Curtain Hangers
The Best Type of Curtain Hangers for Your Window Dressing Project
When you design window dressings for a makeover project, it is easy to choose the curtains according to the style you want to achieve, but choosing the curtain hangers can be much harder. There are many styles of hangers to consider for your project but functionality of the hangers may be most important factor in all your considerations.
There are a large variety of curtain hangers which can hang all types of curtains. The main different types range from standard, traverse, magnetic, decorative hangers and spring hangers. It would be advisable to research each of the different types of hangers to determine which best fits your window dressing project. Your first consideration in choosing the right hanger should be which type of curtain you will be hanging. For example, spring hangers are used in showers and narrow window frames where the curtains hang inside the frame. Therefore they might not be suitable for larger drapes with heavy designer curtains which hang in front of the window by a small margin.
Traverse hangers are used for larger windows with heavy drapery where a drapery pin is fitted through the pleat so that the drapes can be opened with a rope or button assisted by a motor. Decorative hangers are the most popular and they come in metal, wood and plastic. They are used for a wide variety of curtains and the considerations when you know that you can use a decorative hanger, would be the style that will fit your curtains and makeover project and your budget.
As a second consideration your budget and the type of walls you are going to hang your curtain on will also determine which curtain hangers would suit your project. With a very small budget, then spring standard hanger would be the easy choice to use. A standard hanger fits into the sleeve at the top of your curtain and does not show. They come in extendable lengths, making it easy to buy regardless of the size of your window dressing. They are easily installed with plates and hooks usually included in the package and fit the installation of light to medium curtains in any kind of wall from plaster to timber. The weight of your curtains, combined with the weight of the hangers and the type of wall will determine the kind of installation needed.
Heavy drapes with metal hangers will require toggle bolts or may need to be hung by a professional hanger. Lighter curtains can be hung from hangers which are screwed into a board wall by brackets or plates with light screws. In the case of spring hangers with light curtains, for example light net kitchen curtains which hangs inside the window frame, no drilling is needed and the spring hanger will fit into the frame with extension force holding it into place.
The success of your window dressing project will be determined by many factors, of which the type of curtains, your available budget and the installation requirements are the most important. Once you have those factors sorted it should be an easy and fast path to the choice of the best type of curtain hangers for your project.