How to hang a ceiling curtain rod for curtains?

We need to take into account any detail when designing the interior. Even badly selected curtains can spoil the whole impression of a carefully planned repair. The main purpose of curtains - protection from penetration of sunlight, wind and extraneous views, which is especially important on the lower floors. In addition, they create a cosiness in the room, decorate the window openings and doors. Therefore it is necessary to understand the assortment of curtains, cornices, fasteners. This will help us competently solve the problem of how to properly hang curtains on the ceiling cornice.

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Types of curtains

All curtains can be conditionally divided into two types:

• decorative or daytime, which mainly serve as decoration and are made from lightweight fabrics%
• working or night - closed at night, made of dense fabrics, The cold season can serve as an additional means for the thermal insulation of the premises.

Depending on the design, curtains can be of the following types:

• Classic - the usual curtains, made of soft textiles, creating vertical waves.
• Roman - flat fabrics of dense fabric, when folded, folded into horizontal folds. Such curtains are suitable for any interior. Often combined with classic products.
• Japanese - rectangular dense cloth with rigid inserts in the upper and lower parts. For such curtains, a special multi-layer cornice is required.
• Austrian - with the help of laces they gather in soft folds, and at night fully straighten.
• French or awnings - these curtains are always gathered in folds - festons. They should not be hung on the opening windows, as this will create inconvenience when moving the canvas. But they are great for decorating blind windows at the top.
• Blinds - strips of fabric, metal or plastic, connected by cords and chains to the mechanism for their lifting and sliding. They are vertical, horizontal, roll or roller shutters. Can be fixed on ceilings, walls or windows.

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Types of ceiling cornices

The ceiling cornice visually increases the height of the room and allows you to hide behind the curtains small defects on the walls.

Materials

There are different types of cornices, according to the material of their manufacture, they can be divided into the following types:

• Wooden. Suitable for any style of the room, beautiful, characterized by high wear resistance. Can be made of rare wood species, which affects the price.
• Metallic. Suitable for premises in a modern style, are the best option for heavy curtains.
• Plastic. Simple and invisible products with low price, most often attached to the ceiling.
• Aluminum. Recently, ceiling profile cornices from aluminum have been gaining in popularity. They have a number of advantages - lightweight, durable, have a long service life, yet low cost.

Device

The structure of the profile, all the cornices can be divided into:

• single-row - have one track for attaching curtains;
• multi-row - a system that includes two to four tracks, which allows you to create a multilayered composition.

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Fasteners for curtains

There are many different fasteners with which you can hang curtains.

Rings with hooks

Most often they are sold together with the cornice, they are the most popular. Rings can and do not use, just sew on the curtain loops.

Kulis

Located in the base of the curtain of the curtain or a narrow strip of fabric, sewn on the main material and serving to pull the cord.

Eyelets

Metal rivets with a hole that are inserted into the fabric with a special press. For this, it is necessary to make holes in the tissue and to hem them.

Important! For these fasteners, only narrow tubular cornices are suitable.

"Crocodiles"

An attachment similar to a small clothespin with teeth. Suitable for lightweight fabrics, as sharp teeth can break through heavy fabrics and damage curtains.

Fabric loops

Made of the same material as curtains, best combined with tubular cornices.

Clip

Similar to "crocodiles", only without teeth, suitable for tulle curtains. Currently, many different types are produced with original finish, even with magnetic latches.

Braid

Curtains are sewn with a braid with sewn laces, by means of which the web is pulled together and formed into folds.

After understanding what kind of curtains, fastenings to them and cornices, you can proceed directly to the combination of the system and its installation. So, how to hang a ceiling curtain rod for curtains.

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Useful tips for installing the cornice:

• When buying a ceiling cornice, make sure that all the necessary fixtures are included in the kit.
• If the cornice is more than 2 m in length, then it must be attached in the middle, too, in order to reduce the risk of structural failure.
• If the curtains or the cornice itself are too heavy, you can increase the number of fasteners to 5-6 pieces.
• When choosing a cornice you need to take into account the weight of the curtain. Under a significant weight, the plastic cornice can bend, in this case it is advisable to use a metal one.

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Installation of the ceiling cornice:

1. First you need to make a layout of the places where the cornice will be fastened using brackets.
2. If the cornice is installed without brackets, directly to the ceiling, first the holes for fastening are drilled, and then the cornice is applied to the ceiling and the marking of the fixing points is made.
3. Afterwards, the cornice is assembled and fixed to the ceiling.
4. It is desirable to attach the cornice in such a way that the curtains are wider than the window at least 10-15 cm - so the room will look more attractive.
5. When all mounting points are marked, holes are drilled in the ceiling or wall with a perforator. Dowels are installed in these holes.
6. Brackets are mounted. If they are not used, the cornice is screwed directly to the ceiling surface.

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Installation to the ceiling from plasterboard

Drywall has become very popular recently, it is also used for ceilings. But since this is a fragile material, there are some nuances of editing that you need to know. How to hang a ceiling curtain rod for curtains on the ceiling of gypsum board? You can fix the cornice in two ways:

• Install the scaffolding in the process of repair. Its dimensions should correspond to the ceiling cornice.
• For light curtains, you can use special butterfly dowels. Such dowels after screwing open and form a pattern that allows you to increase the reference area. But it will not survive the multi-tiered construction. In this case, the fastening is made on the anchor bolts to the base overlap. To do this, holes are drilled on the ceiling under the anchors, and then the same is done on the plasterboard. The cornice is applied to the surface and fixed.

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Mounting to a hanging ceiling

How to hang a curtain rod for curtains on a suspended ceiling? The stretch ceiling fabric is not designed for heavy load, therefore, it is necessary to plan the installation of the ceiling cornice in advance, at the stage of the ceiling assembly:

• At the right place, a wooden beam is driven in, the bottom edge of which should go level with the tension flow. On the film in this place are put marks on which the installation of the curtain rod.
• The stretch ceiling is installed not close to the wall, but indentation is made, resulting in a niche. It should be of the same size as the cornice to be installed. The bar is fixed directly on the ceiling. Nearby is stuffed a bar, which must first be impregnated with an antiseptic. It fixes the fixing profile for the vinyl film. After the film is stretched, this bar will be completely hidden.

Important! In the interior design, the distance from the curtains to the floor also plays a role. The curtains lying on the floor are mainly used for bedrooms, as this gives the room a special cosiness. In addition, this method allows you to visually increase the height of ceilings.

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We hang curtains

Now we only need to decide how to properly hang curtains on the ceiling cornice. This is easy:

• These cornices are usually equipped with special plastic hooks for curtains, and the curtains themselves, respectively, must have curtain tapes. Threads along the edges of the curtain tape should be necessarily tied to the knot.
• In order to have a beautiful assembly on the curtains, the threads on the tape are tightened and fixed at one edge.
• Plastic hooks are hung on finished curtains. For this purpose, there are special loops on the tape.
• The optimal distance between the hooks is 5-6 cm. If there are not enough hooks, then it is advisable to buy them.
• At the last stage, the hooks are inserted into the grooves of the eaves.

Important! When choosing eaves and curtains, consider the style of your interior. Even the most beautiful French curtains will not look in a room decorated in Japanese style.

In this article we have considered all possible variants of curtains, fastenings for them and cornices. We hope you managed to choose the most successful solution and reliably fix the window decoration system without much trouble.