Curtains - please guide me - CLUELESS

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Need some readymade to compliment existing decor…pics attached.

Quite urgent; I have about a week!

Big thanks in advance 😀

Curtains are so hard to choose! Your decor is quite sleek and modern with just a hint of fancy, so probably you should go for either plain or a modern, understated print. John Lewis is good for ready made curtains, as is Dunelm.

Decide whether you need blackout lining

Decide whether you want a swish rail or a round pole

Check the standard lengths online and measure up from about 5 cm off the floor to that point (I think JL longest is 228cm) and then fit your pole or rail. If a pole, measure to the bottom of the curtain rings; if a rail, measure to the top of the white strip.

Measure the width of the window and choose the width from the standard range - you want an extra 15-30cm on each side of the window to give room for pulling back the curtains without losing too much light, so for a wide-ish window you should choose the option that’s 50-60cm wider than your window, or for a narrow one, go for the option that is 30-40cm wider.

Think about fabric texture as much as pattern/colour. I’d keep it quite simple in your room.

Iron the curtains flat before pulling the ruflette tape, or use a steamer once they’re up.

Mind blown - thankyou for this information.
Very kind of you.

I have NO clue about what sort of pattern (if any) to go for…I find it so stressful!

Ok, so..the length of the pole has to be 190cm to the end of the finials…so width to choose should really be 228?

Wow, the advice above is so useful - so only adding that if you did need a longer drop, IKEA goes to 250cm.

Something like this? https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/annakajsa-room-darkening-curtains-1-pair-light-grey-with-heading-tape-80583428/

Also, IKEA sells hemming tape that lets you shorten curtains just with an iron… well you can get it other places too.

If there’s no curtain pole I think something in black would work with that decor.

Ooh that is super-helpful too, thankyou 😀
I was hoping to just bite the bullet and finally get a strong print but I feel like I just cannot get it right.

Definitely go for eyelet curtains. Dunelm have some really beautiful ones and they're not expensive either

I'd look at the dark green JL curtains next to the dark green bed, and see if they compliment or clash.

Feel free to bombard me with pairs you think will go 🙏

You should! I only suggested plain because I was looking at how the bedroom was styled rather than focusing on the bed frame itself. You can definitely make it work - which prints do you love?

I love most, I think that’s the problem 😂
Something bold!!

Is that bed frame green or grey?

I actually have those light fittings in my living room!

Stripes are nice in a bedroom. I would go for eyelet, to the floor (cosy).

Bed is green
Carpet is grey
Door furniture black
Walls white
Pole is white
En-suite v neutral throughout

Our view is solely fields, if that helps??

It’s the pattern I’m struggling with. Ugh. 😩

🙂

Dunelm curtain advisors are brilliant!
I took in dimensions of windows inc distance from corners (for rails)
Half an hour later we walked out with everything we needed for 3 very different windows in the same room, having walked in absolutely clueless & confused.

I think this print is incredible, really uplifting colours. It could work with the green velvet bed and white walls, and give you loads of options if you wanted cushions/bedding/table lamps that tied in. I know it’s not eyelets but works with an eyelet pole.

And definitely bold!

I’d go for a dark green and cream stripe, I think. Something like:

www.dunelm.com/product/churchgate-herringbone-stripe-eyelet-curtains-1000211389