Once the choice of cornices was terribly limited, most often in stores offered buyers unpretentious aluminum tubes with plastic brackets, which was difficult to use in apartments with non-standard layout. Those who dealt with arches or bay windows, had to dodge and use self-made structures to fasten on similar door or window openings curtains. A very functional and practical solution to this problem was the invention of profile ceiling and wall curtain rails. They allow not only to maintain the fabric, but also allow you to conduct a variety of manipulations with the curtains.
What is an aluminum curtain rod for curtains?
These devices are made from a hollow aluminum profile, so they differ in light weight, but good strength. This plastic metal has another incomparable advantage - it can be safely bent from various angles. This quality allows you to call profile cornices universal devices that can be easily adapted in homes where there is a problem with curved window and door openings.
Types of profile cornices for curtains:
- Structurally, they can be divided by the number of grooves in the profile. Usually in stores offer single-row, double-row and three-row cornices. True, now began to appear and more complex 5-row designs with mechanical drives and the possibility of remote control.
- The second sign on which these products are divided is the method of installation on a concrete, wooden or brick foundation. Depending on the model, the profile cornice can be fastened to the wall, to the ceiling, directly to the window frame.
- The third sign on which these adaptations are classified is the kind of fabric for curtains. There are universal cornices, cornices for light fabrics, slip-profiles with Velcro for lambrequin.
First of all, we are dealing not with a decorative, but with a very practical and functional thing. These products can not boast in the market a unique design and a wide choice of color solutions. To profile the cornice for the curtains outwardly looked chic, you should use special baguettes, masking hooks and other devices used to fasten the curtains, or hide it in a niche from gypsum board .
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