Using One Curtain Panel Per Window

Usually curtains are hung in pairs but an asymmetrical look can be very attractive and so you may want to hang only a single curtain panel.

Using one curtain panel per window.

For covering windows however single panel drapes have a variety of uses. Another option for a room with two windows is to pull both panels to one side and hold in place with a tie back. For smaller windows where a double curtain will just be too much a single curtain panel is a much more elegant choice. If you haven t chosen one measure the width of the window and add 1 to 3 inches for each side of the window.

Several single panels can be combined to curtain an extra wide window. So no i don t recommend it. The amount you add depends on how far to the side of the window you want the curtains to hang. The second window should be a mirror image of the first.

Usually the drapery panels should equal two and a half times the window width. Can be a roman shade style or hanging straight down from the bar and pair them up with two windows to draw the eye to the center of the wall. Yes i think a room s look can be ruined by the use of skimpy curtains. Yes one drapery panel per window would look out of place.

One panel per window will look very skimpy and certainly. Most of the time curtains come in pairs. The rule of double the width for the fabric needed is important as is the use of the two curtains. They can be hung with the tie on the right or the left of the window.

One curtain panel on a window would look funny to me unless you could tie it back on one side but it would need to balance out with the other windows. Purchased curtain panels always look skimpy to me because i like to use fabric generously and have nice full pleats. Measure the width of the curtain rod if you have chosen it. If you are splitting up a pair and only using one on a window i think it will look even skimpier.