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How to Use Curtain Clips to Hang Curtains

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I don’t profess to know a lot about interior design, but I do know that curtains can make a room feel luxe, polished, and complete.

One day I was on Haute Look, and I saw some beautiful white blackout curtains with a black border on the sides. On Haute Look they were about $40 a panel plus shipping, which isn’t awful, but still a bit more than I usually spend. I googled the brand and landed at Best Home Fashion’s website which was selling them for $30 a panel after coupon plus free shipping. Sold!

Use curtain rings to give your store bought/inexpensive curtains a luxe, custom made look. These black and white curtains are gorgeous with the gold curtain rings. | via monicawantsit.com

I placed my order and about five business days later I had my beautiful curtains.

People, I love you all dearly, so please for the love of decor, steam or iron your curtains before hanging them. There are some curtains that look great when thrown in the dryer with a damp towel, but most will need a good iron or steaming. It’ll make them hang beautifully.

I didn’t really think through the logistics of these curtains. I assumed they had back tabs, and they didn’t. My windows are only about 50″ wide, PLUS there’s brackets on each side preventing the curtains from sliding to each end. And finally…each panel is 52″ wide and it looked like a bunched up mess when I tried to squeeze them on there.

I was past the return date on these suckers, so I bought a few packs of curtain rings and spray painted them gold. I LOVE how it looks, plus it added about 2″ to the length of the curtains. 

At first I wasn’t using enough rings. You should ideally put a ring about every 4″. Take your curtain width and divide by 4″ to know how many you’ll need. I needed roughly 13-14 for each panel. 

Use curtain rings to give your store bought/inexpensive curtains a luxe, custom made look. These black and white curtains are gorgeous with the gold curtain rings. | via monicawantsit.com

A simple soft measuring tape can help with the process. I’m super detail oriented, so I wanted them spaced as evenly as possible. You can see the beautiful pleats once you gather all your rings together (excuse my chubby hand…)

Use curtain rings to give your store bought/inexpensive curtains a luxe, custom made look. These black and white curtains are gorgeous with the gold curtain rings. | via monicawantsit.com

You can also get a bit “fancy” when using clips to give your panels a faux pleated look by pinching small sections together like I did below for my Ballard Designs inspired curtains. Fake it till you make it!  I eventually took these down because between my DIY coral closet doors and the coral curtains I was seeing pink everywhere in my office. I’ll find another place for them- maybe the guest room?

Use curtain rings to give your store bought/inexpensive curtains a luxe, custom made look. These coral and black and white Greek key curtains are gorgeous with the gold curtain rings. | via monicawantsit.com

These curtains look so lovely in my dining room, and they block out all light once I shut them, which is much needed during these hot summer days. For the price, they were a fantastic bargain. 

I purposely mixed the gold and silver. I’m more daring these days when it comes to mixing things. Use what you love is my motto.

Use curtain rings to give your store bought/inexpensive curtains a luxe, custom made look. These black and white curtains are gorgeous with the gold curtain rings. | via monicawantsit.com

And one more peek. I’ll be sharing my dining room decor inspiration post on Friday. I FINALLY figured out my vision for this room. Right now it’s staged with some of my fave colors, but wait til you see my plans. 

Use curtain rings to give your store bought/inexpensive curtains a luxe, custom made look. These black and white curtains are gorgeous with the gold curtain rings. | via monicawantsit.com

Hope this posts helps give you inspiration and ideas for how to make inexpensive curtains look like a million bucks with some curtain rings and a little steam. 

Be back Friday! If you want a hint as to what the direction of the room will be, follow me on Pinterest.

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Tamars Jones

Tuesday 2nd of August 2016

Awesome. So beautiful. I like your idea. A good solution, saving money, while they can obscure the light, again just decorate your room. Wonderful. I thought I would try to do it.

Robert Smith

Friday 29th of July 2016

Love the post! It's so useful for me.

Jamala Wallace

Wednesday 27th of July 2016

Whatever design you choose.. it's always a winning look! Love those curtains

Anonymous

Wednesday 27th of July 2016

I LOOOOOVE that round gold coffee table! Where did you get it?!

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