Thoughts/Help on window treatment

10 years ago

I am doing 6 windows in my living room and 2 side by side windows in the dining room. My windows do not have any nice trim, just a wall with square holes.

The dining room is my problem. I am using a sheer oyster linen over woven shades. I want outside mount woven shades to be mounted as close to the rod as possible. These windows are 48"X48" with 7 1/4" of drywall between them. That's the problem, the wall between them.

My designer was suggesting inside mount (noooooo!) which would be at a perfect price point, but my windows are not that great and I don't like that space between them. So the next step up are 54" woven shades. That would be 3" above the window, down the sides and along the bottom. Again, since there is a 71/4" space between the windows, I will have a 1 1/4" gap of wall showing.

After thinking about this, couldn't I just put a stationary panel in between the windows?

Also, Even though I am placing the shades as close to the rod as possible, I can only come up to 3" from the bottom of the rod. Which means 3" of wall that you can see. Couldn't I just lift the shade a little higher and maybe have 2 inches at the bottom or even one inch so that I can bring the shade higher and make the wall disappear? I know that would probably not set well with my designer. What do you think?

Also again, I'm thinking I should line the drapes since they are so sheer (and lovely) that the woven shades would probably show through.

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Olychick
10 years ago
Can you post a photo of the windows in question? I think you might get more responses if people can see them, rather than trying to visualize it.
goodbyekitty
Original Author
10 years ago
The lighting is terrible in this room and I even have my camera on flash but here it is.
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goodbyekitty
Original Author
10 years ago
That's a roof overhang and arbortitae(sp) you see outside. The ceiling is only 91".
Annie Deighnaugh
10 years ago
Is your room at ground level? Or is it below grade? The first thing I would do would be to cut the arborvitae. Not only does it block a lot of light for the room, but it is a security issue as it can so conveniently hide anyone who wants to break in. The first thing police tell you to do from a home security point of view is to trim your bushes away from your windows.

Second, I see no reason why you can't run 3 panels of fabric if you want to hide the space between the windows and mount them near the ceiling. It's certainly be done before. Check out the thread below for ideas. I would think your decorator should be flexible enough to accommodate your wishes and make it work.

Here is a link that might be useful: Window treatment ideas
goodbyekitty
Original Author
10 years ago
This house was built in the 70's and my neighbors windows are on the other side. It's probably not even to code today. We do have a iron gate with bells that make a lot of noise if they are opened.

But I'm wondering about the width of the shades. When I go online Hunter Douglas has various widths, so why am I limited to either 54" or 60". Can't I have anything in between? Or why do they have to be perfectly centered? If I'm stuck with 54", can't I have her move them up a couple of inches so that I would have one inch on the bottom and 5" in the top which would close the wall gap on top.

Can we do that or is that a faux pas?
Annie Deighnaugh
10 years ago
Get the 2 54" wide and hang them up near the ceiling and then hang panels on each side and in the middle to cover the edges.

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goodbyekitty
Original Author
10 years ago
So you don't think it matters if 1 inch is hanging below the window and 5 inches is above the window?
nosoccermom
10 years ago
I'm not quite sure I understand. Can't you just get 52" or 54" shades and hang them so that there's, say, 1/2 inch or even less of wall visible between the shades? I did that, and it doesn't look weird, even though the shades are higher above the window.

I think on the picture below, the shades are outside mounted.

When you say, 1 inch below and 5 inches above, do you mean when the shades are closed? It's fine to have more shades on top than at the bottom.

If you think it looks weird to have that extra space of drywall between the two shades, could you go with one large shade?