Would you shorten these bedroom curtains or leave them as they are?

[Eggybreadwithnuts]

Long bedroom curtains...are these too long, would you turn these up?

Yes they are dragging on the floor

I’d get someone to turn them up for me!

Yes or add some metal tie back posts to swag them over

I'd lower the floor. Easier than altering curtains, they are the devil's spawn.

@CoastalCalm what kind I cant visulise have you got some pics?

Yes they’d annoy me! But I’d pay someone to do it, I’m useless at these things.

Yes, but not by much, a little bit of drape on the floor is nice.

Agree with tie-backs.

Yes, you could shorten them, but it can be very difficult to get them to just right length because of human error and the fact that floors are often not completely level. Then they look naff.

A bit of what designers call puddling is fine - it provides good insulation and it's a traditional, graceful, abundant look.

Yes as cover the radiator so room wont be benifit from them in cold weather

longer then window. Above the radiator

I would shorten them because I’d always think a spider was going to greet me every time I opened and closed them.

I would. My dog would be hiding things in them.

I have those curtains! And yes, I shortened them.

Fwiw, you should really have them sill length, otherwise all winter, when the curtains are drawn by 4pm you'll be heating outdoors rather than the room.

Raise the curtain pole.

Yes they look lazy rather than stylish, sorry!

Yes, id take off enough so I could tuck them behind the radiator in winter.
But that leaves them at a less than fashionable length!

I came on to say this! Raise it as high as you can and then they probably wont need shortening.

I'd shorten them to window sill or slightly longer length.

This. Tuck them behind the radiator in winter to help keep the room.warm and stop heat disappearing up behind the curtains.

Yes i'd take them up a little if you want them floor length.

Id personally go shorter in that room though and not cover the radiator.

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I would have to shorten them.

I would spend the next 10 years talking about needing to take them up.

I'd be inclined to delay shortening them permanently until they have been washed/dry cleaned for the first time. Speaking from personal (bitter) experience. You could just tack them if you can't live with them as they are - definitely no cutting them for the time being.

@liverpoolnana yeahhh I dont want to cut them they're so mice, tacking brilliant idea