Instantly Elevate Any Room In Your Home With IKEA's Sheer Curtains

Picking out stylish window treatments can be difficult. Due to the sheer volume of styles, brands, and aesthetics, it can feel overwhelming to narrow down what your room needs. Should you opt for heavy velvet curtains for some drama, or go with airy linen to lighten the visual weight of the room? How about a neutral color palette, or for a fun and funky design? The options can be endless, but if you want to simplify the process and instead choose a style that is effortless and always elevated, then you can't go wrong with sheer curtains. And there is one place you can go that will have them for fair prices: IKEA.

While they are simple, sheer curtains can get pretty expensive, especially if you want to buy multiple panels. Rather than spending hundreds of dollars, go to IKEA, where you can get them for an affordable steal. But just because they're competitively priced doesn't mean they're low quality. Everyone from TikTok content creators to lifestyle bloggers tout how they can easily be styled to look more like high-end curtains, making them a smart purchase. Here is a closer look into the brand's selections. 

IKEA has a robust collection of sheer curtains, but you can manage to snag the best ones by paying attention to which designs went viral. The HANNALILL curtains are one of the most mentioned options on design blogs and social media, and for good reason. Costing just $25 for two panels on IKEA, these sheer curtains won't break the bank, but will add tons of diffused light to the space. For example, popular design content creator Ethan Gaskill shows how he uses them in his own apartment on TikTok. Even better, these particular panels have heading tape on the back, which allows you to either slip them directly onto the rod or use pleating hooks to create custom pinch-pleats for a more formal look. And with 4.5 stars out of over 200 reviewers, shoppers are happy with this pick.

Another popular pick is the SILVERLÖNN sheer curtains. Costing $25 for two panels on IKEA, they have a more linen texture than the HANNALILL, and are made from 100% cotton. This adds a little more earthiness to the room. It also received 4.6 stars out of over 200 reviews. As for those who want a very sheer pair, the HILJA fits the bill. These are $18 for two panels on IKEA, and they come in white or gray color options.

To make your IKEA sheer curtains feel more luxurious, upgrade them with a few simple tweaks. The first is to pleat your curtains so they get some dimension. If the curtains look like simple, flat panels on your windows, they're not going to feel very luxurious. However, with the help of some pleat hooks and a toothpick hack that helps you mark where to thread the hooks so they're evenly spaced, you can make them look more elevated.

The second way you can upgrade them is to put them on a track. TikTok users like @blisfullymy share how they use IKEA's VIDGA single rail track, which costs $20, to attach their curtains on the ceiling and make them glide. If you want it to span two perpendicular walls, you can also install the VIDGA corner piece, which is $8 and will have the curtain smoothly hug the corner of the room. You then want to put them on pleat hooks to give them some depth. The end result is luxurious curtains for a fraction of the price.