How to Measure your window for curtains or blinds

By Spotlight

Think outside your window frame. Make your window a talking point. With Custom Made products you are only limited by your choice of design, and with a huge variety of fabrics, colours and styles, the sky is the limit.

Learn how to measure your window to fit a custom made or ready made blind.

Final Result

Materials

tape measure, pen and paper

Step 1

Recess/Architrave Fit

You need to decide where you want you’re blind installed.

A Recess Fit is where the blind is installed inside the window framing.

An Architrave Fit is where the blind is installed on the window framing. Where there is no timber trim, ensure you allow extend 50mm either side of the window and 100mm above to minimize gaps and ensure stability of blind.

Step 2

Measuring your Window Width

For Recess Fit measure 3 points across the width to ensure the window is square and provide the smallest measurement.

For Architrave Fit record the measurement at the top of the window as this is where the blind is installed.

Step 3

Measuring the Drop (mm)

For Recess Fit measure 3 points and provide the smallest measurement.

For Architrave Fit measure 3 points and provide the largest measurement to ensure the frame is fully covered.