How to Install a Bowed Sheer Curtain

Measure from 2 inches outside the window frame on the left to 2 inches outside the frame on the right. If the curved space has multiple windows, measure from the outside of the leftmost window to the outside of the rightmost window. Because you'll be using a single curved curtain rod to hang the sheer curtains, simply take one measurement for all the windows. Your curtain rod should be as long as the measurements you took.

Hold the rod up to the bowed window. Adjust the rod to fit correctly if it's an adjustable or bendable rod.

Mark the wall lightly with pencil 3 to 4 inches above the window frame and 2 to 4 inches to the outside of the frame at the outside of the window on each end. Hanging the curtain so that it extends past the frame improves privacy and insulation by fully covering the window. Extending the curtain can also help to reduce drafts.

Have an assistant help hold the curtain rod in place to check that the pencil marks are correct for the bracket placement. Set a carpenter's level on the rod to make sure it's level. Adjust the pencil marks to make the bow rod level, if needed.

Screw in each bracket with the screws provided. Slide the bow rod through the sheers. Have your assistant hand you the bow rod, taking care not to allow the curtain to slide off. Attach the bow rod to the brackets. Most curtain rods have small hooks that slip into the bracket. Angle the rod down and slip the hooks into the bracket and then gently raise the rod into position. Repeat on the other end.