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Curtain sizes, per curtain or the whole space?

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IkeaHelp · 20/08/2023 17:53

Sorry if I'm being thick but when you buy curtains is the size listed on the packet per curtain or both together 😂

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LooselyBasedOnAMadeUpStory · 20/08/2023 17:55

Per curtain.
The ones I bought recently specifically said ‘each curtain measures…’

IkeaHelp · 20/08/2023 17:58

Thankyou!
So if my window measures 87" wide and 78" high I would need 46" x 90"?

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HotelNotPortofino · 20/08/2023 18:00

Measurements are per individual curtain but before any gathers

Dunelm has a good measuring guide

Curtain sizes, per curtain or the whole space?

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Butteredtoast55 · 20/08/2023 18:01

No @IkeaHelp you'd need more width

Butteredtoast55 · 20/08/2023 18:04

If your window is 87" wide you would need to factor in that each curtain gathers. Even loop or tab top need gathering to look nice and a good rule of thumb is double width for curtains so in total you'd need much more than two 46" curtains for it to look right.

Butteredtoast55 · 20/08/2023 18:06

90 x 90 would be better (especially in a bedroom) and the 112 would be quite full. What style are you going for at the top?

HotelNotPortofino · 20/08/2023 18:07

66x90 for relaxed gather, could get away with this for eyelet curtains

90x90 for full gather

46x90 would look like you’d hung a sheet when closed :(

IkeaHelp · 20/08/2023 18:09

Thankyou so much,

I don't know how I got this far in life without knowing this 😂

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cherrypied · 20/08/2023 18:38

HotelNotPortofino · 20/08/2023 18:07

66x90 for relaxed gather, could get away with this for eyelet curtains

90x90 for full gather

46x90 would look like you’d hung a sheet when closed :(

This!

Is it a pole or track?

cherrypied · 20/08/2023 18:38

Is it for patio doors?

IkeaHelp · 20/08/2023 18:41

It's a pole and no, living room window.

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cherrypied · 20/08/2023 19:54

Ah ok dunelm do a single door curtain so two of those would do perfectly of its a patio door

66x90 is great for poles.

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