Using One Curtain Panel Per Window

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Using one curtain panel per window.

The second window should be a mirror image of the first. Several single panels can be combined to curtain an extra wide window. Most of the time curtains come in pairs. So no i don t recommend it.

Yes one drapery panel per window would look out of place. Yes i think a room s look can be ruined by the use of skimpy curtains. Purchased curtain panels always look skimpy to me because i like to use fabric generously and have nice full pleats. For smaller windows where a double curtain will just be too much a single curtain panel is a much more elegant choice.

One panel per window will look very skimpy and certainly. For covering windows however single panel drapes have a variety of uses. They can be hung with the tie on the right or the left of the window. One curtain panel on a window would look funny to me unless you could tie it back on one side but it would need to balance out with the other windows.

If you are splitting up a pair and only using one on a window i think it will look even skimpier. Long panels should look as if they are full enough to pull across the entire window. Another option for a room with two windows is to pull both panels to one side and hold in place with a tie back. Usually the drapery panels should equal two and a half times the window width.

If you haven t chosen one measure the width of the window and add 1 to 3 inches for each side of the window. Usually curtains are hung in pairs but an asymmetrical look can be very attractive and so you may want to hang only a single curtain panel. Measure the width of the curtain rod if you have chosen it. For example the left curtain panel should be drawn to the left and the right curtain panel should be drawn to the right.