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Drapes- is this too high?

8 years ago
Did I hang these too high. It looks a little weird seeing that much wall and I wasn't sure. Drapes are 108"...trying to decide if they are too long. They are about 15" above window.

Comments (14)

  • 8 years ago

    Too low. I would hang by the ceiling so it frames the window above and below.

  • 8 years ago

    A picture of the entire wall would be helpful. The rod should be wider than the window

  • 8 years ago

    I think it looks that way because there are no curtains on the other window and they are dark. A photo would be helpful but most likely I would hang them at the 1-story vs. 2-story level. At the 2-story level, it could start to look like a lot of fabric in the corner.

  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    its good to match height with SOMETHING in the room. i also don't like the empty space below the rod unless the rod is even with a front entry door, a landing, something else in the room to make it all make sense.

    this whole notion of flying drapery rods began with 8' ceilings, so you got a little taller window feeling from the drapes. with a 20' ceiling and *actual* tall windows, it doesnt make sense.

  • 8 years ago
    Can you take another picture further back so we can see what the room looks like? Just from what I can see, I would leave the top windows bare and use more substantial drapery rods on those lower windows.
  • 8 years ago
    I will try to take another picture. Yes I agree about more substantial hardware which I will replace. But taller windows are up 25 feet so that would be too much fabric for me. Issue is do I return these curtain for shorter ones or make the 108" work. This is a eating nook in kitchen. Living room will have same curtains.
  • 8 years ago
    Are these too high? Curtains I purchased are 108" but maybe that looks silly on this window? Yes I agree about more substantial hardware which I will replace. But taller windows are up 25 feet so that would be too much fabric for me. Issue is do I return these curtains for shorter ones or make the 108" work. This is a eating nook in kitchen. Living room will have same curtains.
  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    if there is nothing around the room to match: not a doorway, not a bit of architecture, i'd say they are 'ok' but i would have hung them lower. but thats a strictly personal preference. the windows are plenty tall enough that i dont see the need to pretend they are taller.

    however, i think i'd like this height more if there was less of a contrast with the wall color. they look... blocky. in a light color, i'd say hang them this way if its more convenient than another length. that is, without shortening, lengthening, whatever.

  • 8 years ago

    I don't think full-on draperies in a kitchen nook look right. Consider sheer full cafe curtains instead. You can mount them high enough to have privacy while dining but they won't be so heavy looking - keep the area light and bright feeling.

  • 8 years ago
    I’m not a pro, it seem the curtains are too high and too dark, unless you’re a Purdue, or Steelers fan! Just kidding. The higher windows should be the focal point.
  • 8 years ago

    how about just doing some nice blinds and forget the drapes? they seem a bit heavy in that nook.

  • 8 years ago

    That looks about right...but I might go a bit lower to avoid too much dead space between the rod and the top of the window. Also a bit lower would create a more intimate feeling in your dining space. I don't feel like you need to go too high because the second set of windows above gives the room a great deal of vertical breadth. Unless you are 12 feet tall (!), going all the way up and including the second set of windows in your treatment (as in some of the photos posted earlier) would throw the entire balance of the room off and you'd lose the comfortable human-scale feeling in the space.

  • 8 years ago
    Too low and too skimpy. The drapes need to be longer and fuller, right now they are an eyesore.