Curtain Hardware Happenings
Once you have chosen the curtains to perfectly suit your living space, you may be a little exhausted by details. “Just hang the silly things already,” would be an understandable response. But take a deep breath. We all know that the details in home décor can make a tremendous difference. The atmosphere of hominess, permanence, and elegance pivot on these details. Styles in window curtain hardware are no different. You should never “just hang” curtains. Think about colors and designs, and enjoy the subtle differences that you will discover.
“What,” you will then ask, “do you mean by curtains hardware?” Well, there are a lot of little pieces among the curtain rods and hardware that you will need in order to install your curtains properly. Everything from screws and hooks to the curtains rods themselves. What will show most prominently, of course (and so holds the greatest importance), is the curtain rod hardware. The type of screws and other little pieces you will buy should center are the curtain rods and hooks that you choose. And those should pivot on the curtains that you are planning to hang.
Decorative curtain hardware
For a warm look in metal, you might like to look at brass curtain hardware. Oiled or not, brass has a certain natural depth and character that is suitable for many styles of curtains. The ends of your brass curtains rods can be decorated with flowers, vines, globes…of brass as well, or even of glass.
You will find similar styles in wrought iron curtain hardware, as well. The difference in iron is that it has a colder, perhaps more Victorian feel to it. Only if your living room décor supports the sophistication and reservedness of wrought iron should you choose these designs.
Special Cases
If you are hanging sheers as well as heavy curtains, you will need to buy double rod curtain hardware. These are constructed specifically for two layers of curtains so that the curtains can open and close separately. Your choices in decorative hardware should be just as broad.
And, of course, if you want to hang a window valance, what the hardware looks like is much less important. Your valance will conceal the hardware and the installation mistakes, as well. But in any other window treatment, that hardware matters.
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