How To Make Cafe Curtains Like Ours!

We have Cafe Curtains in two of our windows at the Georgian Flat. They are easy to make. I found working out what was needed, and researching where to buy everything from was the hardest part! I used different poles and clips for the two windows, all the sources and links are below.

The components that you need for cafe curtains are:

Cafe Curtain Clips

A Cafe Curtain Pole or it’s sometimes referred to as a Cafe Curtain Rod

The actual Cafe Curtain Linens themselves which is the curtain part that you hang

kitchen cafe curtains

The Cafe Curtains in the kitchen at The Georgian Flat softens the rather grey Northerly light in there. It is a Georgian 6 paned sash window. I positioned the pole about an inch above the window rail (the middle horizontal bar where the sash lock is!)

I bought the 12mm deVOL Aged Brass Café Curtain Rail which comes in 4 lengths: 600mm, 1000mm, 2000mm and 3000mm. The fixing brackets and Cafe Curtain Clips are included.

I bought the 1000mm which comes with 3 brackets to mount it to the window and 12 Cafe Curtain Clips. It does need cutting to size, I got my builder to do this.

I love this deVOL Aged Brass Café Curtain Rail. It has an aged brass living finish and is beautifully hand-made as are the gorgeous brass Cafe Curtain Clips. The clips hold only the lightest of curtains. This pole won’t work if you want to use a curtain that’s lined or a thicker material.

The Cafe Curtain itself is the washed linen curtain from Zara Home. I used the 140cm x 270cm size. The width of the fabric is about one and a half times the width of my window. I sewed the hem with a Cream Thread that matches the existing stitching but you could use wonder hem.

bathroom cafe curtains

The window in the Georgian Flat’s bathroom is larger and so I used a 19mm made-to-order brass rail from Jim Lawrence. This Cafe Curtain Rail is a lovely aged brass and you can specify the exact length that you need – no cutting required! This rail does not come with window brackets or Cafe Curtain Clips.

You may need to use curtain rail brackets that you screw to the window reveals rather than brackets that screw to the window frame. This is what I had to do. These Brass End Brackets did the job perfectly and the aged brass finish matched the rail well.

I used the same Zara Home Washed Linen Curtain which has a pre-sewn channel that you can slide the pole through which raises the curtain up so you lose the gap between the top of the curtain and the pole. However, I do love the look of curtain rings with clips and used these here.

I sewed the hem on mine but you could use wonder hem if you prefer. I used a Cream Thread that matches the existing stitching called Vanilla Cream.