How To Hang Drapes, Steam And Dress For The perfect Look

Discover how to hang drapes for that perfect look. Have you ever wondered how they get curtains and drapes to look so good in those interior design and home magazines.

It's not a difficult as you might think or time consuming. Let me give you some easy tips on how I go about removing creases from curtain fabric.

Also find out how to get your drapes to hang into perfect looking pleats every time. This works for even the most stubborn and wayward curtain fabrics.

With smaller curtains and drapes you can simply press out the creases using a hot steam iron before you hang them. For wide curtains or long curtains you are better hanging curtains first. Then using a steamer to remove the creases while they are hanging. It just makes your life so much easier.

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1. Dressing your drapes in pleats start at the top of your curtain panel and push the fabric back between the grommets, pleats, tabs or goblets depending on your curtain style. (For pencil pleat headed curtains and rod pocket drapes. start from the bottom and work the pleats upwards.)

Then continue down the curtain to creating each pleat. One you have all the pleats in place push all the pleats together while running your hands down both sides.

This will help you curtain to hang neatly in to regular pleats. If the pleats are not staying where you have put them. Then tie some scrap fabric bands around the curtain at the top middle and bottom, to hold the pleats in place( I often cut long strips out of plastic bags to use as ties).

Tie the bands so they pull the pelats close together, but not so they crush the fabric causing creases. Then leave these bands on for a few days, then remove and check how the pleats in your curtains are hanging. If they are still not hanging as well as you want. then put the bands back on your curtains. This will help train the pleats in to shape on your drapes.

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Now hold all the pleats together and run your hands down each side of the pleated curtain pressing in from top to bottom. Finally if your curtain does not hang as well as you would like. Then tie some bands around the curtain to hold it in to its pleats for a few days. This should really help your curatians to hang well.

2. Steaming your curtains will help to reduce any creases caused during making or during hanging your curtains. if using ready made curtains then they will have creases from being folded in packaging. So I use a steamer like this one here on the right to remove these creases. It is a safer way to remove creases than pressing with a hot iron especially on delicate fabrics. The beauty of these is that you can use them on most fabrics including clothes, bedding and cushion covers.

So what are you waiting for go and get your drapes looking perfect now. You will be suprised how easy it is to create a great looking window treatment like this in no time at all.

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