Need blackout something with East light
Jennifer Medina
10 months ago
Here is a photo of our bedroom with East facing French doors (currently with wood blinds). Not pictured - small 17” window to the left of the bed with these same blinds. These blinds are not cutting it (too bright every morning), and we desperately need sleep with our young babies. I’m a bit overwhelmed as to which route to go - Roman shades, cellular, or curtains? That dresser to the right won’t always be smack against that wall (it will be centered soon). And I’m not tied to that wall hanging to the left of the French doors at all. We like modern decor.
Thank you for any advice you have!
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Jennifer Medina
10 months ago
housegal200
10 months agoSolar shades come in all block-out percentages, so you could do something like these roller shades and stacked curtains to the side. It's a very clean look:
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Comments (6)How windy is your balcony? That is one thing to think about if you decide to try some vines on a trellis to block the view. I know that over the years, privacy planting has been a hot topic here. I had personally been desperately seeking privacy from a nuisance neighbor next door who FINALLY MOVED about a month ago (THANK GOD). Fortunately I am on the end so I don't have anyone on the opposite side. However the past 4 - 5 years have been hell with the couple next door who I shared a partition with, where the guy would continually come out and wrap his face around the partition to bother me while in his underwear. Since I have 2 balcony doors (including one from my bedroom), I did have an escape route and I would always have to be on the lookout for his sudden appearance so that I could take off down to the other end of the balcony if I heard him open his balcony door and step out. I have a honeysuckle vine trained on a trellis over by the smoked glass partition and have put my prickly pear cactus over on a shelf by the partition. I also put my tropical hibiscus over there but I think the thing that looks like it will be the best block now is my young plum tree. I bought it bareroot last winter and through last year, it produced a bunch of 3 - 4ft branches that created a nice canopy of leaves. Placing it near the partition really did the trick. In general, if it isn't too windy, a nice perennial (or even annual) fast-growing vine can provide a nice living privacy screen. Eg., morning glories, moonflower vines, honeysuckle, clematis, any of the bean vines (scarlet runner, hyacinth, etc). In addition, with your sunny exposure, you could try some roses - particularly hardy climbing roses that throw out long canes that you can tie and train to a trellis or other support. You could try some trees, whether evergreen - eg., alberta spruce or an aborvitae (thuja) or deciduous (check hardiness - a popular container one like the japanese maple may have cultivars that are marginal where you are) or even hardy fruit trees. And finally, don't rule out hardy shrubs like lilacs. I use my lilacs and blueberries as a privacy hedge across from my bedroom....See MoreGood minis/mounts for lights and east windows?
Comments (29)Charlie nix the sphag for the Tolumnia - they hate wet feet. Bob's mix sounds good if you don't want to bother with the mounts. My rant about the Gongora nigroviolacea (awarded). It has to be in a basket because it blooms from the bottom and sides of the sphag lined basket. It blooms for four days, really strong "fragrance". I guess if you enjoy watching the spikes peek out and the development of the buds, it can entertain you for, maybe, two weeks. The Gongora (named awarded species) is in a 14" basket, a very crowded 14" basket. It has big heavy pbulbs with rather long leaves, planted originally in sphag but now is a big twisted mass of roots. I have to take the basket down to water it and when wet, it is very heavy to put back up. Very heavy. The spikes grow over the edge or up through the leaf area and they have to be guided through the massive leaves. The buds all form, open at one time, bloom for 10 days and then all fall off at the same time and make a mess. The blooms are quite small but plentiful on the spike. From a distance, kind of attractive but up close, no. I would only consider these two species if space was not at a premium. I only have these two so can't speak of the size of the others in the genus. You might think these are great, it just isn't my thing. With 50,000+, there is something for everyone. Arthur please don't tell my Catts. I am a phal specialist - they are under the impression they rule around here :>) In this part of the frozen north, we have just about anything showing up at the club meeting for show and tell. I haven't really concentrated on what is brought in but there is always lots of blooming plants to show off. I guess I'll pay more attention this coming winter. Brooke...See MoreNeed paint recs for a small guest North East bedroom?
Comments (24)Unfortunately it looks like my bedding will not be here on time for me to pick a color from it dammit I've taken a couple picks but bc the room is so small its hard to photograph (smaller than 8x10,now more like 8x8 i think bc we had to take some of the room up for bathtub). My next post will have a pic of view from hallway, So technically, if I do paint that wall on the left of the window in an accent color, it can't be seen unless you step in it. I'm narrowing it down to for Philadelphia Cream on the walls I think and Cloud White Trim. I'm really leaning towards painting the ceiling Philly cream too. I really don't like white ceilings. I'm headed down to take a look at Summer Lime and Castleton Mist in an hour. Does anyone have anything else to recommend? I have serious color fatigue. Has anyone painted their ceiling philadelphia cream?...See MoreBlackout curtains, valances, drapery hardware...help!!
Comments (10)Snickysnacker -- the ones I purchased are Robert Eclipse Black-out Energy Saving Panels -- Thermaweave Panel. They are really soft and drape beautifully. Graywings -- the problem is that the way they're hanging in the second bedroom is a workaround. My husband -- who needs to sometimes sleep in there because of a bad back -- took the decorative rod out of the dip in the front of the bracket and just pushed it up against the wall. Not really a good look, and you can't really slide the curtains to open them because the rod is just resting on the back of the bracket,rather than being held securely. But what it showed us is that if these curtains are closer to the window the amount of light that can sneak over the top or around the sides is reduced to almost nothing! Why is it that all the brackets that hold round rods extend at least 4 inches from the wall? I don't need that much clearance. Are there any alternatives? (thank you both for responding!)...See MoreJennifer Medina
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PROBeth H. :
10 months agolast modified: 10 months agothere are a few things to try. (I like your room. love the dresser)
On my french doors I mounted a vinyl 'bamboo' shade on the OUTSIDE. it's a dark charcoal. I roll it down during the summer months to keep out the heat and the light.
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It would really cut down on that morning sun. when you want light in the room, you just roll it up. not a big deal.on the inside you could do something like this with dark drapes to further cut any light. maybe some woven wood shades as well?
Roman blinds w/drapes.
honey comb shades that fit perfectly on an inset maybe also be an option.
cordless roller shades
and Bali has a remote (but you'll pay for that luxury)- PRO
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