You want to hang them as high above your window frame as you can.
How to hang a curtain rod on plaster wall.
As long as they re at least a few inches below the ceiling you re good to go.
Plaster is known to break and damage large portions of your wall.
This can also cause your curtain rod to fall out and become damaged as well.
If you have high set windows like those in the home above from elle decoration featured on my domaine suspending curtains from the ceiling will look natural.
Hold a torpedo level vertically next to the bracket to ensure you hang the bracket straight and not crooked.
Decide on curtain placement.
The trick to preventing this from happening is to correctly install the curtain hardware into the wall.
Place your curtain rod mounting brackets against the wall at your marked locations.
Though most curtain rods are adjustable you don t want the distance between the brackets to be so wide that the rod sags in the middle.
Consider the length of the rod when hanging the brackets.
It went super smoothly and mid way through i realized it s actually easier to hang curtain rods on plaster walls than drywall.
Curtains curtain rods.
So i decided to write this nice post about my super successful curtain rod hanging method and why hanging curtain rods on plaster walls is actually awesome.
How to hang curtains on plaster walls.
If it s dry crumbly plaster or a cinderblock wall that s preventing you from drilling holes consider hanging your curtain rod from the ceiling instead.
Start the holes slowly and carefully to prevent chipping the plaster surface.
The higher you hang them the more visual space you create.