Standard Curtain Lengths

Ready-made curtains come in 63, 84, 96, 108, 120-inch lengths (The Home Depot, Linen Chest), and standard panels are usually 48 in wide (Homes & Gardens).

Standard curtain lengths side by side, to scaleFive panels, 63, 84, 96, 108, 120 inches long, hanging from the same height.638496108120
Each length drawn from the same floor line, to scale. Each grid square is one foot.
Standard lengths and what they cover
LengthCoversListed by
63 inCovers a standard double-hung window (Bob Vila)Linen Chest, The Home Depot, Bob Vila
84 inCovers the window to just above the floor (Bob Vila)Linen Chest, The Home Depot, Bob Vila
96 inRests on the floor in a room with 8-foot ceilings (Bob Vila)Linen Chest, The Home Depot, Bob Vila
108 inReaches to just above the floor in a room with 9-foot ceilings (Bob Vila)Linen Chest, The Home Depot, Bob Vila
120 inRests on the floor in a room with 9-foot ceilings (Bob Vila)The Home Depot, Bob Vila

The rule

  • Floor-length curtains stop no more than half an inch above the floor (Wayfair).
  • Sill-length curtains stop about half an inch above the sill (Wayfair).
  • A puddle adds 6 to 12 inches to the floor length (Wayfair).
  • A puddle adds 3 inches (restrained) to 6 inches (lavish) (The Home Depot).
  • Ready-made lengths come in bands, so buy the next length up and hem or hang it to fit (Wayfair).

Sources

  1. The Home Depot: How to Measure Curtains, checked
  2. Linen Chest: Curtain Sizes Guide, checked
  3. Homes & Gardens: How Wide Should Curtain Panels Be?, checked
  4. Bob Vila: Standard Curtain Lengths, checked
  5. Wayfair: How to Measure for Curtains, checked

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