Ideas for window treatments?

10 years ago

last modified: 10 years ago

Hi there.. So I am looking for some ideas on window treatments in my living room. Color scheme is grey and soft yellow although the drapes likely need to be one color as I already have a a rug and pillows with patterns.
My dilemma here is that I also need something for the door. It's all beveled glass and I can't stand people being able to see in all the time. I don't care so much for the drop down blinds but I'm not sure if it would be too much to have the windows and door with drapes since they are all so close to one another... Ideas or recommendations? Wood will be restrained much darker and we are throwing on some new paint as we'll. Thank you and happy new year!

photo below in comments.. Sorry for the quality but you get the idea.. :)

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terrablazek
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10 years ago
grapefruit1_ar
10 years ago
If you are keeping the blinds ( personally I would not) I would cover them with white sheers. The door is more if a problem. You can get the short rods for the top and bottom and then shirr on some simple curtains. You would need to do the same for the sidelights.
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10 years ago
Happy New Year Tarra. I hope it's a great one for you.
As for your WT dilemma, I'd go the double (top bottom) rods route on the door and side lights. That's what we did with ours, though with a twist, and they work great at keeping anyone from seeing in so easily.
IKEA's Matilda or Lenda both are light weight white tab tops and could work well for all your WT needs. I don't care for their tab tops, but at their price of $19.99 a pair of 55" x 98" panels, you can easily fold the tab tops back, stitch them down and you have back tabs, which are my favorite type of top.
As for your blinds, they are great at controlling light while keeping your privacy in tact. Maybe you can replace the light colored tapes with something closer to the color of the blinds themselves. Here's a video that shows you how.
Annie Deighnaugh
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
You could look into applying a window film to the door panes to get privacy. Because the panes are beveled, I'd apply it to the flat surface only...a bevel will distort anyway. This way you can still see the door and enjoy the light that comes through and yet get as much privacy as you wish. They even make films that look like stained glass which might be interesting...
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Kay & L Draperies Inc
10 years ago
I like the blinds but the tape is too in your face. If you could change out the colored tapes I would put up a pole and some side panels with them. You wouldn't need to pick a pattern but something with texture would go great. From your photo I can't tell what your color scheme is but it looks like you have lots of brown going on there. I think you would need some color and from the carpet it looks like you may want to go with blue. On the door I would go with the window film. I think you need the light that the door gives you and covering up the door and side lights would darken up the room. Plus the door is lovely and I would hate to cover all that up.