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    Home » Home DIY » Two Story Living Room Curtains

    Two Story Living Room Curtains

    Last Updated Date: October 22, 2022 | Published Date: December 25, 2014 by Seng Nickerson

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    Two story living room curtains are hard to decorate and dress. In this post, I'm sharing with you some tips and tricks on how to decorate around a fireplace mantel with curtains.

    In This Post

    • Two Story Curtain Living Room
    • Training Two Story Curtains and Drapes
    • Hack for Lengthening Drapes and Curtains
    • The Reveal of Our Two Story Living Room Curtains
    • More Window Treatment Inspiration

    Two Story Curtain Living Room

    I'm excited to share our two story fireplace revamp! Its not much, but its a drastic difference from what it looked like previously. We removed wood blinds from the windows. The room went from a dark tan wall color to being painted with Benjamin Moore's cream color called "Simply Irresistible". The goal was to make the room brighter.

    Two Story Living Room Curtain Fireplace
    Two Story Living Room Curtains

    I decided to use my better judgement and purchase the curtains from a custom shop on Etsy after my hugely unsuccessful DIY curtains that I made. I got some beautiful custom curtains from the shop and they arrived beautifully and carefully packaged! Keep reading to see them.

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    Training Two Story Curtains and Drapes

    One thing I learned about curtains is that in order for them to lay properly, you have to "train" them. What this means is that with my two story window curtains, was that I had a lot of work to do to make them lay properly. All I did was put ribbon on every 1/3 section of the curtains and "wrapped" them carefully. I let it sit like that for about two weeks.

    Two Story Living Room Curtains

    Here is a closer image of them sitting "perfectly". Gorgeous right?

    Two Story Living Room Curtains

    Hack for Lengthening Drapes and Curtains

    In addition to that, the hubs hung the curtain rods a little too high, and I wanted my curtains to "skim" the floor. I told him he either had to move the rods (which would mean repainting) or find a substitute way to make it skim the floor. We used these fishing swivel interlock snaps that allowed us to lengthen the curtain hooks so that the curtains could skim the floor.

    Here's a full post on how I used this hack to lengthen curtains.

    Make Curtains Longerr

    For details, watch this video (2:00 minute marker) and you can see how I used them:

    The Reveal of Our Two Story Living Room Curtains

    Here is our mantel in all its glory. The mirror is one I've eyed FOREVER is the Amiel Arch Mirror. I still need to get over my fear of heights to Windex the mirror :).

    Two Story Living Room Curtains

    We've actually transformed the space using a lighter fabric to frame the fireplace, and I think it now looks like a dream.

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    How do you decorate your mantel in the spring? What's your favorite spring mantel look?

    two story curtains farmhouse style_0001

    More Window Treatment Inspiration

    If you want more ideas for window treatments, below is a round up of some of the posts I have for helping you design your space with window covering options like roman shades, shutters, curtains, and drapes for your living area.

    • Two Story Living Room Curtain Tips, Considerations, and Where to Buy
    • Hack to Lengthen Curtain and Drape Panels
    • How to Hang Curtains Like a Professional
    • Choosing the Right Fabric Color for Your Farmhouse Style Curtains and Drapes
    • Affordable Whitewash Bamboo Roman Shades Farmhouse Style
    • Faux Composite Wood Shutters Honest Review
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    And Baby Makes Five »


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    1. Tee

      November 01, 2016 at 12:53 pm

      Hi, I just came across your blog and your living room is stunning! I have similar high ceilings (almost 18ft) and considering adding curtains to them. Do you ever need to close your curtains? If not, how do you do it when it's so high? The Texas sun can be brutal in the afternoons with all that sunlight streaming in. Thanks!

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      • Seng

        November 06, 2016 at 8:09 pm

        Thanks so much Tee! I never need to close my curtains. I actually have blackout lining on them. However, that was a mistake because they really are just decor curtains.

        I know some relatives that DIY'd some window filters. However, I don't like how it automatically darkens in the room.

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        • Tee

          January 05, 2017 at 10:43 am

          Thanks for your reply!

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      • Valerie

        November 06, 2017 at 9:41 pm

        Hi. Can you tell me which Etsy shop you purchased your curtains from?

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        • Seng N

          November 11, 2017 at 8:57 pm

          Sure! This one: http://rstyle.me/n/ct7mpk9tje

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    2. Loni Lichfield

      January 20, 2016 at 12:14 pm

      So......what did you do with the fishing hooks??

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      • Seng

        February 02, 2016 at 12:09 am

        Hi Loni!

        I embedded a video that you can watch the post! Hope that helps!

        Reply

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