Although we don't usually pay too much attention to our drapery panels once they're hung, anyone who has ever had a set that just won't hang right can attest that it can be a little frustrating. You might iron them, but sometimes they still just need a little help. No worries — look no further than your change jar!
Many high priced drapery panels come with weights in the corner, and for good reason. Weighted panels hang straighter and neater and don't wrinkle as easily. To achieve the look for less, try placing a few nickels in each corner of your curtains.
Many panels will already have a small pocket there; if not, use scissors and cut a simple slit. They'll stay wrinkle free and hanging beautifully until their next wash. What? We're supposed to wash our curtains? Hey now, that's a whole different post.
(Image: West Elm)
Apartment Therapy's Sofa Shopping Guide
Nikki’s Sweet and Cheery Print Studio
Good Food to Share 
The Big Book of Small, Cool Spaces 
Apartment Therapy Presents 
The Eight-Step Home Cure 
Sprout Side Table
5 Things Paris Taught Me About Travel
Recipe: Ham, Cheddar & Chive Egg Bakes
Ummm, use your money more wisely and buy some metal washers at the hardware store to do this, that's what many drapery companies use as weights and they usually only cost a few cents each.
Even the Queen knows this! One of the first things Kate had to learn is to have her skirt hems weighted. No impropriety in the wind.
Mm hm.
My grandma used to do this!
You gave me an idea. I want my curtains to stay closed on the sides to the window frame. Next time I paint, I'm going to put a few nails in the frame and hide some magnets in the seam of the curtain.
Yes, @Yonella!!! That's the first thing I thought of. My grandmother had weighted hems. She told me the Queen did it as well.