If not you may have to hem the draperies to make them work.
How to hang grommet curtains on sliding glass door.
In regards to the length of the curtains you ll want curtains that extend 3 inches above the door frame and 1 inch below the door frame so that the curtains are grazing the floor and not covering the top of the door frame.
Measure 2 inches out.
Not all sliding glass doors are huge but even the smaller ones need curtains if you value your privacy.
Light filtering at best.
For my personal style though i wanted the drapes to hang from white metal rings so i had to semi diy how i hung them.
I m disappointed in these.
This means the drapery rod should be hung at a height of 85.
Measure your sliding doors.
It is okay for the rod to hang several inches above the glass doors.
Step 3 hang the rod.
To make the process simple you need to measure the dimensions of your window and get the rods and curtains accordingly.
Areas such as the kitchen don t need those heavy curtains like bedrooms do.
That means your curtains will need to be 4 inches longer than the door height 80 inches and 84 inch curtains will work perfectly.
The long curtains can cover the entire wall not just the sliding glass doors.
Hanging them is a very simple exercise.
I have 4 panels that i can pull closed to the center or pull open such that there are 2 panels pulled to each side of the window.
Grommet curtains are very popular window coverings which can work equally well on sliding doors.
To get the perfect curtains for your sliding glass door it s best to get the curtains custom made.
Hanging them is a very simple exercise.
The easiest would have been to simply use the existing rod pocket in the drapes.
Find the center point and make a pencil mark 4 inches above the top of the door frame.
Curtain styles that were not designed to be opened and closed frequently like rod pocket style should be avoided.
There are many ways to hang drapes and curtain panels.
I have grommet drapes and i cannot slide them over the center bracket but i have no need to do that anyway.
I have a long rod probably about 120 over a 3 pane sliding glass door window combination.
Hang a thin metal rod close to the ceiling to maintain a simple and uniform look.
In the pic they are on the very ends.
There are six pairs of grommet top curtains with two pairs of pocket rod 110x110 inch door string curtain with flat silver ribbon thread fringe window panels shown in both photos.
Grommet or pinch pleat style curtains that can be easily slid open are an ideal choice.
Measure and mark this height on your wall above the glass doors to see if the standard length will work on your glass doors.