Graywings, one of the girls from another decor board did something similar for her LR drapes just a few years ago. She was in Paris at the time, and I remember several of us following her drape saga with interest. Wish I could find a photo of what she did. Her panels were heavier weight than what you are looking at using, something in a velvet or similar, I believe. She used one color for the main drape and then attached a length maybe 14" deep to the Bottom of her drape. I believe she used piping between the two fabrics. Anyway, it looked wonderful. And I think that perhaps flipping your idea and doing the bottom in the different color might look better? I think your idea could be pretty............maybe better without adding the red insert, or if you add red, just a line of piping rather than the 2" inset. So, here's what I would do..... You have those panels already. So, get out your dressmaker straight pins and pin your pieces together. Do it very carefully so that it looks as close to 'sewn together' as you can get with pins. Leave out the red for now so you can play with your panels. Do you have a rod hung already? Hanging your finished product from the rod, using the existing rod pocket in your panel, will give you the best idea of how it will appear, but if you don't have a rod up, you may be able to use a strong masking or duct type tape to get them in place. Now, arrange them so you can visualize. Leave the room, then, walk back in and 'surprise' yourself. If you don't love the blue at the top, try the same idea like I suggested, with the deep hem of blue at the bottom edge. Once you do this, I think you will know whether to go full-speed-ahead or go for something else. And if you love the look, then, perhaps you can find something red to tack on as your narrow band in the middle, to get an idea of how that will look when finished. In a lightweight fabric like the one you are using, that's the part that worries me, because trying to do something like this with the addition of the narrow middle piece might hang puckered..........does that make sense? I've included a link at half priced drapes.com where they show their bottom banding. My Paris friend's looked a little similar, although, I don't think she did a 27" band. Also, you may find something there. I saw some 50" wide panels in 120" length on sale for $79 per panel. And a fabric with a bit more weight and heft to it just might hang better if you are fusing two separate colors. Red Here is a link that might be useful: Banding idea from HalfPricedDrapes

Just got back from HD where I purchased an 8' Martha Stewart fluted pole (1 3/8") a pole socket set, and 2 pkgs. of curtain rings. I really wanted a 2" rod but the diy savings was just too substantial to ignore. Thanks to justgotabme for the inspiration!

Here’s a pic! I’ve thought about doing roller shades on the bottom rectangular section and leave the arches at the top open. For curtains, I was planning to mount them above the arch.

I’m also working on her office, which is off the entry and has french doors so it needs to be presentable. They have a rug in a traditional pattern in light aqua and coral, a tonal shift from the colors we are using in the adjacent rooms . I bought this oil painting for that offfice; it’s a view of Notre Dame from the rear, across the Seine. The colors are beautiful and luckily the frame is the same tone of wood as her desk. It’s pretty big and will make a statement at 30” x 40”. I bought it at an auction, it was painted by a French artist in the 1960’s. This is a picture of a picture and not very clear even if you click to enlarge. IRL it is crisp and has an illustrative vibe I’ve seen in a lot of Italian paintings depicting / featuring architecture.