Household Hints & Help

Not sure but the width is around 89 inches! What we did is put a large wooden rod above the window frame and hung drapes from large wooden rings on that, fastened with hooks that are pinned in the drapery pleats. Since they are large and wooden, the rings slide easily, making a satisfying "clack" in the morning or evening when we open or close. The drapes themselves have a room darkening liner, so we need no other shades or blinds. It is either completely open or completely closed. We made the rod wide enough so that when the drapes are open they are all the way back, in front of the wall, not the window.

That's the answer to your concern about pulling the drapes to the side during the day: just make the rod wide enough so that you can pull the drapes all the way off the window space. The room darkening liner has a magnet where the two sides meet so that the drapes stick together at night.