Curtain pole placement?

lostinrates

I've been looking for a good online guide for choosing good aesthetic placement of curtain poles....anyone able to point me to anything?

Particularly stumping me are a couple of windows with beautiful architrave around them. We don't want to spoil these architectural details, so presumably need to come outside and above, but how much...too much will look silly, too close will 'cramp' them?

ankspon

Only you can see what you have to work with so trust your eyesight.

-taff

take a picture, and then play with an editing program to see what it would look like.

lostinrates

-taff wrote: »

take a picture, and then play with an editing program to see what it would look like.

I think that's beyond my technical skill I'm afraid!

lostinrates

ankspon wrote: »

Only you can see what you have to work with so trust your eyesight.

Lol, I've reached the stage I'm so frazzled and have look at at it so long I don't trust myself at all ATM!

hollydays

Ask advice at a interior design shop?

-taff

take a picture, print it out, and draw on it......

Chris25

might be of use?
http://www.my-curtainpole.co.uk/poser_tr.php

http://www.polesandblinds.com/curtain-poles/guides/

Errata

Buy a roll of very cheap wallpaper, cut two oversized lengths, stick them up on the wall using blobs of blutak at the top, then adjust until you find the best layout.

loracan1

Is it absolutely essential that you hang curtains. I'd prefer to have them myself, but if I thought a window would look better without I'd look for suitable roman blinds or another alternative.