Arched Shades

Measuring windows can often be a bit daunting but if you follow these simple tips, it can be pretty easy.

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1. Always use a steel tape measure

2. Be sure that the tape measure is taught (straight) when you are measuring

3. When reading the tape measure, focus on the 1/8" fractions and always round up (example, if a measurement reads just under 25-3/8, round up to this number and not down)

4. Determine if you will be measuring for inside mount OR outside mount shades

5. Refer to the example pictures below that look most like your windows, so you know what measurements you need to provide us

6. When measuring the width, measure in three places (upper part of window, lower part of window, and middle) and if they differ from each other, provide us with the smaller of those three for INSIDE mount shade. Provide the larger measurement for OUTSIDE mount shades.

7. When measuring the length, measure the longest part of the window, from top to bottom

8. When measuring the arch height, it can be difficult. The easiest way to get this measurement is to measure the overall length and then the shorter part of the length (bottom of arch to bottom of window). The difference of these two numbers will give you the arch height