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Can You Install Curtains Yourself: Here’s What You Should Know

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Published
08/23/2022

Are you struggling with your room looking incomplete? Many times a bare window with a simple set of blinds can be contributing to a room’s overall lack of feeling of congruency and completeness. For a piece that serves such a practical purpose in day-to-day life, curtains certainly are an asset to adding extra texture, character, and personality to a space. In fact, curtains are probably one of the easiest and most affordable ways to completely alter or update the feel of a room. Something as simple as blue curtains can add personality, quality, and finishing touches to a room in need of cool tones, warm tones, a fun print, or a statement color. 

Have you ever purchased an item you are convinced will be the most home decor but then it’s sat in the box collecting dust? Too often, people stop short of installing their dream curtains in their space because they are intimidated by the process of hanging them correctly or evenly. Especially if you live by yourself, curtain installation can seem particularly daunting. We are here to remove the intimidation by peeling back the curtain to reveal that the parts of the process you believed to be complex are actually very quite simple. By breaking curtain installation down step by step, we hope that you’ll be able to proceed with all the confidence in the world to hang those dream curtains in your home, even if you are by yourself. We promise with these below steps you should be able to complete your room decor as an easy feat with no extra aid. Here’s what you should know.

Before you begin, measure before you do anything else.
  1. As you begin the process of curtain installation, you will eliminate a lot of your frustration down the road if you take the time to measure. Measure your windows, perhaps even before you purchase your curtains or curtain rods so you ensure you buy the right thing
  2. To find the correct length of the curtain rod you should buy, measure the width of your window and then add about 8-12 inches.
  3. To find the correct height of curtains, measure about 4-6 inches above the window to the floor. You can add or subtract length depending on where you want them to stop. 
  4. As far as the width of your curtain panels, they should be at least as wide as your window.

Once you’re prepared to start, make sure you have all the proper tools needed.
  • Curtains
  • Curtain rod 
  • Brackets and nails
  • Ladder or stool
  • Tape measurer
  • Pencil
  • Level 
  • Drill bit
  • Stud Finder and wall anchors (if the place you are hanging the curtain does not line up with the stud) 

First things first, install your brackets.
  1. Go back to your measurements and check the height you determined. This is the measurement from number three in the first section that measures about 4-6 inches above the window. 
  2. From that height spot, the bracket should then be placed 4-6 inches over from the side of the window frame. This will allow you to fully open your curtains.
  3. Take a pencil and mark the drill holes for your brackets.
  4. Now would be a good time to check your work, and use a level to determine that the penciled bracket marks are lined up evenly. 
  5. For extra security, you should then take a stud finder to make sure your brackets line up with the studs in your wall. No worries if they don’t, but you should consider installing some wall anchors after drilling the holes if you don’t have a stud right there. If the bracket is drilled into only sheetrock, your curtains are at risk of ripping through the wall.
  6. Next, drill the holes, and screw the brackets into the wall. 

Next, install your rod along with the curtains. 
  1. You’ll want to remove the finials, which are the unscrewing end pieces to the curtain rod, and then thread the curtain onto the curtain rod. In some cases depending on the type of bracket installed, you might need to put the rod on top of the bracket before screwing back on the finial. 
  2. Place the rod onto the brackets. 
  3. In some cases, the brackets you bought might have come with screws to tighten up once you've placed the rod in its place. These set screws will help keep the rod from moving around.

 

All in all, curtain installation isn’t that hard right? And with the help of a handy step stool or ladder and a measuring tape, you are more than accomplishing this do-it-yourself project all on your own. The installation process is truly worth it as these curtains can totally transform your space. 

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