The Gingham Tie Top Cafe Curtain

What this cafe curtain is

This is a short curtain made for kitchen windows, cafe windows and small panes where you want light to come through. The fabric is 100% polyester woven gingham at 110 gsm. It feels light in the hand and has a matte finish, so it reads soft rather than shiny.

The top is a tie top. There is no rod pocket. You tie the fabric strips over the rod, which gives the panel a relaxed, gathered look and lets you adjust the height a little as you hang it.

Sizes

Each panel is 39 in (100 cm) wide. Pick the length that suits your window and how much coverage you want.

Width is measured per panel. If your window is wider than one panel, order two and tie one on each side. The tie top gathers the fabric, so the panel covers a little less width once it is hung than it does flat.

Colors

The gingham check comes in two quiet options: beige and white. Beige brings a warm, neutral tone that sits well with wood cabinets and cream walls. White keeps the window bright and blends into light trim and white tile. Both are the same fabric and the same weight, so the choice is only about the look you want in the room.

How to hang and use it

These curtains are made for side installation on a rod. Slide the rod through the tie tops, then knot or bow each tie to hold the panel in place. Because there is no rod pocket, the panel hangs from the ties and falls in soft folds.

A few things to plan for:

• Sold per panel. Rod and tiebacks are not included.
• Measure your window width and decide whether you want one panel or two.
• Measure from the rod down to where you want the curtain to end. The 22 in length suits a short cafe look, and the 31 in length gives more coverage.
• Tie the tops at the same height on both sides if you use two panels, so the hem line stays even.
• The fabric is light and lets daylight through. It softens the view without blocking the room from light.

Cafe curtains work in more places than the kitchen. They suit a small bathroom window, a laundry room, a pantry door, a cabinet opening or a home office nook. The short length keeps the sill clear and the tie top keeps the look easy and unfussy.

Care

Machine wash cold. Hang dry. Use a low iron if you want a crisper finish. The woven check holds its shape through washing, and hanging dry keeps the panel from shrinking. Tie tops can be smoothed flat with a low iron before you hang them again.

Good to know

This is a single-piece panel, not a set. If you need two panels for a wide window, choose a quantity of two. The fabric is 100% polyester, woven, 110 gsm, light and matte. The pattern is a classic gingham check. The panel is rectangular and made for window use. Rod and tiebacks are not included.