Please tell me if this is a cool look for a window treatment?
I thought something like this may look nice covering the very top of a 7' tall sliding glass door. I plan on having a curtain on at least one side, and I'm not crazy about seeing curtain rod hardware. It doesn't look like a traditional cornice, right?
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PROBeverlyFLADeziner
2 years agoIt all depends on the conditions and the heights in YOUR house. This might look terrible in your home. Here are alternate designs for cornice boards
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help with window treatment for my windows please
Comments (7)Your second picture is too small, is that the thumbnail version of the picture? It's easy to post your pictures from Photobucket here. Just copy and paste the HTML code into your post. From what I can tell from the first picture, I would probably just leave them bare, as they windows and view are both nice....See MorePlease help me with a suggestion for window treatment....
Comments (3)ceiling mount hardware would allow for something to slide back and forth-little clips/rings that fit into a slide suspended from ceiling. Anything that rolls up and down will have some stack-between the stack and the lack of space at the top it just might look awkward. However, go look at levolor or bali,etc and see what is out there with minimal stack-I think that's the issue....See MorePlease show me your window boxes, and tell me ...
Comments (8)Thank you so much for the input! Maybe I didn't make myself clear enough, but the window boxes I have in mind are not for the windows pictured. I simply posted this photo because it shows what the windows are like where I want to use the window boxes. The windows I want to use the boxes on are on the front of my house - not on the front porch as pictured. (I just don't happen to have a good photo showing those windows at the moment.) I like the simple look of these English Garden window boxes: And I wouldn't have to worry about painting them, since I have black iron work in the railings (gosh, need to paint the railing though - as evidenced by the pic I posted! LOL!), and the yard light is black metal as well. The only thing that concerns me now is whether or not my windows are actually high enough off the ground where I want to use the window boxes to look right. I just found this -- an OLD photo of the windows I'd want to use the box on (taken long before we created the new flowerbed which is currently in front of these windows), but you can see how low to the ground the windows are ... and with the new plants we've installed there, if they grow much, well ... just not 100% sure how it'd look. Jaybird, I love potato vine! I've got it trailing out of a couple of planters that flank my entry, and also in a large planter on the side of the house. It's one thing I have a hard time killing! ;-) The area where I'd use the window boxes is part sun/part shade so there's actually quite a bit I could plant there. And I don't mind watering daily ... I actually enjoy tending to my plants - unless the mosquitos are out in full force, and then I just do it in a hurry! I had never heard of Soil Moist, but will look into that! Thank you again for the suggestions and kind comments! I appreciate you guys helping me to think this through!...See MoreNeed window treatment suggestions for 5-part bay window, please
Comments (14)I like the idea of using drapes and thanks for the pic @valinsv and I will probably be stealing your bay window look with the candles etc. it looks great. Our living room is tiny and I have noticed that since I removed the vertical blinds, the room feels so much bigger than before, which is why I wanted to go with something mounted inside the window. Do you guys think that using the drapes will make the room feel small again, or will using the inside mount blinds, make it even worse? The drapes across the window will certainly make my life a whole lot easier. Someone had also mentioned traverse rods which I had never heard of. I have looked into them, but I am not sure if it is a solution I would like since it seems as though I will have to use the little hooks on my blinds. Has anyone ever used them, and if so any thoughts? Thanks for the tip on the handles, I will look for them the next time I am at Lowes. Thanks!...See More
HU-187528210
2 years agoIt’s very style specific. If you like it go for it!! Very modern look.
I like it, but I personally LOVE when curtains are curtains and then you put instead of a valance , some molding.
Kinda like these:
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K R
2 years agoI think a smaller cornice makes the wall/slider look taller, like this. The one you pictured is cool,but so large, it will take over the window.
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2 years ago
Thanks for your help and input. I think you're right about it being too large, maybe a smaller version? Here are pictures of the space. It's a 1980's condo with low ceilings and crown molding. What I really want to accomplish is to cover the top of the slider, just below the return, and maybe 9 to 12 inches tall to hide a curtain rod. Maybe just a very plain design would be better? I just fell in love with the originally pictured one. Thank you:)
User
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoif you did want a cornice board, I vote for the super simple ones Beverly posted. the original one you posted looks like it's trying to fake the appearance of ruched fabric and comes across and kind of plasticy.
I don't think you necessarily need a cornice board though. you need a better looking curtain rod, and a better way to attach the drapes to it. having two panels on either side would improve things too.
I like these rings from Pottery Barn (they come in different colors):
or hidden tabs, which fold the drapes nicely when you close them (many brands of curtains include these days, such as these):
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