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Curtains (Length if CH radiator under window)

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keepingquiet Mon 17-Feb-25 17:35:34

I agree- and if I could I would move the radiators...

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Calendargirl Mon 17-Feb-25 17:31:53

Shorter.

No point in covering radiators.

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rafichagran Mon 17-Feb-25 17:30:02

I have shutters and no curtains, I prefer the simplicity, but if I did have curtains I would not block the heat out so shorter.

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M0nica Mon 17-Feb-25 17:16:15

We fitted a radiator shelf over the radiator and the curtains come down to that.

This reduces the amount of heat from the radiator going behind the curtains and heating the window space.

I would still close the vertical blinds as well, a window can never be too well insulated.

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crazyH Mon 17-Feb-25 17:10:53

Mine just skim the top of the radiator. I have vertical blinds as well, which skim the top of the windowsill

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Doodledog Mon 17-Feb-25 17:06:36

It's down to likes and dislikes, which vary a lot. I am not a fan of short curtains, so I would stick with long ones, and leave them open in your situation. It's different in a bedroom, but even then, I prefer long to short.

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Kateykrunch Mon 17-Feb-25 17:02:46

Most rooms in my house have a radiator under the window, I currently have floor length curtains, (vertical blinds inside each window), but when it goes dark I close the vertical blinds but leave the curtains open so as to allow the heat from the radiator into the room rather be blocked by the curtains. I am considering new curtains and wonder if a shorter length (to windowsill) would be better. How do you ‘dress’ your windows. I think long looks nice but is short more practicable?

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