How To Measure Your Custom Window

Treatments

o Measuring custom draperies can seem a little daunting

o Throughout you will find basic measuring tips to help you through this process.

Measuring Tips

o Every window size is different, so measuring correctly for custom window treatment sizes offers the ability to cover your window perfectly!

o Decide where your rods will be placedo Inside your windowo On the window trimo Extended beyond the trim and window opening

o Based on above, decide brackets location o Measure the width of the area between

brackets

It all starts with your rodsDetermining Rod Placement

Measuring tips for all

drapery and valance styles.

o Simple Valances:o Rod pocket window valanceo Mounted on either a 2 ½”

flat rod, a 1” single or a 1” double rod.

o For valance mounted over

drapery panels:o Outside valance rod must

clear the inside rod projection- 5 1/2"

Valance Rods

o Rods have varying rod projectionso Number of inches rod

projects from the wall

o Round measurement up to nearest whole numbero Typically mounted 2" to

5" above window frameo 1" to 4" beyond widow

frame width

Projections

Rod Pocket Valances

o Calculating width o add your projections

into your rod face width

o Example:o Face width is 60”o Projection is 3”o Add 6” to your face

width of 60” o You would order a 66”

width for your valance.

o Gatheredo Scarf

o Flat

Styles

Pleated Panels

o We recommend that you work with us to determine proper sizing for pleated panels to ensure a perfect fit for your custom window treatment.

o What we needo Size of your rodo Size of your rod projection

Drapery Panels

Rod Pocket Panels

o Typically used on windows for decorative purposes only.

o Does not require a perfect fit

o For average size window widths, you will only need a 2-width pair - 2 panels at 50” in width each for a total of 100”.

Grommet and Flat Panels

o Very simplistic treatment and has a contemporary look

o Rod projection is not necessary

o Take your rod face width and multiply by 1 ½ or 2 to get your total width

Visit Design Your Own Draperies for complete measuring tips on all your custom window treatments.

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