Curtains To Floor Or Window Sill

The length of your sheer curtains can determine whether the room looks stylish or dowdy.
Curtains to floor or window sill. The result is a bit more of a dramatic look often used in formal spaces like dining rooms. The fabric should just touch the floor or hover half an inch above. Curtains that just come down to touch the sill are appropriate for informal country style interiors. Café curtains are fairly common where there s a window sill over say a sink in a kitchen.
Sill length or floor length are the two preferred measures for sheer or other curtained window treatments. Curtains to the sill or to the bottom of the window trim called the apron look great and are practical in a kitchen. A romantic room deserves elegant extra long curtains that pool or puddle on the floor. Breaking slightly at the floor.
They may be the only option if there s a window seat or banquette see above or in a kitchen where longer curtains would be a hazard next to a stove or get splashed near a sink. Keep in mind curtains that puddle are a bit more high maintenance since they ll collect dust and animal dander if you have fur babies. In formal or dressy rooms curtains should just touch the floor. Or in their namesake cafés where you wouldn t want curtains dragging the floor of such a busy public place.
Never hang curtains of any length near a stove. This is also a great approach for café curtains short panels that cover only the lower portion of a window and hit the sill which work well in spots like the kitchen and bathroom where long drapes aren t practical.