Cubby the planters from Wayfair are cute!

Flo, just saw your post. It helps so much to see things in place. I like your ideas and thank you for the sources. This really fills up the space. A little bit of everything. Art, plants, texture.

Thank you so much!

Sone sources and ideas.

You can do as much or as little as you like. You have to walk that line between formal and casual to have a cohesive end result.

Flo, I understand. Let's hope I get it right :))

I'm not Kjoy but I do know she got her curtains on Amazon. They are ChadMade and I just ordered several panels for my master bedroom. I first ordered the swatch samples from their website so if you have questions on the colors I might be able to help. Kjoys are Beige white and I ordered ivory white which is just slightly warmer than hers. They do longer ones and of course custom sizes too.

I love ivory drapes!

Thank you Cubby that is a help. I'm going to look for these curtains.

I've been watching the progress on your bedroom. It is coming along beautifully.

Happyleg I agree :))

Has anyone had any experience with Ikea Single Track Rail for hanging curtains?

I haven't been happy with the Ikea curtains we hung here because I think the rod should be higher to meet the height of the window across from it and the curtain panels don't all look even at the bottom. Debating whether to purchase longer curtains, or hang these differently? I would like it to look more finished, more pleated than this. These are 108" in length.

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You need pinch pleated drapery to get a nice drape. If you raise rod you will need longer drapery. So all that means $$$.

I think you are right on getting both slider and window lined up.

Thank you Flo. Yes,i think it would look so mich better if each were the same height. as for the pinch pleat, wouldnt that be accomplished by how/what i use to hang them? Pins/hooks?

Cubby, thank you. what style name and color did you get?

Cubby what kind of rod are you using?

Lizzie-you can get close but not completely there. I have flat panels hung too drape like pinch pleats and it’s ok. But opening and closing they get messed up.

Good to know Flo. I may have to consider the curtains Cubby is getting.

I would not be able to hang curtains on the  sides of the window across from the sliders because of the a/c vent at the top left of that window.

Flo, do u think the track rod from Ikea would help?

Right now I m using a rod from pottery barn and it gets all scratched from opening and closing the curtains. The curtains also come off the rings. ὡE

I am not familiar with that rod. But it looks like a ceiling mount? If you want to use rings I don’t think that will work.

Ok, thank you Flo.

They have wall brackets to use with the tracks also. So you can mount on wall or ceiling. Just fyi.
I’ve never used their track system but I would. It probably makes it a lot easier to open/close than rings.

Pool, that's what I was thinking. The track may make them hang better and it might make it easier to open & close the curtains. Similar maybe to a traverse rod.

Our drapes are ceiling mounted. We never have had a problem sliding our drapes back and forth daily. Our drapes are custom made so we just had them install the ceiling rod. The rods have been up for 18 years with different sets of drapes over the years.😉

Glschisler, thank you. Would you be able to show me or give me information about your curtain rod?

Give us a peek cubby

Lizzie, I am just using a regular rod with rings that slide over. The only window that will wver have the curtains close in this room is the slider and that is only when we have overnight guests as this door opens onto the patio.

I will post a picture of them over on my thread in a couple of days. Hopefully I will get them all hung up tonight or tomorrow. Was short one set of rings and the last rod came today.

Can you believe my DH has asked me to ask you all for help/advice/suggestions etc.?

He has complete confidence that with your help we can get this sliding door situation to look a lot better.

He suggested I take more photos and post.

We are considering:

Getting curtains 118" and hang (only) on either side of these doors, and not opening or closing them;

installing a shade (inside mount) to cover sliders and transom the full width of the sliders.

Thoughts on this?

If we get a shade would it have to go all the way down? We keep the curtains open all day and closed only at night or if we are away for the day. So a shade would be the same, which is why I am wondering if it needs to be full length.

I have seen panels (similar to vertical blinds) which would cover the entire sliders and move side to side. These I'm sure are very costly, but if they look good and would be something that I wouldn't need to replace for years, then it might be an idea.

Thank you all, I really appreciate your advice and so does hubby :))

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We don't mind covering the light switces because we have the same switces on another wall.

The installer from J C Penney came to our home to install the living room rod,several years ago. ( These are not the original sheers. 😊)

At our former patio home, we installed the sheers to pull and stack to one side.

And a couple of my neighbors here at the condo have installed the shade on their slider. one went with remote and anoter with the pull chain.

Thank you glschisler. Your photo is very helpful to me.

Lizzie I just realized I didn't answer your question on which ones I got. Here is the Amazon link for them.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08ZBWCBK5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

@cubby14 Thank you, I look forward to seeing yours.

They should be on a rod that either pulls or remote to open. I like GLS's open to one side. You should not have a shade! You need to be able to use the patio. And get to it from there! LOl

Thank you Happy.

I agree with happyleg. Just do the drapery. No need for the shade. Unless you want a 4 track system so panels of shades are on a couple tracks maybe 3 and the outside track is for the drapery. Pretty expensive though.

Thank you Flo. So what I'll do is begin again. I'll purchase the drapery @ 118" and hang higher to meet the height of the window across from it. I am going to look for a different rod. I want the curtains to move easily. What do you think?

Good plan. You can get rings that have slider inner surface that might work well. I can hunt some up tomorrow.

Thank you Flo. I would appreciate that.

Lizzie, I had curtains on rings over my french doors in my bedroom for awhile and they were a pain to open/close every day. I'm sure bc I used an extension rod, the rings got caught on it sometimes, and then fall of the ring hooks sometimes.

I would look into the traverse rod again as a consideration. Just my experience for what it's worth. At the very least, get a rod to use to help guide them from the top.

They have decorative traverse rods now too instead of just the old fashioned kind. If I was opening and closing these curtains every day I would for sure go with a Traverse rod.

Thank you Cubby and pool. Many years ago I had a traverse rod and that was the first rod I thought of for these sliding doors. I couldn't seem to find anything. 

I am using a rod like you mentioned  pool. The rings get stuck where it extends.

Try Amazon!

In looking for slider rings, I came across this product. Might be worth trying.

Thanks happy I will try Amazon for the curtain rod. Flo thank you. I never heard of this tape. I would guess I might find that too on Amazon. :))

Lowe’s sells traverse rods, but they are not decorative. Just white.

Thank you Alice. We have a Lowes nearby. Maybe I can look at one of they are in stock.

Lizzie, I posted some pictures of my curtains on my dilemma if you want to see them.

Thank you Cubby. I'll be over to look :))