Cut a right angle out of a piece of cardboard and line it up with the window frame s corner.
How to hang curtains appartment without destroying wall.
Draw the curtains and let them sit for 1 hour to make sure the adhesive hooks can hold the weight.
Depending on the weight of what you re hanging sometimes simple tape can do the trick.
Q i have a super strict landlord who will not allow us to screw anything in to the walls they even note in the lease that we can only use approved picture frame hardware no nails.
Step 1 get the cardboard ready.
If your curtain falls either the adhesive didn t fully stick to the wall or your curtain may be too heavy for the hooks.
The key to hanging a curtain is to ensure the rod sits level on the supports.
Packing double stick and masking tapes as well as sticky putty can all be used to hang lightweight frames wrapping paper wallpaper and fabric to the walls without risking the paint pulling up.
Then measure where you want to hang your curtains.
To do so you ll be using a piece of cardboard with a right angle cut out and a pencil to mark the wall.
A tip to do this accurately is to hang the curtains on the rod and mark or pin them while they are already hanging.
Run the curtain rod through the hoops at the top of your curtains and then hang it up again.
Here comes the step by step of the best way to hang curtains without damaging your walls each hook comes with two sticky stripes put them into place on the back of the hook.
If you have traditional paned windows with frames tension rods that stretch from one side of the frame to the other are a subtle and sophisticated way to hang curtains.
This gives an extremely clean look albeit slightly less formal.
When hanging sheer lightweight curtains such as those shown in this sitting area designed by erica burns interiors pair them with a thin curtain rod no bigger than 7 16 inch for a delicate style.
I recently got some cute sheer curtains and charcoal grey curtains from ikea that i d like to hang up i my living room larger photo below.
Depending upon the look you re going for and how much privacy you need position the rod at the top of the window for.