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bedroom ceiling slants from 13' -15', what window treatment?

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We are doing new build with small master bedroom, two small windows facing south, need light blocking in the morning (blackout) and also privacy as we will have pickle ball courts right out the windows. Our bed will be up against the wall with the windows. The wall there goes from 12.5 feet to approx. 15 feet at the tallest. I was thinking maybe doing blackout shades and then sheers for privacy. How high should I hang the curtains? How do I deal with all the space between the ceiling and the windows? Entire room is approx 13' x 13'. We painted the walls Dunn Edwards Bone but in this lighting it looks decidedly yellow....not my favorite.






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    Barbara thanked BeverlyFLADeziner
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    I like Beverly’s suggestion.
    However, I am wondering if you know how noisy pickleball is?
    You may seriously want to consider moving your bedroom to a different space in your house if possible- or switching lots if you can.
    Unless of course you will be playing yourself from dawn until dusk, then it should be fine.

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    Thank you Beverly that's a great idea!
    ACM, this is our own 1 acre lot we are improving. We know the sound of pickleball and are putting in 2 courts. 😊

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    Why on earth is the bed going on the window, wall, and do paint again, please?

    The yellow is probably a result of the southern exposure.

    Show a drawing with the whole of the bedroom suilte.......entry, closet bath etc

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    I don't understand your question. I have to think it comes from a false belief curtains should be hung from the ceiling. FALSE!! There are a few times that makes sense but it's more rare than common!! I would say given your issues it would be my temptation to consider a wall of curtains behind the bed and that would look best if you could hang them at ceiling level. Just hang them as Bev has shown.

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    The slant ceiling has no bearing on your window treatments. Ignore that space and hang your treatments as Beverly shows.

    I too am concerned that your paint color appears decidedly yellow in this room.

    Barbara thanked littlebug Zone 5 Missouri
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    You probably want roller shades or roman shades, as once the bed is there, it will probably interfere with the curtains. You should measure your bed and mark with masking tape where it will go.

    Barbara thanked Sigrid
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    Barbara thanked Maureen
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    Can you heed Jan's advice to draw a to scale floor plan of the room? It seems as though there may be a better wall for the bed than between the windows unless the picture you sent is distorted. It doesn't seem there's adequate room for a bed on that wall. I may be mistaken, but a floor plan will help answer the question.

    Barbara thanked katinparadise
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    I too wonder why the bed in front of windows?

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    Love the slanted ceilings — and honestly with Dunn Edwards Bone on the walls, the right window treatment could really bring some warmth out of that color. Also, knowing that color, I'm assuming this photo is a really bad representation of what it looks like IRL.


    Pairing it with natural linen or warm white Roman shades tends to draw out its creamier, warmer undertones.


    For your specific situation — blackout + privacy near pickleball courts — I'd go with roman shades in a soft white or warm ivory that mounts inside the frame which keeps the installation clean on slanted walls, and you can layer blackout panels over them for when you want full privacy. You could look at doing a simple wrapped valance that bridges across the full width in the same fabric that bridges it without looking fussy.


    Also worth mentioning: Madespace might be helpful to actually visualize different window treatment styles and colors against your specific room before buying. Might be useful for you here.

    Barbara thanked Colossus Mfg.
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    Thank you for the excellent ideas. I did post a drawing of the room dimensions, and also we just got the doors installed and I uploaded a few other pics, so that demonstrates also why the bed will be on the window wall. We already installed electrical outlets and also wall switches for our lighting on each side of the bed under the windows, so that's where the bed will go. We also did not want either of us to have to walk all the way around the bed when getting into bed, or going to the bathroom or whatever, at night. Again thank you!

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    Barbara thanked BeverlyFLADeziner
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    With all the doors, I see now why the bed will go on the window wall. I presume it will be a queen size. The suggestion Beverly posted above seems to be the best idea for the room. I would add blackout shades or blinds so you're not trying to reach around the nightstands every night to close curtains. Let those be stationary and use the blinds for blackout purposes.

    Barbara thanked katinparadise
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    The angled ceiling has nothing to do with hanging window treatments. Your bed will be on this wall. There is no stack-back room for drapes left/right of windows.

    Suggest you hang one wall to wall rod. Put an extra wide drapery panel (lots on line) and hang it on the solid wall between windows. You can draw at night to cover windows, need be. Find a drapery with a noise barrier lining. I like this color scheme for your room, as well.





    Pickle ball noise is the most annoying sound. I hope those courts have time limits. I would rather have a power mower outside.

    BTW, it is a rather dangerous sport. My husband's ortho surgeon says his patient list has increased tremendously, since the sport became popular.

    Barbara thanked oncape
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    It doesn't help the OP, but if you are going to do taller ceilings then you have to also do taller/proportional windows. At least you have 8 ft doors, but the windows should definitely have been taller to give a more balanced scale to the overall look of the space.

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    " Walk all the way around......" But you play pickle ball enough to have courts outside the bedroom? : )

    No way, ...........!

    Hope you weren't planning king bed in front of those windows ? No matter, you have room below for king . just slide toward the windows, and eliminate the console I put between.

    NO way I would settle for a bed in front of the window wall.




    Barbara thanked JAN MOYER
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    Oncape, thank you for the idea of covering the wall with drapery and having 1 long rod and draw the drapery over the window from the middle when need be- definitely something to consider! The courts are ours, on our own personal real estate, so we have full control. Plus even in our old house with old windows, I could not hear people playing on our lot, before, from inside the house.

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    Chispa, you are definitely right. This is our first time building; our architect should have known better when he drew out this room.

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    Even mounted a full foot or two above the windows? And a bed in front? All that will do is call attention to header above the windows ans bed...,: ( and exacerbate the vault that isn't a vault

    Just saying this will look a lot better... jmo

    They're your dimensions., all.



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    Considering the dimensions of the room, I like Jan's furniture layout suggestions which can also be reversed.


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    I know ... they say you get it mostly right by the time you build your 4th house! ;-)

    We built our one and only 4 years ago as our retirement home, but had done lots of remodeling and an addition before.

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    If you place the bed on the window wall and hang drapes, they'll need to come 5"-6" off the wall to create the stacks which in turn requires floating the bedside tables and headboard off the wall. Manually opening/closing drapes or shades will involve reaching over bedside tables and working around lamps and other tabletop objects, plus floating the furniture is going to extend the reach to the bedside light switches.


    Also, it looks like a Queen bed is planned. You have a 62" wall between the windows, a Queen mattress is 60" which doesn't include the extra width needed for a headboard. Are you OK with the headboard covering part of the windows?


    Jan and Lisevd have good layout suggestions - reorienting the bed to another wall and avoiding a twice daily wrestling match with window coverings may be a welcome tradeoff for one person taking a few extra steps to the bathroom.


    Consider taking advantage of the trades already on site and adding outlets and switches to give you an 2nd option for furniture rearrangement.

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    Doh! It just occurred to me that if you plan to operate the drapes, they'll cover the switches and outlets when closed. Stationary panels with automatic shades may be the answer.




    Barbara thanked JT7abcz
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    I will also hang those shades much higher than the window itself to make the window look taller.

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    I hope you'll post pictures when you get it all finished!

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    I will come back and post pictures when done, hopefully it will pass muster with all you amazing experts who have been so helpful!!

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    We got a foam mattress cover for our twin beds that make a king. It goes a long what towards making the middle less lumpy.