What do you gain in hanging the drapery.....light control? Does it really need to be partitioned off?
Instead of the drapery, I'd use either a floor screen/room divider or sliding panels.

Here is a link that might be useful: panels

Yes, I need to be able to open them to let the light in because the sitting area is where the triple-windows are (no other windows).

And yes, it does need to be partitioned!

The bedroom will look nice (I hope), after I finish the remodel and I don't want to "ruin" it with the office "stuff".

Plus, it has been said time and again to NEVER work in the bedroom if one wants to avoid sleep problems (and I already have them).

Do you think that those sliding panels will work with contemporary interior? Have you seen them IRL? They look rather "rustic" on the pix. But the concept is good. I have priced real sliding walls and decided they were not worth it in such a small space (3'x9').

If I go for the panels, what do I do about the molding?

Thanks!

You can mount traverse rods to the ceiling. The rods can be mounted anywhere in the room, and you can use a decorative rod, so that you won't have something that looks ugly when the draperies are open. You could even put crown molding in front of the rod to hide it from view. Attach one side an L bracket to the ceiling and the other to the inside of the crown molding.

IKEA has ceiling mount track.

If you google "drapery track" you will find them for sale at numerous locations. I don't understand what you mean when you say you can't find a nice looking one. They are all nearly invisible.

The difference between a traverse rod and a track, is the string that is used to open and close a traverse. And because the traverse has the string, it is a much larger, uglier piece of hardware than the track.

Btw, since price is an issue, you may want to consider the far cheaper option found at Ikea. They sell a cable that attaches to either the walls or the ceiling. The 15' cable with the mounting hardware is $12. The hooks for the drapes slide smoothly across that wire.

Here is a link that might be useful: Ikea Drapery Wire

Ikea has contemporary track systems that can be ceiling mounted, and inexpensive - here is one:

http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/pdf/buying_guides/KVARTAL_bg_GB.pdf

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/departments/Textiles/18891/

Another option is to use bookcases or storage wardrobes to partition it off.

Thank you, ladies!

Yes, I have seen the IKEA one and I really like it but they don't ship it and we don't have a store here.

Also, it is a wire track and as far as I know, it will only hold very light curtains, wouldn't it? Isn't it the case with all wire rods?

I wanted something that can block the light pretty well. Plus, they will be long as we have 9' ceiling.

Do you have any exprience with wire rods holding medium weight curtains?

TX!

Cindyloo123,

YES, I have Googled it many-many times, LOL.

No, the price is not an issue, they are not that expensive.

But the low profile ones I have seen are eigher 6' or 8' long and I need 9'.

Also, what do I do abut the crown molding? It sticks out good ~2" on each side, so the drapes will not go all the way to the wall.

Should I cut the trims?

I know this is not a "curtain and rod" suggestion but have you considered a piece of furniture, such as an armour, to hide your office things? I have seen closets with offices in them...is that feasible in your room?....you might have to build a closet at that end of the room but "after office" you would have a closet to use for storage. IMHO a curtain will always look like a curtain particioning off something.

No, cannot put furniture b/c it would be blocking the view and the light. The "office" area is where the (large) triple-window are and it is pretty small, only 6' "deep".
Plus, it is not as wide as the rest of the room but is in a "built-out"/extension which already looks like a separate section.

That is why I am thinking "what is the difference between placing curtains right above the windows or 6' away.

The curtains will be open most of the time, I just want to close them when I have company or something.

And yes, I am building a closet (if we get the permit) by closing the patio doors from the shorter part of the bedroom and by closing part off part of the patio to make the room a full rectangle. The door to the closet will be from the sitting area, instead of the useless side window looking at the patio right now. This way, I'll keep all the "junk" in the closet and have only the desk in the sitting area.

The curtain wire from Ikea, holds up to 5kg which is 11 pounds. I see that Ikea says you really need to put additional support under the wire at about every 4.5 feet. As long as you are ok with a center draw, you could use the wire. I can't imagine that your drapes will exceed the 11 pound limit.

I actually installed the wire track in my office a few months ago, so that I could use curtains in place of using a door to the hallway. I never hung the curtains though, because I decided I didn't really need them. So I don't have any experience with the wire.

I would not cut your crown molding. If you use a tieback, the drapery will lay against the molding and then up against the rest of the wall.

You are right that if you use a track it will have to be heavy duty. They are a little bit bulkier than the light weight tracks, but if you paint them to match your ceiling they should not look bad at all. If you really don't want to look at them you could install some trim across the front and back sides. But I've seen a lot of photos of the tracks used in the most expensive of rooms, and most of the time the track has been left uncovered.

Here is a link that might be useful: Extra Heavy Duty Track

Cindyloo123,

Thank you very much!

My opening is 9' and all tracks I have seen so far are 6', 8', or 12'.

What can I do???

LOL, you get a track longer than you need, and you cut off the excess!