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how to add curtains or blinds for sloping facade

5 years ago









I bring several curtains company to try to fix my bedroom and toilet , but unfortunately everyone says that the design of the apartment is wrong and we can't fix it . Then i thought i'll keep it the same and make a Canopy bed :)

Any ideas i would really appreciate it

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  • PRO
    5 years ago

    All those pics are pretty useless to actually see the spaces. What do you want from the window coverings, like light control, heat control or privacy>

  • 5 years ago

    Hi Patricia ,
    Light & heat control

  • 5 years ago

    & I will add solar Gard film for heat 😞. I will add a photo for a different apartment how they fix the curtains

  • 5 years ago

    Between the apartment is located at the rooftop

  • 5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    There are blinds you can affix at both top and bottom of the windows. They would work for the living areas but not the wet hower area. If you want privacy in the shower area, the easiest thing to do is use window film on the glass. It can be white like frosted glass or colorful like stained glass, many choices available.

    What geographic region are you in, roughly?

  • 5 years ago

    They make all kinds of covering for windows like that, but with that being a shower, it makes it a little more difficult.

    https://solarinnovations.com/accessories/shade-systems/

  • 5 years ago

    @apple_pie_order I’m located in gulf region where the temperature reach at 50 degrees Celsius

  • 5 years ago

    @suedonim
    Unfortunately they do not ship international & I need someone near to take the exact measurements

  • 5 years ago

    You can look for any blind company that does blinds and shades for skylights. It's pretty much blinds on a track system. I don't like curtains there. The bellowing looks awful.

    I question your comment about that company in the link shipping international. They're in PA and have dealers in other parts of the country. Altho to me, the gulf region means Texas, Louisiana and around those areas?

  • 5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    Have you considered tinting and link below has good advice and information https://www.autoskinz.com/pages/commercial-window-tinting



  • 5 years ago

    It’s in the kingdom of Bahrain

  • 5 years ago

    Yes it would be fine

  • 5 years ago

    @glo that would be the best idea but unfortunately I couldn’t find anyone here can do it .

  • 5 years ago

    Your building manager probably has a lot of contacts in the decorator/contractor field.

  • 5 years ago

    Yes & this is what they made in the other apartment which I don’t like it at all

  • 5 years ago

    Makes you wonder what the builders were thinking when there is no one nearby to supply window treatments for windows like that.

  • PRO
    5 years ago

    this is an interesting thread.. following for ideas.

  • 5 years ago

    Tomorrow I will try to send you clear video

  • PRO
    5 years ago

    HU-314302529 That is unfortunate. They are quite common here in the states. Have you reached out to a window covering specialist in your area? They might know of special order options.

  • 5 years ago

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  • PRO
    5 years ago

    I don’t know about where you are but most condo buildings do not allow window film but soalr shades IMO are the answer and you can get them with a spring load to hang pretty much anywhere . I use Steves Blinds for mine and I live in Canada their customer service is great they can walk you through the measuring process and I get the spring loaded ones for clients all the time for skylights.. The shower is another issue but honestly I think those slanted windows probably do not allow much view into your space and my thought has always been if someone is waiting to see me naked I guess they should be rewarded . Sorry I guess my idea is most people are a lot more concerned about privacy than is really needed. And in your case for sure.

  • 5 years ago

    I will not cover the windows for the shower . The only problem is left the bedroom

  • 5 years ago

    I guess the lifestyle that it was assumed would be lived in this space is one that doesn't require privacy. It does not look as if those windows were ever meant to have curtains or shades.

    Perhaps you might consider a lightweight folding screen of some sort that could be used and easily moved where ever it needed to be. Just a thought.

    I am not exactly sure what the configuration of your space is, but it certainly looks to be problematic for putting up privacy blinds. Maybe you need a different approach. I suggest the folding screens that can be used or folded up out of the way. They would be independent of the windows.


    On the windows you would really need something that is held tight to the window. Beware of those shades that reflect light and heat back outwards. They can build up enough heat between the glass and the shade to do some damage. I have heard stores of the glass exploding in some instances where there is a double glass layer. And, it looks like you have an awful lot of hot sun to deal with, an awful lot! You are living high up in the sky where the sun is! That is the stark reality of it.


    That looks like a building design that might be more suited to a cold climate where the hot sun would be welcomed. It might be nice if you lived in Sweden, but, it looks to defy a good sense of what it means to live in a desert region like that. Sure that the previous generations built homes that were much more suited to desert living.

    Sorry, but this is an unnatural way of living that can only be sustained by artificial means of turning up the air conditioning. You have a problem without a choice of solutions because the choice to build and to live like this imposes limits. And, the design imposes even more limits.


    Previous populations built differently. I dont know about Bahrain, but I have read that some desert architecture of old incorporated cooling towers that invited air flow by channeling the prevailing winds, and overhead protection from the unrelenting sun and heat by the use of thick walls and overheads. They built thick walls close to the ground. To live under glass under the relentless sun seems to defy common sense. You are living in a solar oven powered by the intense heat of the sun! The only way to turn it off is to rotate the earth.

    Who ever built this tower to the sun was not realistically considering how it would be to actually use it and live in it. Sure that was not a consideration.

    You can't defy Mother Nature, or the universe. The elements will win, in the end, always.

    My best suggestion is folding screens.


  • 5 years ago

    You are absolutely 100% right

  • 5 years ago

    But I can’t use folding screens as this is the bedroom & I need to sleep 😴 & the folding screen can’t cover to the ceilings

  • 5 years ago

    Perhaps your idea of getting a canopy bed can be enlarged on. That is, consider installing curtains that hang from the ceiling to make four walls around a bed. You'll need to work out ventilation. The curtains can be drawn back when not in use. Google "curtained bed". Here's an article: https://www.houzz.com/magazine/10-chic-and-cozy-canopy-beds-stsetivw-vs~123736882


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  • 5 years ago

    I ended putting shutter

  • 5 years ago

    Wow, that makes a big difference! Can they be opened and closed?

  • 5 years ago

    Yes it can be opened & closed

  • 5 years ago

    Very nice. Much nicer than the curtains from the other apartment.

  • 5 years ago

    They look quite effective and well built. Congratulations on solving the problem well.

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