Advice on measuring for curtains - would this annoy you

[Benji1998]

Just brought some curtains but measured incorrectly. They are 168 X 228. They width of the window is 196cm, I have read online that the curtain panels should be double the width of the window. They look ok when they are closed and are not completely flat. Would this bother you? The 228 x 228 are out of stock now … deciding whether to send them back and get another pair. I don’t normally close the curtains as I have blinds as well. Even if I got the 228 x 228, it still wouldn’t work out as double the window width.

I have to say I’ve spent years with curtains that were not double the width and they have always looked a bit crap tbh. I mostly managed to ignore it but, just occasionally, I would glance at them and it would irk me.

I have finally got curtains that are now almost double the width. It looks so much better. To do it though I had to get two pairs and so I have two curtains each side, they have a pattern so it isn’t really noticeable that they are two sewn together. My windows are just too huge to do it with one pair unless I pay ££££ for made to measure.

Depends on the heading? If it's pencil pleat then yes you need at least double.

It's not massively out, each curtain will measure 168 x 228 so as long as it looks ok then I wouldn't worry as it'll be a faff and more expensive to swap them.

This is what they look like closed, ignore the length, I need to higher the pole / get the curtains taken up. I would get another pair but they are sold out.

They look totally fine to me. And they say 1.5-2 times the width of the window generally. If they were fuller they would look better, but if you don't close them often, it doesn't matter.