Using One Curtain Panel Per Window

Several single panels can be combined to curtain an extra wide window.

Using one curtain panel per window.

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. For smaller windows where a double curtain will just be too much a single curtain panel is a much more elegant choice. For covering windows however single panel drapes have a variety of uses.

If you are splitting up a pair and only using one on a window i think it will look even skimpier. For example the left curtain panel should be drawn to the left and the right curtain panel should be drawn to the right. 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. Most of the time curtains come in pairs.

So no i don t recommend it. Long panels should look as if they are full enough to pull across the entire window. Yes one drapery panel per window would look out of place. The amount you add depends on how far to the side of the window you want the curtains to hang.

Yes i think a room s look can be ruined by the use of skimpy curtains. Another option for a room with two windows is to pull both panels to one side and hold in place with a tie back. The second window should be a mirror image of the first. They can be hung with the tie on the right or the left of the window.

One panel per window will look very skimpy and certainly. Usually the drapery panels should equal two and a half times the window width. A single panel may also be more cost effective for. The rule of double the width for the fabric needed is important as is the use of the two curtains.