Installing curtains in your home is one of the best ways to personalize your living space. In addition to being decorative and attractive, curtains can block or soften the light from the outside, reduce the amount of noise in a room by muffling sound, provide privacy, and absorb some of the cold coming in from the windows in the cooler months of the year. Depending on your aesthetic sense and the function of your room, the length of curtain that you want may vary, but it is easy to determine what length of curtain is the best fit for your needs.
Instructions
Formal Curtains
1. Determine whether you want curtains to extend from ceiling to floor, or from the top of the window to the floor.
2. For ceiling to floor curtains, measure the distance between the ceiling and the floor, then subtract about 1/2 an inch so the curtain does not drag on the ground (unless that is the desired effect - see Tips).
3. For window to floor curtains, follow the same procedure as Step 1, but begin measuring at the top of the window frame, or "rod" rather than the ceiling.
4. To determine how wide your curtains should be, measure across the width of your windows. Your curtain width should generally be about twice the width of your window so that the material can fold and gather.
For Casual Curtains
5. For shorter curtains, measure the distance between the ceiling and the window sill, or the ceiling and the base of the window frame.
6. For even shorter the distance between the rod and the sill or the base of the window frame.
7. To determine how wide your curtains should be, measure the width of your window. Again, the curtain width should be greater than the window width to allow for folds and gathering.
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