How Drapery Can Make Ceilings Look Taller
Mounting at the ceiling rather than the window frame can add the perception of one to two feet of height to nearly any room.
The single most powerful intervention available to a drapery designer is also the simplest: mount the rod at the ceiling, not the window.
Ceiling-mounted drapery extends the visual line of the room from floor to ceiling without interruption. The eye reads the height of the panel as the height of the room, and a 9-foot ceiling begins to read as 11.
The technique works in nearly every architectural style, from Spanish Colonial to mid-century modern. It requires only that the drapery be specified to the correct length and the track be installed flush to the ceiling — both of which are the work of a designer, not a manufacturer.