Window Treatment in Kitchen Dining

11 years ago

last modified: 11 years ago

Need some ideas for window treatments on these three windows. They used to have a set of standard 2" off white blinds. The windows themselves are being replaced next week and the new ones will not have any grids. Privacy is not a concern so I do not need anything functional. I want to obscure as little glass as possible allowing the most amount of light and view in but really need to do something to dress up the area.

Thinking maybe a decorative rod above each of the two outside windows with a 'faux' panel on each end? Valance just above each side window? Looking for any other ideas.

Sorry for the bad cell phone photo but wanted to show what I am up against. Ceiling is bead board which matches the wainscot. Wall color is SW 2813 Downing Straw. 9 ft ceiling. Each window is 36x72 with additional 18" high arch in center.

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grapefruit1_ar
11 years ago
We have pretty much the same three windows. I had put valances on the two outside windows, but I eventually took them off and just leave them bare. I could never find anything that really looked good.
Brian
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11 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
When we moved into the house three years ago the prior owner had a valance that went straight across the three windows leaving the arch above along with the 2" blinds. The valance came down before we moved in. Now that I have removed the blinds it kind of looks naked.

Maybe just two pieces of simple ironwork on the wall above the outside windows?
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Annie Deighnaugh
11 years ago
Here's a what not to do, imho.
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Annie Deighnaugh
11 years ago
I would probably put a single fat rod at the top of the shorter windows and run it straight across and hang a dummy panel on the outside of the far windows. You could also hang 4 panels so all the windows are flanked with a dummy panel.
arcy_gw
11 years ago
One rod hung at the height of the bottom of the semi-circle window. That window was designed to never be covered up. It is unfortunate they need dressing at all. The beautiful casings on the bottom half scream to be seen.
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11 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
We have those windows in two rooms but ours have different proportions and they are more of a single unit (although still three separate windows) because they abut each other. We've got plantation shutters on ours as we live in a very hot climate. In the dining room we have a narrow metal rod across the top of the entire thing with panels at each end. I wanted to use a particular silk plaid fabric In the DR and the interior designer said this was the best solution.

Your windows are separated by a good bit of drywall between them, and the chair rail also makes them stand out as separate entities instead of a "wall of windows,' so I would not try to use curtains or valances. Blinds or shutters would really be the best option, but since you don't want to cover them I would leave them as is. However, if you order new windows with casings, if at all possible, that will give them a heftier presence and lessen the need for any window treatments. I think I would also get rid of the small bits of chair rail and not paint the lower part of the drywall between them in a different color---that will also make them look more of a cohesive wall.