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show me your French Doors with Roman shades

15 years ago

The drapery lady is coming on Friday. I need some ideas for my double French doors in my den/kitchen area. They open onto the backyard patio. Right next to the French doors are 3 big windows in my kitchen. I'm thinking of putting Roman shades on both.

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mooring_girl
15 years ago
I decided to put no window coverings on my French doors (3 sets of double doors) that overlook the backyard patio from the living room. The openness expands the space, and I do enjoy looking outside. (And I'll enjoy it even more when I get the backyard landscaping complete.)

For my bedroom (6ft unit with glass door and venting sidelights), I covered the wall with 84in drapes. I keep them wide open during the day and pull them closed at night.
Jean Popowitz
15 years ago
same here...no treatments on 4 sets of french doors going to back yard.
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teehee oceanna. the next to the last one looks frosty...this is possible? ?? I do need some privacy but would like some light? that would really look cool on that door. You'd see it from the entrance when you walk in from the foyer. I'm sure your windows are a great conversation piece and i know everyone must love them! they're awesome! honestly the only reason i was calling budget blinds in the first place is because i have a gift certificate. :) I'm not interested in paying $500 on roman shades so i'm not sure why i'm bothering. I've heard their prices are expensive. what if you decide you no longer want it on your doors? Can you get it off? Do you buy another piece of glass and stick in or over it? Is it as easy as painting between the lines? I'm not super duper artistic but i think i can trace and do that! I saw on your other thread something about you used a computer program? ...i know i just asked a lot of questions.
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I think your shades look a bit odd for the room because the vertical trims from the windows look out of place and stand out without relationship to anything else. Another way to remedy the situation is to have drapes mounted over the shades so that there are other vertical lines that pull them together. Kind of like the last picture that boxerpups posted. (I am not sure though) If you want to use separate shades for each window, the color of the shade has to fade with the wall color so you don't see the white trim. I think this is the biggest reason the shades as is don't fit in the room. I you use larger shades mounted over multiple windows, this may make your room look squwat. You may want to play with some software and see how it looks.
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I don't think I've ever seen a french door that the wooden parts of it weren't solid wood. So, I don't think having a solid surface to mount hardware will be a problem. Oilpainter is right that the shade will bang when it's opened or closed. Only you can decide if this is a major drawback. Go check out mounting hardware to see how the different styles are mounted and how the shade has to be constructed to conform to a mounting style that suits you. There is something out there for almost anything you want to do. Believe me. You're not the only one to ever have this problem. Unless the door is opened and closed a million times a day, I would much rather have a banging shade to a drape that impedes the door opening or that would have to be drawn or pulled back to use the door.
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meg711
15 years ago
I don't know if you saw this thread on the home decorating forum, but here's a link to a similar question. FWIW, I still haven't done anything with our own french doors.

Here is a link that might be useful: window treatments for french doors
sara_the_brit_z6_ct
15 years ago
I've always had one single curtain that hangs to one side of the pair of doors, and can then be drawn across both of them. Helps conserve energy by keeping the heat out in summer and warmth in, in winter. Now I have to find fabric for a new one. Normally on a day like today (temps around 97F) I'd have that curtain closed when the sun was directly on the doors. In mid-remodel, the hosue is noticeably hotter without that assistance!
Jean Popowitz
15 years ago
I would do the same as sara in that situation but my windows all face north and have storm doors.

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