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Window Treatment Advice

4 years ago

Hi Houzzers,

We’re shopping for window treatments in our master bedroom and looking for some advice. (Right now you’ll see paper shades as our temporary solution.)

We’d like the option to blackout the room as well as filter the light while giving some privacy.

We’re considering light filtering cellular shades (color: pure white) on all the windows on the sliding door side with a set of blackout curtains (color: stone) that extend the entire set of windows. We’d do two shades on the same rail for the sliding door. Probably just one-way cordless shades rather than top-down-bottom-up.

My concerns are the amount of drapes we’ll need in order to cover all the windows. Will it feel “heavy” in the room with so much drapery?

When the drapes are open, do I store them on either side of the sliding door (between the door frame and the fixed windows) or pull them all the way to either end of the full set of windows?

We’re considering installing just blackout cellular shades on the two small windows on the opposite wall.

Thoughts? Suggestions? Other options to consider?

Comments (4)

  • PRO
    4 years ago

    I would do that whole wall in drapes and then just stack back to the sides when not wanted That would aslo do the blackout item . Do you need privacy in the daytime ?I would just do solar shades if you want hea tor UV protection they will give you the ability to have the view and give you daytime privacy .

  • 4 years ago

    I would put Blinds.com Bamboo Top Down/Bottom Up Blinds on the side windows and a Rod at the ceiling angle with Grommet Drapery Panels for the slider.


    (If it were my room, I would get a Drapery Rod long enough to fill the space side to side/corner(s) and includ panels on the qoutside of the windows... to close when you want total blockout.


    When open they hang on the outside of the windows and at the edge of the door (or over the fixed door)


    A light Cotton Slub fabric will give you the block out that you need and not be too full.

    Blinds.com Bamboo shade come in white and a variety of natural shades... any of which would add warmth to the room and compliment your beams.


    I'd mount the TV with a swing bracket, and put the chest of drawers flush to the wall, not on an angle. Same with the mirrror.

  • PRO
    4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    Since the windows' height is not the same as the sliding door, I would say pulling the curtains all the way to either end of the full set of windows might be a better choice.

    For your blackout needs, I would recommend 2 or 3 layer blackout curtains, it would not look so "heavy" and provide great function.

    I'm not quite sure what ”stone“ color you are referring to. If the color is close to light gray, I think the color would be good with the wood color and black of your room. I would also like to recommend light brown, beige or light beige.

    I agree with your idea about the treatment of the two small windows on the opposite wall, nice idea!

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  • PRO
    4 years ago

    I'd use blackout shades on all the windows that you want to block the light from entering, then use drapery panels to "dress" the windows on both sides of the long wall of windows. You wouldn't need as many panels this way. Using enough material to cover all the windows and doors would be much too much and you don't really have enough room to stack them back either on the ends or between the windows/doors.

    It's a tricky situation because you have sliding doors, and you can't place a shade on each door, you'd probably need one large one mounted high enough so as not to impede the function of the doors.

    You can get blackout option on cellular shades, solar shades, and roman shades, so that's your choice. You may want to hire a designer or company experienced in the many options to get the best result.

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