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Answers (6)
- Joshua Zargari, "Joshua Zargari"
- Contributions:127
Wood blind is one option.
Soft roman shade with an upholstered cornice on top.
Cellular shade with a soft valance and 2 stationary panels.
Everything needs to be coordinated. Pillows, bed spread, dust ruffle, upholstered walls, carpet etc.
You should not treat the window only and not pay attention to the rest of the room.
It all depends on your budget and your willingness to spend.
As a rule roll up shade is out of the question.
Soft roman shade with an upholstered cornice on top.
Cellular shade with a soft valance and 2 stationary panels.
Everything needs to be coordinated. Pillows, bed spread, dust ruffle, upholstered walls, carpet etc.
You should not treat the window only and not pay attention to the rest of the room.
It all depends on your budget and your willingness to spend.
As a rule roll up shade is out of the question.
- BungalowMo
- Contributions:232
I can see those windows with some nice wooden shutters. 2 sets on each window...upper & lower.
- Kaye Norenberg
- Contributions:824
We bought this house about eight months ago so the window coverings are for privacy and to block the sun. Thanks for all the great ideas.
- Nancy Lee, "An OrderLee Home"
- Contributions:1195
You did not tell us why you want to dress the windows. If you are preparing to sell your house, Pangaea's advice is excellent. Especially pay attention to simplifying the walls and mantle to and bring the room's focus back to the fireplace. The changes she suggests really will make the room feel bigger, more balanced, and more welcoming. I would add: Optimally the drapery fabric should be a solid or minimal pattern in a neutral color that compliments the room but does not draw attention away from the fireplace. On the other hand, maybe you plan to continue living in the home, and you are very satisfied with the way it looks now - maybe you just want advice on how to dress up the windows. Because the windows are small in relation to the size of the wall, the advice to hang floor-to-ceiling drapes wider than the window opening still holds. But, choose colors and patterns that make the room feel good to YOU. (And plan to replace them with solid drapes when it is time to sell.)
- Pangaea Interior Design, "Pangaea Home Stager"
- Contributions:2
If you really want to stay with a shade within the window, the Roman shades look pretty, but there are also the shades that can be pulled either from the top or from the bottom. That way you can cover just a portion of the bottom of the window for privacy while letting in light at the top. However, the whole wall looks very 'busy' to me. This is what I would do if it were MY house. I would remove the two pictures on either side of the fireplace because they dilute that focal point. I would put up one larger piece of art than the existing mirror to give color and impact to the focal point. I would remove the too tiny mantel accessories and put larger ones on either side of the new art. Then for the windows ... they currently look a little small. I would hang drapes from the floor to the top of the wall. Be sure to make the rod wide enough so that when the drapes are pulled all the way back, they completely expose the entire window. You can put up a double rod and add a sheer underneath if you need to block a view or retain privacy while letting in light. In this way the windows would look much bigger and more dramatic. The whole end of the room would look more serene and be a beautiful focal point.
- Kristin Acker, "Kristin Acker"
- Contributions:479
Hi adios az,
It depends on how much light you want. I've sewn (and hired someone to sew once I had kids) roman shades before and they have a similar effect. Personally I prefer roman shades as they're softer and less austere than roller shades since you can pick a patterned fabric.
The downside with roller&roman shades is that you have to take them up and down and sometimes we'd get lazy and leave them down all day, effectively blocking out most of the light. An alternative, if you just wanted privacy, would be something gauzy that you could leave in place all the time if you don't want to be looking at the next door neighbor's house (I think that's the view from this room).
Good luck,
Kristin
It depends on how much light you want. I've sewn (and hired someone to sew once I had kids) roman shades before and they have a similar effect. Personally I prefer roman shades as they're softer and less austere than roller shades since you can pick a patterned fabric.
The downside with roller&roman shades is that you have to take them up and down and sometimes we'd get lazy and leave them down all day, effectively blocking out most of the light. An alternative, if you just wanted privacy, would be something gauzy that you could leave in place all the time if you don't want to be looking at the next door neighbor's house (I think that's the view from this room).
Good luck,
Kristin
Any suggestions for window coverings? I am leaning towards roller shades with the vintage look.
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