Bay window treatments on stained glass, with radiator below
Frankie A
last year
I've got a beautiful room in the front of my home that will be likely used as a little reading room. it's quite shallow and the edges you see in the frame are sliding doors (also w stained glass)
The sun can be quite bright and at night we'd like a little privacy so we're trying to decide on window treatments. There's a radiator under the right window, so I was thinking to have curtains hit just above there. If i'm not doing drapes all the way to the ground, should I mount the bay window curtain rod jsut above the frame? or close to the ceiling?
baywindows confuse me and with all the extra stuff, would love some pointers! thanks :)
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Comments (20)During the day no one can see into my house because of the thermal window covering and screens so I leave the cellular shades open all day unless it is in a heat wave then I leave them down for the extra installation. I don't know what kind of windows you have, but if you are thinking of changing them for some more energy-efficient windows then I recommend that you change the window first and then buy the window treatment. If you do it the other way around it is likely that the existing shades won't work with the new windows. Another consideration is whether there will be a TV in the room. If there's going to be a TV in the room you may need to get some of those room darkening shades so that it blocks the glare on the TV set....See Moreneed some urgent advice on window seat vs. bay window
Comments (25)Sophie - I disagree. I did not design this. I have no pretensions to being a designer and for many other aspects of the renovation we have indeed had formal plans drawn up. [I also know from experience that having an architect involved is far from a panacea .... but that's another story or stories]. For this room we knew we needed to replace the large leaky picture window and instead of replacing in kind we asked whether it would be possible and reasonable to build a window seat and what would be involved. We showed the contractor many pictures of window seats and shared the required dimension ranges (not exact dimensions) from various articles. He said a bay window would take care of it and no separate plans were required. I include the manufacturer's literature excerpt that says their Bay and Bow windows can be used as window seats. It seemed (and actually still seems) a reasonable solution. Projection Window Bay and Bow windows are like a piece of fine furniture for the façade of your home. These unique windows project from your home, creating additional space that can be used for a variety of purposes, such as a window seat or displaying meaningful trinkets. Our vinyl windows (typically double-hung or casement windows) are inserted into a solid frame to create this unique look that adds style to any home. Bay windows typically have three lites (one central fixed lite and two flanking operational lites) at 20-25-degree angles. Bow windows most commonly consist of four lites, all of which can be fixed or operational, set at 10-15 degree angles. The contractor asked us to describe what we wanted to the window vendor as well and we did. We never used the term bay window. We only talked in terms of window seat. The window vendor also did not dissuade us or suggest we needed an addition instead of a window. The window vendor spec'd the window we needed. Given that we have 8 foot ceilings - this would have been a really good place to catch that a 52" bay window wouldn't be long enough to provide a seat at a reasonable height off the floor. I think that's the key flaw here - plus someone's telling us that (unless I'm wrong) we weren't going to get the wood backing. Tomorrow should be interesting ......See Morestained glass window over bed?
Comments (8)It’s really more of a window treatment (or lack there of) and proportion decision. Typically, you wouldn’t want to cover that type of a window with any coverings so are you ok with early morning sun streaming in that window? Privacy shouldn’t be a concern? Typically the transom would be high up (your bed obviously low down) - but what about the headboard? If it’s lower as well and that creates a big void below the new window then I question just the overall look. You’d have to sketch it all out to scale to see if the proportions work....See MoreWhat window treatment for this huge arched window?
Comments (3)I would put a simple window film on the arched window. It will give you enough privacy, light coming through, and cover the bad view. You can use a slightly frosted one, or maybe one that looks like seeded glass to match the style of your home. There are los of options. For the square window, you can use a woven wood shade or other blind. For interior mount, you need to measure using the larger outside frame and look for one that will work with the narrow dimension for installation. I think it would be best to mount a roman shade over the window at the ceiling. Then you get the most light while the shade is up and don't have to drill into the beautiful wood frame. You could also mount a rod above the window and use a simple linen drape on each side to pull closed when you want privacy....See More
PROFlo Mangan
last yearCafe curtains would be nice and suit the period. Such beautiful windows! Plantation shutters might be too “heavy” looking given how delicate those windows are. Even lace style would look pretty. If you want shutter type, look at Silhouette style treatments. You could do honeycomb up and down style too. I suggest you get a rep from Budget Blinds or Smith and Noble out to help you. They can measure and show you just what options and price points are available.
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Jilly
last yearI adore cafe curtains, so that gets my vote:
But if you’d prefer panels, they could look charming, too. I see this style in a lot of European homes:
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