Window treatment ideas for corner windows

9 years ago

I would really appreciate any thoughts/suggestions on window treatments for our mountain home. We are building a home in the mountains and I am stuck on the dinning/kitchen corner windows. They are large windows (93" wx 99" tall--but have 2 windows within this total so inside mount and one headrail might be tricky) and during the day I do not want to obstruct the view at all however at night and when we are away, I want some type of covering. The walls will be creamy white with dark stained ceiling and beams so I gravitate toward the black curtain rod with white curtains look using a corner bracket to accomplish this. My only negative with this look is I'm not sure how I feel about having white drapes closed and how that looks from the outside. Considered solar style roller shades in a dark charcoal but wondered if these offered any privacy at night when lights were on inside. It's a family room and not a bedroom so total privacy isn't required but I don't want others to see fully inside at night either. Also saw a nice picture of woven woods mounted above the window along with white drapes to make the window appear larger and that would allow me to keep all views during the day. Thank you thank you!

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nosoccermom
9 years ago
Would a rod stick out enough to go over the molding and sill, or would curtains look kind of bent where they hang over the molding?

Personally, I love plain white linen curtains like your last picture.

Another option, light filtering shades, http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70314592/

However, they don't offer complete privacy at night.
Stephanie
Original Author
9 years ago
Thank you! I was planning on mounting the rod at least 6" above the window and to the sides as we have high enough ceilings so I think clearance wise we would be good. I like the IKEA suggestion and have the Ritva white curtains from them as they are 120" long--not sheer but not bulky so they won't take up too much room in the corner.
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Window Treats Inc.
9 years ago
Solar/Screen shades are a great solution and since they come in different opacities, you'll have no trouble at night with view-thru. I would suggest doing them in a creamy white, to match your paint color. If you did them in charcoal, the room would feel extremely dark when closed. Then, add some panels to finish the look!
Stephanie
Original Author
9 years ago
Thank you! What opacity would you suggest to prevent too much view-through at night? I hadn't considered being inside the room while the shades were drawn--now I have something else to factor into my decision!
PRO
Fenstermann LLC
9 years ago
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Porter Edun
9 years ago
I do love the linen look, but given what I can see from the glimpse of the room the solar shades such as Window Treats recommends would look nice in the room. Avoid the cellular look..... feel it's past it's time.

Nice clean look from inside and out...