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Drapery Dilemma!

4 years ago

Hi all,


I have a real window treatment puzzle to figure out in my daughter's room. She's a young toddler and very much needs blackout drapes on top of the plantation shutters on her windows in order to sleep past sunrise.


Her room has this picture ledge trim that goes around her room, it protrudes 5" from the wall on all sides. On her left window, this leaves me with only 4" of wall for a drapery panel, perhaps 6" total if I bring the panel to the start of the shutters (first pic below). Second pic shows up close the corner of the trim. Not much space! The right window does not have this issue (third pic), and I have plenty of space between the two windows for panels to hang (fourth pic).


I would like the rods on both windows to be the same width, but I am afraid if I do that it will look skimpy on the right/normal window. If I do a wider rod on the left window (to make it even with the right window), then the panel will be smooshed up at the top when it's open (and I plan to open and close these drapes every day). On top of all this, her room is north facing with no direct light, so I very much don't want to intrude too far in too the left window with a drapery panel.


I am very aware that there is going to be some real compromise with these drapes! I suppose I am just looking for the best I can make of the situation. I already know I will need an extension bracket to get the rod to clear the 5" of trim on either side of both windows. What would you do with regards to rod type, placement and panel overhang in this scenario?


Any and all thoughts and advice are much appreciated!

(Please ignore the ceiling color, the walls and ceiling are going to be painted Ben Moore Cream Puff, the trim will be Ben Moore Simply White.)







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