Need help: Window treatment for extra wide picture window.
Diane
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Ideas for inexpensive window treatment for wide window
Comments (7)With that width the most expensive item will be the rod. If she wants to save some $$, she could buy a closet rod from Home Depot and have it cut to length. Then paint, or stain it, add finials on each end and use some rings with clips to hang her curtains. She could use the bracket linked below, and for her curtains buy some sheets from Tues. Morning (or any other discount store) cut to length and use fabric glue to hem, if she doesn't sew, and then hang the sheets using rings with clips. If you catch JCP during a sale she can save even more. Home Depot & BedBath&Beyond also have good prices on rings etc. Also check out: http://www.countrycurtains.com/ Here is a link that might be useful: JCP...See MoreWindow Treatments for Short, Wide Windows?
Comments (14)I think the white wood blinds are a great place to start--esp. as you say you've just purchased the home and probably have many things to work on. It gives you time to develop your style and decor room by room and the flexibility to change as your life may change. The blinds alone do look best if there are casings on the windows which it looks like you have. That is how I have in my home office. The kids' bedrooms do not have the casings on the windows so do look a little under dressed with just the wood blinds. I found this work in progress picture of my DD's room before I had put up a valance. While I prefer panels, due to the size of the room and furniture placement it wasn't possible: I bought my blinds from JC Penney's during on of their 40% off sales. Lowes also sells them as well as do other places....See MoreNeed help with window treatment for a short window
Comments (15)Aktillery's advice is excellent. Not only will it provide more light control, placement at the ceiling draws the eye up, making the room feel taller and more spacious. A room-darkening shade mounted outside the frame (use wall anchors) will provide best coverage. There are hundreds of choices of panels, from light sheers to heavy tapestry. It's okay if they hang behind the bed, it will look nice with or without a headboard....See MoreWindow treatment for 96" wide window
Comments (9)If you want the window as uncovered as possible during the day, I would look into shades that you can raise during the day and lower at night. If you are fine with having some of the window obscured during the day, I would consider Silhouette shades. The sheers protect the interiors from UV light and help bring natural daylight further into the room. Shutters would be a nice look, but I'm concerned about opening and closing the louvers. I'm assuming since you want privacy at night, you will want to keep the window treatments closed at night. If the sofa is going to be sitting in front of the window, you are going to constantly be reaching over the sofa to open and close the louvers. With Silhouettes, you can get a similar look to the shutters, but you can operate them with a cord (which can be placed on the side of the window that is most convenient to reach) or they can be motorized. Silhouette shades also come in wide widths, so you should be able to cover that window with one shade....See MoreDiane
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