How to Hang Grommet Curtains with Sheers | 7 Painless Steps to Follow

People don’t like to depend on the same thing: food, home, the same place, and the decoration of their bedrooms. When you come to the main stuff in your rooms, which is curtains, suddenly one question comes to your mind: Which curtain is best nowadays as there is a variety of stuff available in the market. The high demand for grommet curtains due to their colour, pattern, and texture makes a responsive statement about your unique decorative styles. But you know, one more trend on its peak to hang grommet curtains with sheers. Do you know how to hang grommet curtains with sheers? Now I will explain to you the full method of hanging grommet curtains with sheers.

Types of Grommet Curtains

Rod Pocket Curtains 

Rod pocket curtains also knows as casement curtains because a case is sewed on the top of the curtains to allow it to slip. When these curtains hang on the rod, then it shows very soft and clean lines. If you want to customize the curtains, hang them with pins and clips to ensure that it can support a certain weight.

Back Tab Curtains

Also known as hidden tab curtains. Due to its style of tabs or loops, sew on the back of the curtain in which rods slip with the tab so that it’s not visible from the front. Back tab curtains support heavier fabric. It also prevents it from sagging. Due to its double shade, it’s better if you hang it with sheers.

Grommet Top Curtains

Also known as eyelet curtain. These curtains have rings on top of a curtain to easily slide on the rod; it becomes easy to take off curtains in such rings. Unlike back tab and rod pocket curtains, its rod is visible, so you must choose different rod styles that suit better with your grommet top curtains.

Now, let’s come to the other fabric, which is sheers.

Sheers

It’s a fine, lightweight, breathable, and flowy fabric. It is also known as back layout curtains. People mostly use it on the back due to its see-through nature. This stuff is not only used for curtains, but it also uses for clothes, bed sheet designing, and many more uses of this stuff.

Choose the right size and color of sheer curtains:

• Float: For floating, your curtains must float right above the floor. Precisely 1 inch above.
• Kiss: Positioning of curtains in this way that it kisses the floor.
• Puddle: This method is used for heavier and large curtains, through which it puddle to the floor. Puddle is mostly used to give an extra flare-outlook.

How to Measure for Grommet Curtains

• Take proper measurements before you buy curtain rods and panels.
• Measure from the top corners of your window.
• After these measurements, it will be easy for you to hang the curtains in your room.

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With Sheers

• Buy a double rod.
• Measure from the top edge of the window.
• Just as you measure for grommet curtains take the same measurements for sheer curtains.
• In this way, hanging grommet curtains with sheer will never give any headache to you.

Tools you will need:

Grommet curtains rod

Drapery hooks

Drapery rod

Pencil

A tape measure

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Grommet curtains panels

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Stepladder

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How to Hang Grommet Curtains with Sheers

For hanging grommet curtains with sheers you have to follow just 7 steps;

• Measure the width of your window/wall
• Finalize your curtain rod length
• Determine the curtain rod diameter
• Determine the number of panels you need
• Measure the height of the window
• Hang the curtain rod
• Thread and arrange the curtains;

Now we will discuss in details the steps;

Measure the width of your window/wall

• Measure the width of your window frame.
• Once you got, double it to know how wide your grommet curtains should be.
• If you get curtains exactly the width of the window, then it looks like a piece of fabric hang to cover the window, and curtains for walls. Instead, if you double the width of the window, then you will have plenty of fabric to hang in neat, and long pleats.
• If you want sharp inch pleats, then iron the fabric.

Set your curtain rod length

• As you determine the width of the window, now if you have a single-window then add 8 inches extra in the measurement of the rod.
• If the window is double, then add 14 inches extra.
• This measurement will give the illusion of a bigger window.
• This additional numbers will allow you to give space to curtains when pulled to sides.

Set the curtain rod diameter

• Measure curtain opening from your grommet panels.
• Now subtract ½ inches from that number. It is the maximum rod diameter you can choose.
• Choose finials for your grommet curtains style and room decor.

Determine the number of panels you need

• The number of panels depends on the double width of your window.
• It is necessary to keep your window balance. For this, if you are hanging two panels on one side then hang two panels on another side to keep it in balance.
• Such as if your width of the window is 50″ then double it with 100″. 

Measure the height of the window

• By using stepladder and tape measure, measure the height from the top of your window to go up to 2-3 inches above.
• Standard length is 84″. It can be bigger depending width of your window.

Hang the curtain rod

• To hang curtains rod, you need to trench straight line and put brackets according to the straight line. Or you can use levels to adjust the brackets.
• Now fix the curtain rod.

Thread and arrange the curtains;

• Now pass the rod through grommet curtains from each panel.
• Hold the rod correctly and put the right side of curtains which will be facing out. 
• Now arrange the curtains according to your need.
• Panels will give more pleats, folds, and luxurious look.

How to Hang Sheers Curtains

Layers sheers with grommet Curtain:

The most useable way is to layers sheer with grommet curtains.

By using the following steps, you can hang grommet curtains with sheers:

• Install Hardware: Make sure you choose a double curtain rod bracket. Same like you measure rods for grommet curtains take same measurements.
• Layer Curtains: assemble your base level. The base should be a sheer curtain, then hang the 2nd layer, which is grommet curtains layers. 
• Add finishing touches: Choose decorative finials, it will help curtain to prevent from fell off to another side while sliding.
• Use tiebacks from grommet curtains to make sheer visible.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you hang sheers and curtains on the same rod?

Mostly people prefer two curtains rods to hang grommet curtains on one rod and sheers on other rods. But in case you don’t have enough resource, or you don’t like 2 rods to give a rushy look than its better to use both curtains on the same rod. The best way is to thread the rod into sheers curtains which will rely on the middle. Then put grommet curtains on rods both end sides. Use tiebacks from grommet curtains to make sheer visible.

Can you hang grommet curtains with hooks?

No, grommet hanging don’t need any hooks to hang the curtains. It makes the hanging panels the least expensive and most comfortable way. 

Can you hang grommet curtains on a double rod?

Install Hardware: Make sure you choose a double curtain rod bracket. Same like you measure rods for grommet curtains take exact measurements. Layer Curtains: assemble your base level. The base should be a sheer curtain, then hang the 2nd layer, which is grommet curtains layers. Add finishing touches: Choose decorative finials, it will help curtain to prevent from fell off to another side while sliding. Use tiebacks from grommet curtains to make sheer visible.

What size rod do you use for grommet curtains?

Set your curtain rod length:

• As you determine the width of the window, now if you have a single-window then add 8 inches extra in the measurement of the rod.
• If the window is double, then add 14 inches extra.
• This measurement will give the illusion of a bigger window.
• These additional numbers will allow you to give space to curtains when pulled to the sides.
• Fix the curtain rod diameter:
• Measure curtain opening from your grommet panels.
• Now subtract ½ inches from that number. It is the maximum rod diameter you can choose.

How thick should your curtain rod be?

Fix the curtain rod diameter: Measure curtain opening from your grommet panels. Now subtract ½ inches from that number. It is the maximum rod diameter you can choose.

Conclusion

To conclude this topic, hanging curtains on the window enhances the décor and give a complement of your choice. Same way hanging double-layer curtains which is the trend of modern curtain styles is the most impressive way to hang curtains. More it will help your room to become lighty. Now you know how to hang grommet curtains with sheers. For hanging, you must measure rod size, curtain size, and several panels you need to make extra flares on curtains.

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