Choosing the Right Curtain Rods

When it comes to curtain hardware there are SO many options!  Pretty much ANYTHING can and has been used to hang curtains, from branches to canoe paddles to copper pipe!  But what you choose and where you put it impacts everything about the finished feel.

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Curtain hardware can be used for valances or panels, though if you want a more custom finished look, mounting tailored valances on a board is a great way to achieve that.

If you are of a certain age, you might remember that unfortunate era where panels were gathered onto poles and the exposed rod space in the middle was sometimes covered with a matching scrunched up sleeve of fabric providing a perfect space for dust bunnies to play hide and seek. 

This would be the same era that gave us balloon valances hung from 4” flat “continental” rods (not sure WHAT continent gave us those!) and stuffed with tissue paper to make them pouf-y like some bloated pufferfish…suffice it to say, I am very glad that era has passed!

The most classic window treatment, and one that never goes out of fashion, is floor length curtain panels. and that is the one we will be focusing on here. I always argue for these to be hung from rings rather than gathered onto a rod.  Probably because I’m still traumatized from the curtain-rod-scrunchie era! For more modern H-track rods, the panels hang from hidden carriers.

Rods can be custom or ready-made. I loooove the beauty and quality of custom rods, but for this bedroom from the One Room Challenge , we needed to reuse the very inexpensive existing rods.

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We upcycled them with by painting them with antique gold Rub ‘n Buff and bought inexpensive metal rings which we painted to match.

My genius installer even showed me a trick to make the finials fit more tightly…wrap the end of the rod with strips of duct tape to thicken it - the tape gets hidden by the finial collar and the finials don’t slouch!

The advancements in motorized window coverings are improving your options exponentially in 2018.  There are many reasons why investing in motorized window coverings make sense, including the fact the motors are becoming more reliable, more cost-effective, and more efficient, so the batteries last longer on a single charge.

My blog, “Top 10 Reasons to Motorize Your Window Treatments Now” walks you through all the factors around motorization in a simple, comprehensive style, so please take a look.

Shutters can also be motorized to tilt open at a certain time of the day (imagine waking up to the automated shutters in your bedroom).  They can also be programmed to tilt closed during the heat of the day.  This ensures the protection of your fabrics, carpets, and wood floors by blocking the UV rays every single day.  The remote is very simple to program and operate, with one remote that can control all the shutters individually or all at once.  You must see this system to believe it, so here is a link to a video about Norman’s “Remote Tilt.”

RON CARTER DESIGN TIP:  The PerfectTilt G4 remote is a perfect upgrade for your shutters and can even be upgraded with a solar package, to eliminate the need to change the batteries.  I recommend this for my clients who have high, hard-to-reach windows (like in the 2-story living room).  With the solar recharge upgrade, we can automate the tilt on their shutters, giving them full functionality, and providing a maintenance-free application for years to come.  It is a luxury upgrade made simple.  I recommend adding the shutter pull upgrade described above to protect the remote Tilt mechanism and complete the total look.

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