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Blog Entry Date: 20th November 2018 Tuesday Click Here to go back to Page 1 - Table of Contents A little Curtain Experiment - Part 3 / 3 Hahahaha SURPRISE!!! Guess what everyone, I finally located the lost photos I took for Part 3 of the Ikea Curtain guide! Fancy finally located them on exactly the day I first moved in 1 year ago!! Talk about coincidence huh? I really don't know what to say....but hey at least its better to be late than never right? LOL!! So without further delay, I present to you the final part of the IKEA Curtain Experiment! Please forgive me if I missed out some details. Before even measuring the Curtain Rods, you will need to set up this L-Bracket which consists of 1 x BETYDLIG Box and 1 x BETYDLIG Non-Box Packet Here is how they look like when removed from their package. Left are the contents of the BETYDLIG BOX Right side are the contents of the BETYDLIG NON-BOX Packet Here is how 1 L-Bracket will look like when assembled. I used 4 assembled L-Brackets per Window, and because I have 2 windows, one in the Living Room and one in the Bedroom, a total of 8 Brackets were assembled: Below pictures were taken when the plumbers helped installed my Curtain Rods. They were especially careful when doing the measurements to ensure it was aligned nicely. Curtain Rod Assembly installed and aligned nicely at the Living Room Area: Curtain Rod Assembly installed and aligned nicely at the Bedroom Area: So now that the curtain rods are installed, the next part is easy because we only need to install both the MAJGULL Blackout Curtain and the TERESIA thin mesh curtain. Step 1: Loop the TERESIA Light Mesh curtain thru the Thin RACKA Rod Step 2: Hang the Thin RACKA Rod in the Inner Loop of the L-Bracket as shown: Step 3: This is what it should look like when the TERESIA Mesh Curtain is completed. And now that the TERESIA mesh curtain is completed, we will continue with the MAJGULL Blackout Curtain. Loop the MAJGULL Curtain through the Thick HUGAD Rod as Shown. Once done, hang the HUGAD Rod on the Outer Loop of the L-Bracket. Once completed, this was how they looked like: Curtains Completed at the Living Room: Curtains Completed at Bedroom: And so we have finally come to the conclusion of the IKEA Curtain Guide. I'm so sorry this took so long!! I would like to provide my observations and comments for the IKEA Curtains now that I've used them for 1 year: - The IKEA Curtains still hold up pretty well after 1 year. Hanging them up by myself wasn't very difficult at all. - Due to how I installed the curtain poles, and how heavy the MAJGULL Blackout curtains are, it would not be easy to draw them open. If you are the sort that like to draw curtains frequently, I would recommend installing Curtain Tracks instead of Curtain Poles like me. That said, if you were to choose a lightweight curtain instead of MAJGULL, you may still be able to draw curtains easily even if you used Curtain Poles. The disadvantage of Curtain Tracks however is that they would be more prone to trapping dust and not as easy to clean as a Curtain Pole. And because they are movable, I suspect they might not be as durable as hanging on a static Curtain Pole. If you are interested in Curtain Tracks, IKEA sells them under the name VIDGA and it looks something like the below image. So you will need to decide whether which one you would prefer. In conclusion, having IKEA Curtains installed were a BIG SAVINGS on my renovation budget and they proved durable. The blackout curtains were also very good and worked well in blocking out light. However, there were factors I faced originally such as difficulty in transporting the long poles, and needing to know what parts to buy. Not only that, you will also need to engage someone to help you install the poles. If you prefer a hassle free experience, I would recommend to spend the extra money to get an external vendor do it for you. Again, this would be up to your preference. And with that, the IKEA Curtain Guide is finally concluded! Yay!! —————————————————————————————— Time really flies huh? It has already been 1 year since I moved in to my new home. I believe by this time most of you would have gotten your keys and some may even have already completed your renovation. I hope everything goes well for you. I thought I'd make an updated post to discuss on my reflected thoughts, comments and experiences for this 1 year. Starting from the next Blog Entry, there will be a 5 Part Series and each series will be dedicated to a specific section of my apartment where I will also provide my updated pictures for them. The Sections I will cover are: - Walk-In Wardrobe - Kitchen - Bathroom - Living Room - Bedroom Each week, I will post 1 New Blog Entry for each of the section. Don't worry, I will not take too long to post them this time. (I Hope!) These will probably be the Final Blog Entries as I finally draw a close for this Blog. Do keep a lookout for them coming soon! Click Here for the Next Blog Entry: One Year Retrospective 1/5 - Walk-In Wardrobe Click Here to go back to Page 1 - Table of Contents