Usually there will be fairly large holes, uneven color and wear in the fabric and the buckram or stiffener that is sometimes used in the header will want to retain its shape. If they are long enough to cut the header off and re-hem at the top that might work better.

Yikes.I should have closed that drawer.

Thanks palimpsest. that is helpful. I am not sure there will be enough room to cut off the header. The drapes are only 44 inches long. They are kind of expensive. Well, not really I dont think for them, but for me to spend on my bathroom if that makes sense. :)

I just love them though. I just think pleats in a bathroom are a bit much.

The window I will be covering is 41 inches from the top of the molding to the bottom. I dont' want to go much below the windows, but I think I need to go a bit above it to look OK. I just think rings with no pleats will look better. Maybe I need to measure again.

I do like the drapes very much and would leave them but I know you did not ask about the brown curtains in between the drapes. IMHO not good. If you need darkening for the room I would get darkening roller shades that fit the windows. If you do not need darkening shakes, I would get sheers and hang them on the same rod as your drapes...cream colored sheer would look nice or even light blue sheers to match your wall color and for your bathroom, get a coordinating plain color....maybe the same color as the news sheers to make the room seem connected.

I hadn't thought about the fading, but Pal's right if they're older curtains that have been hung for some time. I looked on houzz under pleated curtains in bath and there are some pretty fancy curtains out there used in a bathroom. What about adding rings and toning them down with an informal rod? These curtains are pretty fussy so ignore that and just look at the rod set up.

Here is a link that might be useful: [pleats, rings and a rod[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/powder-room-traditional-powder-room-dc-metro-phvw-vp~648215)

What about cutting off the tops as Pal suggests and adding a decorative band at the bottom so that it falls at the right length? Also, if you hang on decorative rings, you need less length than if you were to shirr on a rod.

Yikes. I do not like this new GW format!

thanks all for your feedback!

grandmaof3 - those are blackoutdrapes. My trim is all darkbrown so I do feel like it goes in the room. They were cheap, and I am hoping temporary! my youngest DS naps in this room. WHen he stops napping I will remove them. Sadly the bathroom will never match the bedroom in its current state. The tile is grey and black and white. Grey tub. YUCK! Not in the budget to redo, and not colors I want in my bedroom, so for now I treat it as a separate room.

Thanks for that picture chickadee, that was really helpful.

I think the pleats will just be too much.

valinsv - that probably would work, but I dont wan't to go through so much fuss for drapes that are expensive to begin with.

I think I will have to start over. :) I am on a quest to get some window treatments up in rooms that i have not touched yet.I have lived here 5 years and the bathroom has a shade from the PO. it is functional, but I don't like it.

I think I found something that will work on etsy, just waiting for the seller to answer my question. Then I will need help on how to hang them!