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Curtain for front door
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I live in a cottage flat - it is quite cosy generally but when the weather is really cold I feel I could be doing with a curtain at the front door. The area really is just door width - as in not much space at the sides of it. I would want the curtain to cover the whole of the door so therefore not looking to attach it to the door itself. My thought was some curtain wire on a couple of hooks above the door then the curtain would hang right down but as would be needing quite a heavy curtain for warmth I am not sure this would hold. I am not wanting anything too intrusive as really it would be good to just take away when not required - just really to give the place a bit of extra warmth. I did see something on amazon that opened with the door but got bad reviews as was not strong enough. I should add, I was hoping not to have to spend too much money on it as is quite a temporary thing. Appreciate any ideas.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.a piece of dowel held up by a couple of hooks with the curtain threaded on to the dowel would be the cheapest and easiest solution but it might look a bit naff. maybe a thin metal curtain pole would look better. depends how much you want to spend. of course, if the curtain isn't attached to the door it needs to be able to be opened before you open the door or it'll get in the way.
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thanks all for your answers - good selection of curtains there it really is just working out what is the best way to have the curtain up so will look into that ladyalex. I live alone so not too bothered what it looks like, is just at the bottom of my stair in the hallway but I think the main thing is I don't want it as too permanent a feature so maybe even the dowel on the hooks would work, thanks all. My mum was also pointing out if leaving it up I want to be sure the postman can get mail through the door without the curtain catching. Would actually be quite happy to have it out the way daytime, just really for extra bit of warmth in the evening and overnight. Real nip in the air here in Glasgow today but no snow as yet.......
I've done my share of fiddling about with dowling, curtain wire etc and if I was doing it again, I'd go for a proper rail .
It not only looks better, it actually works. Everything else I tried either broke, fell off or I could only get the curtain over with great difficulty.
Depends on your budget, I guess.
Nippy here in Tayside too....
It not only looks better, it actually works. Everything else I tried either broke, fell off or I could only get the curtain over with great difficulty.
Depends on your budget, I guess.
Nippy here in Tayside too....
Is your door even slightly recessed because if it is this plastic extendable pole will do the trick? You adapt it to fit very tightly into the recess by just twisting the pole and that's it. I've got one and it cost peanuts, can be fixed up in seconds with no tools, it's so easy.
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Ron, I take your point but she says there is room above the door and that it is only a temporary thing so I thought perhaps she could mount it above the door. She would then have to push the curtains right along the pole before opening the door. She wouldn't be able to open the door very wide I admit or she will knock the rail down. Depends how often that door is used I suppose or of course she could lift it off in the day time if she wished. So as it's only temporary I thought it was a cheap solution.
Would you be able to put some draught excluder around the door the type that sticks in the reveal so that the door closes against it? The trouble with a curtain is that the colder air is already in the room when it comes against the curtain whereas the sticky stuff stops it getting in. They sell it in Wilkinsons and it's not expensive; easy to fix as well.