Drapery hardware is a huge mystery to those who do not manufacture or install it. Many clients of mine will stare up at their windows and look at me, a blank look on their faces, and say “I don’t know what to do. How do we hang it?” I generally smile back and respond with a bunch of technical information and then let them know that I’ll just email them some finial options for their decorative rods, or I’ll pull a piece of I-beam out of my bag and hold it up for them. The explanation of the hardware ends up taking up more time than deciding on the actual style of the drapery and its glorious fabric. Here are some basic hardware options, and their applications. I-Beam I-beam is generally made of aluminum and comes in white for most drapery applications. Any pleated drapery can be hung on I-beam through the rings that hand off of it. While the hardware itself isn’t considered decorative, it’s very versatile. This type of beam can be clipped together to virtually any length imaginable. It’s pliable, so can be bent around corners and along rounded window areas such as bay and bow […]