Choosing and Hanging Your Curtain Rods
By: Gayle Goerdel

Curtain rods are used to hang your curtains on in front of your windows. While there are many available sizes in the most standard rod for your curtain, if you are looking for something a little more fancy, and to add a touch of flare and style to your windows, you will find that there are many different styles for you to choose from.

From rod iron and antique looking curtain rods to nice gold rods with trims on the end, you are sure to find the curtain rod you are looking for to add a special touch to your room. However, when you are choosing rods to hang your curtains on, there are a few things that you will want to consider before you buy the first one that you see.

Before you go and buy your curtain rods, you will need to measure the windows that you plan on using them at. All windows are different sizes, and you will not guess about this measurement or you might end finding yourself returning the rods after you realize that you have purchased the wrong size. Measure the outside of the window, where you plan to hang the rods. You will then have a great measurement that you can go by to purchase the correct size rod that you need.

Once you have your measurements for your window, you will be well on your way to buying the correct curtain rod to hang your curtains. You will find that many stores, as well as your local retail store carried rods for curtains, and they might even have a few styles for your to choose from. However, if the style of rod you are wanting is not available at your local retail store, you might want to check out a department store that carries high end home furnishings. When you go into a place that carries and curtains, you are going to find that chances are, they carry the hardware that you will need to hang the curtains as well.

After you have purchased the curtain rods that you were looking for, you will be ready to hang the hardware that will hold the rod above your window. When you hang the hardware above the window, it is crucial that you get the hardware even and straight. If you do not make sure that this is even, your curtains are going to hang crooked, and you will find yourself reattaching the hardware to the window.

As you can see, curtain rods can be as simple or as dramatic as you might want them. When you purchase the rods for your curtains, be sure that you take into consideration the curtains that you will hang on them. If you have simple curtains, you are going to want a simple rod, and if you have dramatic curtains, you can use a more dramatic rod.