Formal room drapes dilemma
Mark Turani
3 years ago
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Drape dilemma. New paint, need help with drapes...pics inside
Comments (19)If Otis is planning on buying ready made panels they would have to be long enough to go up on top of the board and still touch the floor. (They would be rod pocket panels). I wouldn't even go to the trouble of picking out the stitch lines for the rod pocket, but just gather the panels by hand and staple on top of the board. (As long as there isn't a 2 story balcony that you can look down on top of the boards - you don't have to be terribly picky about how the top looks.) This is just an easy suggestion for this window configuration. I do think that 2 panels will be needed for a nice full drapery on each window. You can use iron on tape or pins to keep the drapes together and then hide that join in the folds when you dress it out. I know how to sew and of course I would do them in a more professional manner. It just depends on a person's budget as to whether they can afford custom window treatments or if they need to make them or do something creative with ready mades! You can also use pinch pleat panels on a board and hang the drapery pins from screw eyes inserted on the 3/4" front lip of the board. I have drapes made like this in my own home. I've never posted a photo on this site but I will try to take a photo tomorrow and post it....See MoreFormal living room wall dilemma
Comments (3)Definitely formal, actually stiff. Soften up all the square edges with some curves. If the birds are 2 pieces lower one of them. Lower the painting to 5" above sofa. Higher end tables, should be height of sofa arm so a drink or book can be placed without reaching down. I'm not keen on the rug placement, from the angle of the picture it's hard to tell if it's centered between furniture or not. Round pillows rather than rectangle and a throw tossed over the sofa will add softness....See MoreFormal Living Room/Sitting Room Area Layout
Comments (5)Oh lucky you! I would LOVE a separate living room. Consider how you want to use the space. Preferably, something other than "a pretty place for people to see when they walk in before they go to the family room." While that's fine if that's what you really want it to be, it has become the reason people are (unfortunately, in my view) eliminating "formal" living rooms in new homes. It's SO nice to have an away room, which this could be for you. So, conversation? Reading? Any musicians in your family? How about board games? In my house this would be the reading/conversation/music room, so I would furnish it with 4 comfy chairs in a circle with a center table, maybe a bookshelf or two and a piano. What you do with it depends on the space you have....See MoreDrapery Dilemma!
Comments (4)What do you think about one rod across that whole wall, corner to corner? Hang it at ceiling height. When the curtains are open, they'd be stacked against each wall but I think the fabric would camouflage the width difference. I'm afraid two separate rods would emphasize the difference. You could do one set of drapes that's technically full enough to cover the whole wall. (Pretend like there's more wall between the windows below.) Or two sets of curtains. These ones are hung too short and too narrow, but you can get the idea. One thing I've learned from experience is not to cheap out on the curtain rod -- get one that's the correct length vs the extending rods. In my daughter's room where I used the curtains a lot, my rings always got caught on the bump that an extension rod makes. Ugh. But I did get an extension rod for our dining room because I never close the curtains in there....See MoreMark Turani
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