How about tacking it onto a cornice or hard valance? That is fantastic looking fabric and I can understand why you want the shelves to show. The cornice would not allow any light through it at all and it would be taut so you can see the whole pattern.

I agree with hoerlel, use a plywood or styrofoam cornice. If that's not an option, consider using a room darkening farbic as an interlining to block the light, or a thick cotton batting.

Unless your lining is going to show from the front side, consider using a white fabric. The green will fade unevenly from the sun and look funny from the outside of your house.

How many inches tall is one shelf? You need to watch the proportions when adding to the bottom of the sheers.

I think the fabric is terrific and your plan for tiebacks brilliant. Please post a picture when you're done.

I like that idea so before i replied I did an outline of what it would kind of look like (a VERY rough outline) hehe
The Sheer will hang apprixamtely 55" total.
not quite square but that's the basic of what i want toshow on the valance and the shelf pattern i want to use on the bottom. The wall is actually white but I want to change that ventually too. but this is my inspiration mterial for the eat in kitchen.
I will have to go find my material for the sheer now.
Thank you I have been blocked on this for awhile (maybe just preoccupied with other things.

Joyce

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What a great idea--love it. Beautiful material.

Thank you, I got smart and took a picture of the window and used it, My husband likes it and put his 2 cents in which is a good thing))
I believe we have a final plan of the window treatment.

My MIL helped me pick that out we got it for like a $1 a yard. We took what was left on the bolt.

Thank you so much again, I think my husband is happy to see me working on other things now too ))

Joyce

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Looks great! My only suggestion is to trim the top stripe of red to a thinner line. I think 20" is just a bit long proportionally for the window.

Thank you for pointing that out I'll take more final measurements when I can talk my husband into making the hard Valance (I'm a danger with the table saw) heheh

oops just went in and looked it's only 18.25" I had measured the part that would be over the top as well.
Without the flowers it's 16"
But I like that without the flowers. Plus I could use that material for some small accent pieces.

Thank you
Joyce
Will keep that in mind when hanging, I should take a piece and hang up there to adjust length.

Thank you
Joyce

Hi Love the fabric, wondering, if the fabric is 20 in. long, that would be one large cornice board, the density will block out a lot of light, I love your idea, my thought is making a hem in top and bottom, then slipping a cafe type rod into both, and apply to window not gathered but slick then the sheers for the bottom could also be cafe style, I would take the bottom fabric, and wrap it to a backing and tack that under the window, like a shelf.
just another idea... rene

I think I understand what you describing, I have many factors that say no to the bottom shelf of the window, and all 4 of them are covered in fur heheheh.

This window gets alot of use, I want to be able to pull away from the window, once it is opened the 2 cats also love to sun there. the 4 large dogs want to look out too hehehe.

I can cut the cornice down to 10", (2 shelves) which I am thinking of doing, and using the 3rd shelf for the bottom.

Think I will stick with the Cornice though, the rods stick out at end and I want to hide the window frame a bit more than that would allow.

But thank you I will keep this in mind when we go to do final measurements and where things are going to hang and how )

Joyce