Decide on the style you want.
Standard curtain rod sizes.
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The most commonly sought after sizes and styles feature a 1 and 3 8 inch in diameter size curtain rod to a 2 inch curtain rod typically for windows with a length measuring between 66 120 inches.
Before you decide what size curtains you need you have to consider where you re going to mount the curtain rod.
Choose a curtain rod with a diameter of at least 1 inch 2 5 cm.
Most people choose to mount the rod 1 to 3 inches above the top of the window.
When ordering any size curtain you have to remember that the rods always have to be at least smaller then the curtains opening which would mean the correct size rod for a 3 valance would be a 2 wide pocket curtain rod.
Thin curtain rods tend to look cheap and can bow under the weight of your drapes if they are heavy.
Perhaps the most important thing you need to consider when you measure for curtains is how you want your curtains to look.
A drapery rod installed higher makes the windows and room look taller grander.
You need the rod to have some wiggle room to actually get through the pocket.