When you are decorating or renovating your home, curtains are often one of the first things to be changed. New curtains can quickly alter the look and feel of any room, but before you choose new bedroom curtains you must be sure that they are the right ones. They should be chosen with several criteria in mind. Here are a few tips for choosing bedroom curtains.

Does the bedroom curtains have to be functional or just look good? You may want them to keep out street or car lights, or shade the room from the hot sun. If so, the curtains should have a rubber backing. This will keep out light and provide insulating as well as greater privacy. Rubber backed curtains will also last longer, particularly at a window where the sunlight streams in throughout the afternoon.
Do you prefer double curtains? Double curtains are usually set up with the rubber backed layer against the window and a lacy film on the second track to let in light, but enhance privacy through the daylight hours. Lacy curtains provide a little bit of shade, but not very much. You will need a special track for double curtains.
Do you want to have window blinds as well as curtains? If you prefer to have a blind rather than the rubber backed curtains for privacy, you will need to ensure that the curtains fall in two sections, one on each side. This leaves a gap in the middle that makes it easier to pull down the blind.
In rural homes, or areas where the windows of the bedroom do not look onto a public space or road, you might prefer to just have the see through curtains so that you can admire the view when you wake up or the stars when you go to bed. In this case, a simple rod pocket curtains will suffice or an attractive designer rod.

When choosing curtain material for the room, you may want to stick with white, cream or a beige colors. It is not always possible to match the color of the room exactly and you may want to repaint the room a different color. You can choose a pattern that incorporates the color of the room, but many people feel that bedroom curtains should be plain rather than patterned to give a more restful feel to the room. Patterned material can seem to make a room feel too busy and so disturb the sleep.

Most curtains are pleated or gathered at the top and have curtain rings or runners attached that go onto the curtain track. This makes it easier to draw them closed and to open them. Rod pocket curtains are difficult to move along the curtain rod and so are usually left in place. They are often tied to one side with an attractive ribbon.

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