How to Hang Curtains for a Bay Window

A popular window style in many houses and apartments these days is the bay window. Unfortunately, covering those windows can be a hassle, especially if you really want it to look good. Let’s take a look at the options you’ve got when it comes to hanging curtains over a bay window.

Since bay windows typically are designed to have three separate sections, you have two options if you want to hang curtains. Why would hang curtains? Because blinds are out. They’re not popular anymore. And if you want your home to be decorated with the style and class that makes your friends wish they had your house, then curtains are the way to go. But how to hang them? You can put them up individually, or you can use a specially designed bay window curtain rod to cover all three.

Putting up curtains individually has a few advantages. It’s definitely simpler than using a bay window curtain rod. This setup allows light into the room very specifically, while still allowing you to maintain uniform decorations throughout your home (especially if you have other windows in the same room as the bay window). On the other hand, this design is not as fashionable as the bay window curtain rod.

Using a bay window curtain rod–that is, a single curtain rod designed to hang a curtain over each window–creates a sense of unity in the fashion of the bay window. It also has class and style that individual curtain rods do not have. But you will need to be very precise in your measurements, and not just for the overall length. It’s about having the exact bend in the curve of the rod so that the curtain fits in the bay window and your curtain hangs in exactly the right place. If you aren’t sure of the measurements (for example, if you’re moving into a new house and you aren’t there yet, but you need to hang your curtains immediately), of course, you can get an extendable bay window curtain rod, which will solve many of these issues.

Don’t let a bay window worry you. They’re easy to cover, and you’ve got two options: individual rods and a single bay window curtain rod. Weigh your choices and make a decision, then improve the luxury of your home decorations.