Curtain clueless

4 years ago

Hello all, this is my first post to houzz! My husband and I just recently bought our first home so I'm sure it won't be the last 😄 My first question is just for general advice on curtains for our master bedroom, as my title says I'm pretty clueless. We have 8ft ceilings, 2 full length windows, 2 half length, and then some sliding glass doors to our deck. In my head I was thinking to have curtain rods near the ceiling and beautiful floor length curtains (I've always loved that look) and some sort of window treatment for light control (I need it dark when I sleep). But the 2 half length windows are kind of behind our furniture, so I'm assuming floor length curtains wouldn't look right there? So I was thinking maybe apron length? Should I match the shorter curtains to the longer ones?
Also one of the floor length windows is very close to the corner (see pics), so somewhat stumped as to what to do there. Only put one panel on one side, or gather the curtain and attach it to the other wall somehow? Then of course there's the sliding glass door... Do I do something completely different from the rest of the room there? 😅
The furniture is just stuff we already had and will eventually be replaced, for the most part I've been going for a light airy look through the house. Any help and advice would be much appreciated!

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ratherbesewing
4 years ago

Any of these looks appeal to you?
arcy_gw
4 years ago
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I would treat all the windows in the same room the same. Floor to ceiling for all. Since you love the ceiling to floor look go with that. the way your windows are hung it really won't make that much of a statement if you hang the rods just outside the casings or above them a few inches. The window near the corner perhaps never opens so the panels just hang and you don't need to worry about the stack. Why not just get black out linings and skip the shades/blinds? That seems like a layering that could be avoided. Light will be a major issue with a sky light--you won't get the DARK you say you need anyway.
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HU-187528210
4 years ago
I think it might be a lot of curtains if you do it everywhere, on all sides of the room.
So I’d either :

1- Roman shades on the windows by the bed.
And curtains on the sliding door and bigger windows.

Or

2- curtains on the bed wall
And roller shades on the sliding door and bigger windows.
I like the look of both...
melinag99
Original Author
4 years ago
Not sure how to respond individually to comments on here, but just want to say a belated thank you too everyone who commented for the help! The ideas and pictures were super helpful helping the choices feel less overwhelming and helping me narrow down what I wanted. I decided to take a combination of the advice and do floor length curtains on all the windows but not on the sliding glass door, and cellular shades on all the windows for light control, and because I just really like the look of that combo. I love the look of Roman shades but we can't afford them ὠ4 I ordered some free samples of the blinds to pick colors, I'll post the after photos once everything is finished!
Babs Fla
4 years ago
I love cellular shades and just put them on most of the windows during my renovation. Remember to use room darkening and be mindful that not all companies make the back side of the blind white (hunter douglas does) . You want the exterior to all have the same color….They also make a verta glide for a slider. Very happy with mine. I have a beach house and love the look of sheers on the windows so I also went with that. It’s a classic look for a reason.