Installation Guide

Couture Dreams

How To Install Our Drapery

There are a variety of curtain styles that contribute to the feeling and décor of a room, from

casual to formal, classic to trendy. The style of a curtain, combined with color, pattern and

texture, sets a mood and makes a statement about your unique decorative style. Rod pocket and

back tab curtains are two simple formats for hanging curtains. Each gives a different look and

can be adapted to give a personalized touch to drapery. Here's the lowdown on these two

popular styles of curtain headers.

Rod Pocket Curtains

Rod pocket curtains are a classic, and classy, way to hang drapery. A casing sewn onto the back

of the curtain panel at the top allows the rod to slip through unseen. Panels bunch in gathers on

the rod for a soft look with clean lines. No hardware is required to fix the curtain to the rod. !

You can select finials, the end caps of the curtain rod, that complement the color, pattern or style

of the curtain. If you want to minimize the appearance of the hardware, try finials in materials

such as glass, crystal or acrylic that reflect light rather than draw the eye to the end cap.

To customize rod pocket curtains, attach curtain rings or pin hooks to the back of the panel

along the pocket. Draperies are suspended from the rings, which are spaced evenly so that they

don't affecting the gathers and fall of the material. Rod pocket curtains are more difficult to open

and close because the material doesn't slide easily along the rod. Rings or pin hooks make

adjusting curtains easier. If you use pins or rings, make sure they are strong enough to support

the weight of the curtain. !

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Couture Dreams How To Install Our Drapery There are a variety of curtain styles that contribute to the feeling and décor of a room, from casual to formal, classic to trendy. The style of a curtain, combined with color, pattern and texture, sets a mood and makes a statement about your unique decorative style. Rod pocket and back tab curtains are two simple formats for hanging curtains. Each gives a different look and can be adapted to give a personalized touch to drapery.
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Couture Dreams How To Install Our Drapery Back Tab Curtains If you like a tailored look without the fuss of clips or pins, try back tab curtains. These curtains, have tabs or loops sewn onto the back of the curtain header. The rod slips through the tab so that neither is visible from the front. This gives the illusion of the curtain floating in space and creates an elegant, clean line. The curtains form pleats over the rod at each tab without using any hardware.