Long curtain rod, wood-trimmed windows, will this work?
Hello!
All of my windows are trimmed out in woodwork, like this:
I want to hang a curtain rod (it will be custom-made to fit the length of my window, not an adjustable rod) across these windows in my living room:
I want to hang a brown velvet drapery panel on either side. The drapes will likely never be closed - their purpose is to frame the window, not provide privacy. I was going to mount the brackets for the rod on the drywall, not on the decorative wood trim - like I've done in my bedroom:
However, the living room rod will be about 126" long so it will need a center support bracket and the one that comes with the rod won't fit properly if I mount it on the wood.
The width of the living room window set is 118". The drapes would be 84" long - that would allow me to hang the rod across the least deep part of the wood trim, as seen here:
Surely I'm not the only person here who has had this problem! Does anyone have any suggestions? My style is a cross between Pottery Barn and West Elm. Here is a picture of my living room/kitchen area so that you see the space where I plan to put the drapes:
Thanks in advance!
Try_Hard
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kellyeng
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Comments (15)Thank you all for the kind comments on my kitchen. I really do love the way it is turning out so far! I also agree that my kitchen windows are a nice focal point and I really don't want to take away from the beautiful arch top and wood trim that contrasts with my walls and cabinets. I still feel like a small valance might add interest in both texture and color that would tie in with my overall color scheme. I am looking at tons of pictures on the web to narrow down the look I am going for. I appreciate all the good ideas offered here also. I did find a picture of a valance that comes fairly close to what I am thinking about. I photoshopped the picture of the valance onto my kitchen window picture. It is of course not my fabric, but it does have the same color burgundy and is a general style and size I would consider doing. I want to be able to fully visualize the arch top of my windows since that was one of the reasons I painted an accent color on the wall there to set off the window trim. After doing more measuring I am thinking the valance would be no more than 10-12 inches tall in order to minimize coverage of the window. Again I am just looking for a splash of color and texture in this area. What do you all think about this? Do you still think it cuts the window off too much and messes up the appeal of the windows? Iris16 - My gold wall color in the kitchen is a color match of Restoration Hardware's SAFFRON. We used Behr Paint for the color match. Maggiepie11 - I think I may very well end up using conventional curtain rods since I am thinking a return rod will work best in my space and if I make the valance with casings instead of tabs or loops I won't need to expose the rod Downsey - Yes I am on a budget and I can sew basic, uncomplicated curtains so that is what I am going to try to do. Thanks for your link to the swag curtains but I think I want to go more minimalistic and prefer not to cover up my arch top at all. It looks like a good idea though to use the medallions. Ingrid and Yayagal - thanks for the kind comments. I think my windows could stand alone and still look good also! Oceanna - those art glass images are really cool! I have a small arched glass window over the entrance to the master bedroom that I may consider putting art glass into. Thanks for the pics! Still trying to visualize my windows in the kitchen and figure out what valance style I can sew safely without botching up the job. Appreciate any more comments or ideas on style, size and hardware!...See MoreHow can you fake a 22' long curtain rod?
Comments (8)I once used PVC pipe then painted it gold and used a support in the middle, they also make brackets that you can't see, sort of like an elbow bracket that the rod sits on and screws in underneath the rod and to the wall. PVC comes in different sizes, I don't remember now but I think this was 3 in. diameter pipe. Home Depot. It was light weight and you can get it in any length. I glued on the finials. You can use a ball or something on the end something lightweight and either paint it or wood faux finish them. Sorry for the poor quality picture. Photo of PVC rod (from several years ago in another house, contemporary lace swags on painted PVC rod)....See MoreNeed a LONG & lg diameter curtain rod - any ideas?
Comments (11)You may be referring to the thread I started awhile back when I was looking for an 11 foot drapery rod. I just looked for it myself by searching my name and it didn't come up, but I looked thru all the older pages and found it on page 12! I'll link it at the end of this post. I have two thoughts regarding the width of your drapery rod. If you really want to use a rod that wide, I would suggest going the route dana g did and use the wood rods that you can join. Since you have 3 windows I would use a support at each end, as well as at the two points where the center window meets the window to either side, for a total of 4 supports. That way you could join together 3 sections of rods, hiding the 'seam' at each of the 2 supports in the 'middle' of the expanse. My other thought is because of the very large expanse you're working with, it may look fine to use 2 shorter rods at each end of the window. Good luck with your project. Here is a link that might be useful: Where will I find a drapery rod that's 11 feet wide?...See MoreWhere should I install the curtain rod on this kitchen window?
Comments (66)Notice the above valance -- the bottom of the valance is just covering the upper molding of the window. Inverted pleat too. Notice out it takes advantage of the upper space? Actually makes the window appear larger....See Moresuero
15 years agoannzgw
15 years agobrutuses
15 years agomyredhouse
15 years agobrutuses- I think hanging the treatments inside the windows defeats her purpose of framing them with the velvet, especially since she doesn't intend to use them for privacy or to block sun. If she were that would be the best option because you are right, that woodwork is fab!
try_hard- First, let me say, I love your house, looks so comfortable yet, nice. My MIL did what mpmg46 suggested with her dining room windows since she wasn't going to close them either and didn't want to pay for a custom rod to be made (her window was wide too). It looks great unless you or your guests contemplate it and then it looks odd and I get stuck on the fact that they are in esscence faux curtains and can't ever be used even if you wanted to. Obviously, other people won't notice it or will get over it, but it bugs me everytime I see them. I would hang the rod above the woodwork myself, there is just no way around that middle bracket. You can't see how the rod is hung in that other room from this space can you?
Oh, and a shopping tip! I just, like last week, bought two double wide PB velvet panels in espresso off Ebay for a total of $234.99 (including shipping). If I'd bought them from Pottery Barn I'd have paid $458 (on sale!) plus tax. So when you go to buy the drapes, it pays to shop around the internet if you have time.
My MIL's window treatment:
jlj48
15 years agotry_hard
15 years agoI appreciate everyone's feedback. I agree that I need to mount the rod above the windows, such as what you see in these pictures:
I don't think the mini-rods (I don't know what else to call them?) would fit with the style of the rest of my house.
Thanks everyone!
Try_Hard
clt3
15 years agodeborahnj
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