How to choose eaves for curtains

How to choose eaves for curtains

Eaves for curtains – necessary part of modern interior. Today there is very wide choice of round eaves of the various coloring and diameters made of various materials: plasticity, natural wood, stainless steel, brass.

1. It is necessary to choose eaves for curtains carefully, considering many features. The main characteristic is durability and reliability of eaves. Before purchase you already have to have idea of what curtains you want to hang up on it, and it is necessary to select eaves according to their weight. The eaves made of plastic or soft metal can just cave in or even to break therefore they are not suitable for dense heavy curtains.

2. Also you have to be defined when ranks you are going to hang up curtains. If you want to hang up tulle and curtains, it is necessary to choose double eaves for curtains if you want to decorate curtains also lambrequin, then it is necessary to choose threefold eaves.

3. Pay attention to way of fastening of curtains to eaves. All clips and hooks for curtains have to slide without visible obstacles on the eaves, otherwise you constantly should pull curtains therefore loops will often break.

4. It is necessary to choose eaves for curtains taking into account visual aspect of the room. If you want to expand visually window opening, get wide eaves that curtains could close part of wall. If window too big, stop the choice on eaves which size precisely corresponds to window width. At low ceiling choose monophonic or with vertical strips fabric. If you are going to hang up curtains with lambrequin, eaves it is necessary to fix under the ceiling that the lambrequin hanging on it did not close part of window.

5. It is also necessary to consider the principle of work of eaves. The eaves bracket for curtains has to be a little longer, than the acting part of windowsill. Otherwise at the drawn curtains the unattractive ledge will be formed. Standard lengthening of eaves is about 15 centimeters. If the ledge of your windowsill is longer, it is possible to execute eaves under the individual order.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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