window treatment ideas?!

2 months ago

I just painted my house using Swiss coffee and love it! I am trying to figure out what type of window treatments I should use for both my small windows and my sliding glass door. I am also on a budget. Any ideas would be appreciated!

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ffpalms
2 months ago
I like this look for your room, and they’ve gotten good reviews on Amazon.
btydrvn
2 months ago
What purpose will the need to serve?..privacy?…sun block?..it is also helpful to see these windows in daylight to see what the views are..
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If you do decide on curtains, I think theresa's idea is interesting. The only problem I see there is that the outdoor fabrics tend to be quite heavy, and for such a big window, I think you'd have too much bulk and weight to make them work inside. But building on her idea of tying the window to the view, and depending on your style, what about considering lightweight nylon sailcloth or parachute cloth? Those billowy fabrics come in very wide widths, you can put a lot of yardage on a traverse rod - or a regular rod with grommets - without weighing it down, and you could stack lots of it to the sides without creating too much bulk.. And where you live, you ought to be able to find a sailmaker who can get the material and make your panels. If you want to consider that, the way to make them feel more homelike is to make the panels with very deep hems - 10 or 12 inches, I'd say. You also might need to add a light weighting chain in the hems, to keep them hanging well, but I think they could be very pretty and effective.
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You have lots of options with a triple window. You can mount roller shades for black out purposes by mounting them to the top of the window frame on the inside as you probably don't have sides on the middle window. You can do roman shades the same way and get a single valance across all 3 to make it look more united. You can do woven wood blinds the same way. You can also do bottoms up/top down shades like duettes. If you instead choose to mount outside the window frame, you can do drapes on rings or better on a traverse rod that will close and open easily. You could also get vertical gliding blinds or drapes...check out what hunter douglas has to offer. These are more modern and neater than vertical blinds. You could also do a combo, for example woven wood blinds with drapery panels in between to hide the breaks in the blinds, but that will cover more of the window. ...and yes, you can get woven woods and romans lined with black out material.
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To my eyes that blind is very depressing. I would remove it. I prefer rooms that are bright and cheerful. I would use grommet top panels ( white or cream) on a decorative rod. Get enough lined panels so that there is ample fullness when closed. If more light control is needed I would use simple white pleated shades with the panels. White plantation shutters would be nice, too. Window treatments should look nice from the outside as well as the inside. Quite often those shades look like sheets or paper bags from the outside. Your beautiful room deserves better :).
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What is your question I have no idea what this is about. This is a dilemma forum what is yours?
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Tina Bal
Original Author
2 months ago
The purpose is mainly privacy. There is not much sunlight that comes in that needs to be blocked. It’s pretty dark during the day because there’s no direct sunlight and there’s trees behind that block any of the sun.
btydrvn
2 months ago
So where does the need for privacy come from?..are there people walking by?…neighbors who can see in?..is it needed mostly at night.?….this seems like a highly “specific” need….on site service by a pro may be best …too many unknowns..no easy fix comes to mind..especially without a day time pic…
btydrvn
2 months ago
Do you have any aversion to pattern or color?that appears to be lacking in your choices so far…a picture from as far back as possible would be helpful
btydrvn
2 months ago
The furnishings seem in conflict with the architecture as well..the right curtain choice could possibly bridge that gap
Tina Bal
Original Author
2 months ago
This is what it looks like right now. I live in a townhouse development and there are townhomes on the other side. So yes, it’s more for privacy so they can’t see in at night. As far as colors and things like that honestly, I moved in from a new house and just a mishmash of everything. The previous owners left the couch and they were nice in my previous ones so I kept them. There is nothing necessarily that I’m in love with it’s more of a budget issue, trying to find the best curtains to bring it all together easily. Hope that makes sense. When I’m home this weekend I can definitely get a daytime picture.
btydrvn
2 months ago
Well there is definitely a few things in conflict here..the biggest one is the rug..but ….can you sew?..making some blue couch pillow covers….and curtains..with some blue….lightweight fabric…in a nice pattern ….would start to pull together a nice look ….with the art as color inspiration..the curtains could be one panel gathered at the top on a spring rod that fits inside the wood window trim…this will make the furniture color more acceptable…and with better pictures there is probably a better furniture arrangement that could float into the center of the room a little more…and make tv viewing a little better…how much seating ….for how many people who watch tv …is needed?…

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