The Quick IKEA Hack That Makes Your Curtains Look So Much More Professional

Because they are such an important part of a room's decor, you should know how to choose the perfect curtains for your space. This is because poorly arranged curtains instantly make a space look messy, and any awkward lengths, unruly pleats, or mismatched rods will be easily noticed and detract from the rest of the room's design. Curtain pelmets can make your curtains look more professional, and using a quick hack, you can DIY them with IKEA MOSSLANDA picture ledges. The ledges can be purchased from IKEA for $7.99 per unit, making them more affordable than a standard pelmet.

Pelmets give curtains a polished, finished look that highlights them and makes them appear more organized. They are such an intentional, custom touch — they show a certain level of consideration and make a room feel more put together. Curtain pelmets are also a great practical hack if you want to hide how your curtains bunch up at the top or cover up the curtain rods or tracks. A pelmet can be made of fabric or wood, but the wooden ones can feel more modern and sleek, as you will see with this MOSSLANDA hack.

IKEA MOSSLANDA ledges make nice shelves, but they are quite versatile. They can be turned into a stylish side table and come in white, black, and various wood shades, so you can pick the color best suited for your room. Now, for the how-to on turning them into curtain pelmets. Instead of installing them with the flat part flush against the wall, like you would for a picture ledge, you will need to install them so that the flat part is facing outward and downward, allowing it to cover the curtain rods. One tip for getting your DIY curtain pelmets right is to install them at the right height. When they are placed higher, they will make the window appear taller and make the walls and the room as a whole feel a bit more spacious, especially since curtains tend to draw the eye upward. Another way to make your windows appear larger is to choose a wider curtain rod.

Something to note with this hack is that accurate measuring is very important. The picture ledges will most likely need to be cut down so they can fit the length of your curtain rods perfectly. Whether your curtains cover the length of your wall or just a portion, you want your DIY pelmets to look completely uniform. This can be tricky if you aren't too skilled with measurements and woodworking.