It's been six months now that the drapes have been laughing at me since I first hung them up. You can see my original post here. After considering many ideas, we finally went to the home store and got a rod worthy of the drapes. It took some wandering through the store, but my dear hub'n also came up with a perfect solution for the sheers since the cafe rod was bending across the large span. He found an 8 foot aluminum U channel and it fit in the fixture perfectly. I painted it white, so it wouldn't leave black marks on the sheers. Now things are hanging straight! The drapes can also be opened without having to tug against the bump in the rod.
Not only did we hang the drapes properly, I took the time to clean the window and the track the windows open in. These window tracks collect the most disgusting dirt, bugs and whatever in the track. It makes me wonder how much other stuff gets in the house and goes beyond the window tracks.
It was quite a process getting the sheers and drapes rehung. Since the sheers still had the folds from the original packaging, I decided to wash them. I thought a trip through the washer and dryer would get rid of the folds, but it didn't. So, I had to iron them, too. Not only are they hanging straight, they also are clean and wrinkle free. Grandma would be so proud!
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