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This time its the bathroom!! (pics)

18 years ago

I know I know, you all are probably sick of me asking but.... I do need some help deciding what kind of window treatments I should put in the master bathroom. For some reason, nothing is ever simple in this house - there is always something wrong with something! LOL

Anyway, here is the issue - you can readily see it in the pictures - the two windows over the tub are NOT centered. They are not centered on the tub nor the arch over the tub. The window edge on the left side is 9 inches to the wall and the right side is 5 inches before you hit the shelf. As you can see we have blinds but I do want to soften the look because we have granite counters, maple cabinets and tile. I have decided that the bathroom will be painted EK Parchment.

Not sure if swags, shears, cornice or what would look good in there. I DO need the windows covered unless we want to put a show on for the neighbors (I will spare them that! LOL). I am putting silk dupionis in the master bedroom if that makes any difference.

Before we moved in:

View of the arch

I hope you guys can help. I was thinking of a cornice across the top to join the two windows and then have some shears hanging down to soften the blinds.

What do you think???

TIA!

Comments (12)

  • 18 years ago

    Are the windows centered between the two walls? From the pics, they seem to read centered between the pillars/arch.

  • 18 years ago

    Squirrel - thanks for responding.

    No, they are not centered on the wall either bc there is a shelf on the right side. Here are the numbers from left to right:
    wall - 9", window 42 1/2, space 27 1/2, window 42 1/2, space to shelf 5", shelf to wall 11 1/2.

    I will try to take a dead on picture but it is hard to get the whole window in and the arch - not enough room to back up!

  • 18 years ago

    Here are some more pictures that will show you how off-centered the windows are.

    Here is the corner with the shelf.

    Any ideas on how to tie these windows together so they don't look too off centered?

  • 18 years ago

    After much thought and trying to figure this out, I've come to the conclusion that you should just treat those windows as individual windows and forget that they are off centered. They are off centered from the tub also and there is no way to move the tub or the wall. The bath is beautiful and unique so in my opinion people are not going to be standing there thinking "oh, they are off centered." Glam them up (already know you have excellent taste in chosing window treatments), put nice orchid plants, tall thick pillar candles and other things around the tub and no one is going to realize anything is off, only that you have a lovely bath. Hope this helps.

  • 18 years ago

    brutuses - thanks for your suggestion - yeah, I figured there wouldn't be anything I could do about the windows. I have gotten used to them so I need to put window treatments on them.

    Should I do swags? cornices? shears? We do like some of the light coming through (remember DH loves light - he put 100 watts in all 8 of our bathroom lights (I changed them to 75's)). If I go the length of the window they will touch the tub (see the first pic).

    Hmmmm, what to do???

  • 18 years ago

    Hoyamom, this is scaring me! First paint, now bath windows! I'm working on wts for my master bath too. What about swags or cornices?

    I'm thinking a roman shade for mine as I don't have anything now.

  • 18 years ago

    This is so cool Kabergs!! Are you going to post your windows so I can see yours? LOL Counting down to painting day March 15! I am going to have them do the jack and jill bathroom (aqua) first bc DD is coming home from Cornell on the 17th and she uses that bathroom so I want it finished before she gets home.
    I hope the Parchment looks good in the master bath! I am going to see my curtain guy on Sat to order the mbr drapes. I already know what color I am putting in there so maybe he will be able to figure something out for those windows. I will keep you posted!

  • 18 years ago

    You must be excited for them to start! Here's my empty space and I just ordered another 15 fabric samples. Dh wants to go light, I want dark. I really want silk but sometimes the kids take a bath in there for a treat, and well, I can just imagine what would happen to silk!!!

    {{!gwi}}

    Not a great pictures but it's hard to get a good shot with the window adding light.

  • 18 years ago

    What color did you use? It looks dark on my monitor - maybe bc the light from the window? Are your orchids real? I love your windows (they are centered! LOL) - I have the casement type in my kitchen and I really like them. I think they are easier to use.

    I love silk dupionis too and that is what I will probably use. No young kids - maybe grandkids...someday....but I don't see that happening for another 5 years so I guess I am safe with using silk. I might just do some toppers. Check out silksupplyco.com - that is the store where I get my dupionis. They have a variety of designs that they make so I will prob go with some swaggy thing. Maybe the one with the arrow (brussels)- I don't know something different I suppose.

    Btw - you have a gorgeous home!!

  • 18 years ago

    Thank you, your home is beautiful too.

    I love the Brussels, both the regular and the board mount. How would you feel about the Tuscany or do you think that would draw attention to them not being centered? I envision your columns as a frame and the tuscany would hightlight the windows more.

    I may have to see about that Roman Shade...I so want silk in there! Although I saw on silksupplyco that they do have them in linen, which would give me a tad more privacy. Hmmmm.

    No, that's a fake orchid but one of these days I am going to get a real one and hopefully I won't kill it! I want to do something with candles but I don't know if I want to do the wall sconce route or just pillars. The picture is dark, it exposed to the window. I have BM Saddle Tan in there (painted before I discovered EK). My painters wanted to paint in there while they were here and now I regret not letting them. The paint sheen is completly flat in a builders grade paint (not even BM) and I only have to walk by it to leave a mark.

    Here's a pic that gives an accurate idea of color:

    {{!gwi}}

  • 18 years ago

    I am going on Sat to order the mbr curtains. Those will be easy since I know the fabric I want (I took home lots of samples). The owner won't be there and he is very helpful so I guess I will wait another week to order the bathroom curtains. I do like the Tuscany - it's a little different and that is what I want. I will bring a sample of my tile and these pictures - he likes to draw the curtains in to show me what they look like. LOL

    This is the material I found at G Street fabrics that I thought might go with the colors in there. David (silk owner) said he could use one side (gold) and make like a pennant (V's) and then overlay the other side (brown) on a cornice. It might look ok but the material is not a flowing type - it is kind of stiff so it would go very well with a cornice.
    It matches the fleur de lis tile.

    This is the granite we have in there so it's kind of masculine already.

    Oh well, I really just want my room painted and we'll take it from there!

    btw - lovely tile in your bathroom!!!

  • 18 years ago

    Very nice, I love the fabric. I really like the color with the tile and granite, plus it matches the fleur de lis tile. I think it would look great in there.