How To Hang Drapes On Slanted Walls

Last fall we shared our trick for hanging affordable ikea curtains so they look a lot more expensive than their 14 price tag per panel would suggest across an entire house you can save thousands with that trick these curtains alone.

How to hang drapes on slanted walls.

Place the track on the sloped wall or where that wall meets the ceiling. Sew the sides of the curtain to create 1 2 inch hems. It s easy to find a sliding curtain track system online or at your local hardware store. But since we were just replacing our old bedroom curtains when we wrote that post we skipped the crucial step of actually hanging the curtain rods themselves.

Attach the curtains to the track curtain clips. Sew the top of the curtain with a 1 inch hem. You just have to make sure your rod size fits into the connector. Hem the bottom of the curtain with a 1 inch hem.

Hang fabric from the slanted wall to take advantage of the draped effect. For a traditional formal look consider drapes that puddle a couple of inches on the floor. 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. Use a sliding track such as the type of curtain tracks found in hospital rooms.

I found these doodads called rod connectors or swivel socket on amazon to connect the rods at angled corners around 10 each. Gravity will pull the material down in the middle creating a gentle drape that softens the harsh lines in the room. I have the same angled windows but i needed my curtains to be functional. If you re purchasing ready made drapes it will be a bit of a balancing act to determine what length to get and where to hang the rod.

Here are 2 options for you to attach your vinyl curtain or plastic curtain on a sloped wall. When you need to hang a shower curtain to fit a shower installed under the eaves of a roof sloped ceiling or wall you can solve the design challenge in several ingenious ways. Fabric is a unique way to cover a wall and a slanted wall is a perfect canvas.