Ideas for window treatments - Mid Century Modern???
When we moved into this house, they had these plantation shutters already installed. While they are great for privacy they are 1. not the right color since we went more white white with the trim and walls and 2. don't really go with the mid century design I'm going for in the room
Ideas for alternatives? I'd really like something that keeps the room light and bright when possible (full window view) and provides privacy at night. For that reason I'm thinking theroller shade look vs floor to ceiling curtains. Thoughts? Room is still a work in progress re: art, railing, etc. I'm also not in love with the rug as it ended up being a smaller pattern than I anticipated..
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I think all the small furniture pieces are not working.
Keep it simple.
have you tried the sofa along the railing wall? if you NEED the desks to stay, have you considered getting smaller rugs and splitting the area in two and just putting MCM pieces into a conversational setting?
Brittney E
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last yearlast modified: last yearI would do a combo. Roller shades for nighttime privacy, and sheers for the day. I prefer "linen weave" type drapes, they look very MCM to me:
The above ones are from West Elm. Or if you want something more budget friendly, these ones below have a really open weave and let a lot of light through. Ignore the ruffly rod pocket in the photo, there's another pocket at the top you can thread the rod through and avoid the "ruffle". (or you can add curtain rings.)
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last yearlast modified: last yearI have a MCM ranch and I have an awesome view so I did solar shdes to give me daytime privacy control heat and damaging UV and I mixed them with drapes for nightirime privay very MCM at least the drapes don't think they had the soalr shdes BTW I really dislike plantation shutters and you are right they do not belong in a MCM style.How about this from Wayfair .
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