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Measuring properly for your custom window treatments can be challenging but here are some tips to help you though the process.
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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.
1-855-BUY-DYOD
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