How To Hang A Curtain Rod On A Slanted Wall

A cord allows you to pull the drapes open and closed.

How to hang a curtain rod on a slanted wall.

So using the correct drill bit size for your anchors is important. String your curtain on the curtain rod and hang it up. Place the track on the sloped wall or where that wall meets the ceiling. Panel curtains eyelet curtains and tab top curtains are meant to hang from a plain round rod.

Draw the curtains and let them sit for 1 hour to make sure the adhesive hooks can hold the weight. If your curtains have pleated drapery style headers hang them from a traversing rod with a one way draw. Hang the curtain by the tabs from the slanted line of hooks or knobs at the ceiling shake it out to be sure it falls gracefully and then pull it back into gathers to reveal the window. My curtains slide right over and if you get the same color as your rods they re pretty seamless looking.

Use a sliding track such as the type of curtain tracks found in hospital rooms. Screw your hooks to the wall. I think this comes from when i was living in this super old house in san jose. I found these doodads called rod connectors or swivel socket on amazon to connect the rods at angled corners around 10 each.

If your curtain falls either the adhesive didn t fully stick to the wall or your curtain may be. One day i was just minding my own business in my bedroom when the curtain rod next to my bed suddenly crashed to the floor. Allow about 3 inches on each side of the window. All that remained on the wall were two gaping holes in the plaster where screws apparently used to be.

It s easy to find a sliding curtain track system online or at your local hardware store. To hang you must place drapery pins in the pleat and then hang them on the rod. In most spaces a rod with decorative finials hung on the wall outside of the window frame will look best and provide the most coverage. Position the rod end.

Attach the curtains to the track curtain clips. Run the curtain rod through the hoops at the top of your curtains and then hang it up again. They may have a pocket along the top to push the rod through or the rod may be threaded through eyelets or tabs. I hate hanging curtain rods.

Decide whether you want your curtain rod to hang on the window frame or extend past it. It should be indicated in your curtain rod s instructions or on the box that your anchors came in. Mark the wall with a pencil to indicate this area.