I really would like to write a review of these IKEA curtains. Interestingly, IKEA doesn't have customer reviews on their site. In fact, trying to find any information on these curtains was next to impossible.
These are cotton, much like the feel of some khaki pants. The first question is are you going to wash them first. If you wash them you're in for ironing hell. If you don't wash they look nice but they will shrink a bit when you eventually do have to wash and then they might hang too high. But the worse aspect of these curtains is they shrink inconsistently. After drying together, the length differed by as much as 2 inches. Of course this is very noticeable when they hang next to each other.
I ironed them damp since once dry it was impossible to get the wrinkles out, even with my fancy Rowenta iron (I suck at ironing too). I aimed to get the curtains looking decent but I have neither the patience or the time to get them perfect. How to iron is another thing altogether as they are big. I draped them over a couch and feed them over the ironing board slowly. This is slow and tedious. There much be a better way.
In hindsight I would have purchased a polyester curtain. One that could be pulled from the dryer and hung wrinkle free. However I could not find any polyester curtains in white.
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