Buying curtains

[daydream**believer]

I have a big window (240 x221).

Ive found some ready made pinch pleat curtains i want.

There are 2 packs. The sizes of the curtains are  240 x 221 or 300 x 221.

Which size do i buy?

The one thats the same size as my window? Will they still be pinched pleated or stretched out?

[azureline**]

are the curtains headers sewn into pinch pleats?

[azureline**]

if so, then you need the 240 as they will be an exact fit, they are tailored to fit that space.

[daydream**believer]

thanks azure- read your post while i was at the shop. Yes the headers are sewn into pinch pleats.

They were a bargain $240 down to $80

[azureline**]

You are very welcome and that is a bargain!

[i-once-was-bump]

You need to buy the correct length for the curtain track/rod, not the window width unless the curtain track/rod is set into the window frame..

If they only just fit then you will get a lot of light coming in at either end and that means a lot of heat getting in in summer and losing a lot of heat in winter.

[xxlejacsxx]

JMO but .. I would buy the larger ones..

When I make my curtains I always make them to hang over the walls

each side of the windows

so when the curtains are open the windows look bigger & there is no sun damage to

the curtains during the day .... I just buy longer rods.. and the rods attach to the wall

and not the window trim .. I hope that all makes sense !    I love new curtains   :-x

[daydream**believer]

yeh, i hung them yesterday and they are about 5cm too short on either side of the window and the length is about 5cm to long.

So i went and got the bigger pack last night and will shorten them a tad today and then hang them.

Have kept the smaller ones as well as they will fit perfectly on my bedroom window once that room been renovated