblock wall that s preventing you from drilling holes consider hanging your curtain rod from the ceiling instead.

Putting up curtains in an apartment.

Cut a right angle out of a piece of cardboard. Diy damage free curtain hanging tips how to hang curtains in your al diy damage free curtain hanging tips the dos and don ts of hanging curtainspics of. Tape measure pencil and level. This will allow enough room for the panels to hang on either side of your window and will force the panels to cover the window at all times.

The light ones take nets and lightweight curtains but the heavy ones take full length heavy curtains. Purchase adhesive hooks that can hold the weight of your curtains. You ll be spoilt for choice and very easy to put up and remove leaving no marks a all. Most stores don t carry anything longer than 84 but i ve found many carry the longer lengths online.

Adhesive hooks come in different weight. Curtain pole we used this ikea racka because its length is adjustable. Materials needed to hang curtains without drilling. Instructions purchase 2 3 jumbo command hooks per window.

Clean wall surface where you will be applying hooks with rubbing alcohol and clean cloth or paper towel. Curtains can always be hemmed up but can t really be let down. Select a curtain rod that is wider than the width your window. 2 pole endings ikea raffig.

Using adhesive hooks 1. I recently got some cute sheer curtains and charcoal grey curtains from ikea that i d like to hang up i my living room larger photo below. Align the cardboard with the window. They look great mounted on the inside of the frame as opposed to roman shades which look better when mounted on the outside.

Pick a finish that is the same as the curtain rods you will be hanging. All you do is twist the rod in place and put it where ever you like. Q i have a super strict landlord who will not allow us to screw anything in to the walls they even note in the lease that we can only use approved picture frame hardware no nails. Mark the placement of the hooks.

If you have high set windows like those in the home above from elle decoration featured on my domaine suspending curtains from the ceiling will look natural. Natural materials are fantastic for shades if you re looking to layer them underneath curtains or if you re simply looking for a more rustic effect.