I prefer to use Café Curtain rods. They are smaller and hang about an inch from the wall. I like to put two hanging sleeves, one on the top and one on the bottom. I hang the top on the provided wall mounts and I run a second rod thru the bottom to weigh the quilt a little. I don't attach the bottom rod to the wall. On wider quilts, it' necessary to put a hole in the center of the hanging strip to allow a third center wall mount