How to Install Curtain Rods
The mistake that makes a whole room look off is hanging the rod right above the window frame, which chops the wall and shrinks the window.
Erin Schwartz
Articles by Erin Schwartz
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How to Measure Windows for Blinds
The single most expensive mistake in ordering blinds is measuring once and rounding to the nearest inch.
How to Organize Furniture in a Small Living Room
The mistake almost everyone makes in a small living room is pushing every piece flat against the walls, hoping the empty middle reads as spacious.
How to Measure for Window Blinds Outside Mount
Outside mount blinds forgive a crooked window that inside mount would expose, but they only look right if you measure the coverage, not just the opening.
How to Measure for Inside Mount Blinds Accurately
Inside mount blinds look built-in and clean, but they punish a sloppy measurement more than any other window treatment.
How to Measure Mini Blinds for a Clean, Snug Fit
The gap that ruins a set of mini blinds usually comes from measuring the blind instead of the window.
How to Hang a Curtain Without Drilling a Single Hole
Renters lose their deposit over four small holes in the wall, and most of the time those holes were never necessary.
How to Clean Shower Curtains Without Ruining the Liner
The pink and orange streaks at the bottom of a shower curtain aren't dirt, they're soap scum feeding bacteria, and rinsing alone won't shift them.
How to Hang Drapes in a Bay Window
The most common bay window mistake is treating two or three angled panes like one flat wall and buying a single straight rod that refuses to follow the…
How to Clean Mini Blinds Without Taking Them Down
The mistake that turns a 10-minute chore into a lost afternoon is dropping every blind into the tub when a dry brush would've handled it.