I can do my darndest, however, to make them look taller...
Enter my regular, already-hangin' curtains...
Here they are before the fix...
(Never you mind the too-short sheers...they'll have their day...)
Not that they look bad, I just think they could look better...and they really are just too too long...
I took those babies down, flipped 'em over, took some white muslin (about 5" wide) & sewed it just under the original top rod opening (for these drapes it was about 3" down from the very top - DO NOT sew down the sides...just across the top & bottom of the muslin strip)...
Easy peasy...I didn't even bother ironing or measuring super-precisely because I knew this fabric would never be seen...it's merely functional...
I finished up both panels & put 'em right back on the rod (through the new pockets I just created)...
Instant ceiling height (well...the illusion of ceiling height anyway...).
And it helped the bottoms, too...
What do you think?
I really like the new look...to me, it's a little less harsh and a little less messy looking...
...and I didn't have to move the rod hardware in order to get the same look...yay!
