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Swing arm
curtain rods provide a different kind of window treatment
option that is unique and creative. Swing arm curtains rods
are also a convenient way to open and close curtains with
a single motion.
Installing a Swing Arm Curtain Rod
Most curtain rods are attached to the wall or window trim
on both ends. This is not the case with swing arm curtain
rods. These unique rods are attached only on one side.
When the draperies are closed, they appear like any other
rod. But to open them, simply pull back on the rod or the
draperies themselves and they swing like a door on a hinge.
The rod is screwed into a bracket attached on the wall
or window moulding and can open from either the left side
or the right. You need to decide before you purchase the
hardware for your window coverings, which side you want
to swing from so the hardware can be mounted to one or
the other.
Kirsch Drapery Rods
Kirsch
offers a line of decorative
drapery rods, including
swing arm curtain rods. Most curtains are held in
place on the rod because they are attached to wall on
both sides. To keep the curtain from falling off the
end that doesn’t
attached to the wall with a swing arm style rod,
a decorative finial can be added. Kirsch has several
styles of rods and finials in a variety of materials
from glass to nickel, in iron or in decorative carved
woods in many different finishes.
Many
people choose swing arm curtain rods in areas where they
want to open up the window to let in light or a breeze.
Often you will see this type of window hardware used
on the bottom half of café curtains in a
kitchen, but they work well on draperies too. If you
were to decoratively line draperies, for example, you
could have them closed to display one colour and fabric,
but when you swing them open and lay them flat against
the wall adjacent to the window, you can display a
completely new fabric and dress up the walls as well
with swing arm curtain rods.
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