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INSTALLATION AND CARE GUIDE: GROMMET DRAPERY

Thank you for purchasing from Draped in Details.  Simply follow our step-by-step instructions, and your beautiful new draperies will soon be enhancing your home or work space for many years to come.

Getting Started
Please read through all instructions before you begin installation.

  • Carefully remove your new grommet draperies from their packaging.
  • Layout the panels and determine which is the left panel and which is the right.  You will be able to indicate this by looking at the top of the drapery and refer to the diagrams below.

The left panel will have an additional 4” flap of fabric after the grommet as you face the front side of the drapery panel.
Inside Mount

The right panel will have an additional 4” flap of fabric after the grommet as you face the front side of the drapery panel.
Inside Mount

NOTE: The center left and right ends will have the grommets close to the ends.  Grommet draperies do not have an overlap; the panels just meet each other in the center. 
NOTE: If your rods have a return deeper that the standard 3 ½”, you must let us know during the ordering process or if you want no returns, let us know as well.
NOTE: If you receive your grommet draperies with a decorative band or border on the front or front and bottom, place the bordered sections toward the center of the rod toward the glass thereby facing each other.
INSTALLING YOUR GROMMET DRAPERIES

You are now ready to hang your grommet draperies.

  • Insert your drapery pole through the grommet holes, in a “S”-like manor
  • Once you have inserted the pole through all of the grommets, let your drapery hang.
  • Repeat the same steps for all other panels.
  • With your draperies in place, install the rods onto your brackets which have been sturdily screwed into the wall.
  • Installing optional returns
    1. Installing returns at the outside ends of your drapery allows the last 4” or 6” of fabric beyond the last grommet to return back to the wall.  You can affix the return to the wall by hooking a drapery pin to the back side of the panel and then place a small screw in the wall at the same height.  Attach the pin to the screw.  This will keep the return in place.  Some wall brackets allow for pinning the returns to them, check there first.
    2. You can also use a staple gun to fasten the return to the wall.

DRESSING YOUR GROMMET DRAPERY
All of our draperies are hand pressed prior to shipping, however due to transit, some additional wrinkling may occur.  Prior to hanging your draperies, you may want to lay them out and gently iron them on the lining side with a warm iron.  If you have a hand held steamer, you can steam your draperies once they have been hung.  Be sure to cover the top of the steamer with a sneaker sock to prevent water droplets from staining the fabric.
Once your draperies have been installed, most wrinkles and or creases will hang out on their own.
Please keep in mind that silks and linens will characteristically have wrinkles regardless of steaming or pressing.

ADJUSTMENTS
Once your drapery is hung, and if you need to make adjustments to the height of the drapery, the only way to do so is to raise or lower the rod.  It is therefore important to recheck your placement of hardware with the grommet drapery prior to screwing the brackets to the wall.

CARE AND CLEANING
If your drapery becomes soiled, simply vacuum over the panels using low suction and using an upholstery attachment.  We recommend also taking the draperies down if necessary and hang them outside on a sunny breezy day to air out.  For a more thorough cleaning, we recommend contacting a professional cleaning company.

WARRANTY
Draped in Details drapery products are covered by a limited lifetime warranty.  This warranty covers any defects in materials or workmanship so long as the product is measured and installed according to instructions.  Every Draped in Details window treatment is designed to provide years of enjoyment.  In the unlikely event that warranty service is needed, simply contact customer service at 203-522-4646 for assistance.