Do you have one really long window, or even a group of windows side by side, like sliding or French doors? Wide windows can keep a room glowing and showcase a stunning view, but they can also make you feel overwhelmed when you consider dressing them. Here are significant considerations to note before buying window treatments:
what’s your goal? Do you need the treatments to be functional, decorative, or both?
What is your budget? There are window treatment choices which can showcase your windows, that could flow nicely with the look of your room, and which won’t break the budget. Treating windows grouped together or separately can add or take off to the total price.
Here are some ideas to get you started:
Michael Abrams Limited
Treat multiple windows one by matching curtains on just the outer borders. Should you need privacy or to block the lighting but don’t want spend the money on the amount of fabric it might take to totally open and shut, create stationary drapes just a couple of widths each. Layer a shade behind the drapes. If the windows are large, think about a motorized shade, which normally come with a remote control or wall switch. Some remotes can function up to five separate windows.
Sylvia Martin
To get a gentle effect, hang sheers from a pole from wall to wall. Sheers don’t use lining so they are not as expensive to make, or buy readymade, plus they don’t look bulky when hung across a long window. I enjoy the use of this grommets for extended windows if not using a traverse rod since they keep a great tall silhouette close to the pole.
Spinnaker Development
If you have a wall of windows which virtually extend end to finish, add lightweight panels between them to create an illusion that there’s no break between every window. This is a great look when using non-functional (static) drapes because functional drapes could require more widths of fabric, which makes expensive, and you get a bulkier look that will let in less light. Should you need privacy for this look, use a shade mounted behind the drapes. Hang the pole more than than where the windows finish to create the look of wall-to-wall windows.
To keep a beautiful outside view finish, consider drapes pulled back to one side. You will want to use a . a traditional pole since the chalk rod does not have the mounts that prevent longs windows from fully opening and closing.
Traverse rods come in ornamental and plain variations. Open and shut your treatments together with the pull of a string or twist of a wand. The cable or wand runs via a pulley system at the pole, which slides the drapery hanger hooks along a track. They pile back nicely.
Stonewood, LLC
If you’d like the look of drapes which are nonfunctional, but don’t want to have the pole go all of the way across your wide windows, look at getting two smaller rods long enough for a single panel each. If you’re using wood rods, you can cut them into the size you want.
Anne Rue Interiors
For windows grouped together along a long wall with a visually shaped window at the center, you can add a metal or wood rod with a drape above only every side window. Leave the uniquely shaped window alone since it is indeed interesting alone.
RLH Studio
To let light in and still be able to showcase a fantastic view, try out a valance. When you measure for the height it will be, then add more inches if you are able to in order to mount it closer into the ceiling so that the windows look taller. Valances should cover any blinds or shades you might choose to add under. You don’t have to spend a lot on the blind or shade under your valance, since it won’t show when not in use.
A cornice is another choice. Yes, if you don’t know how to create a cornice, they are custom creations, but cornice boards do not demand a lot of stitching or fabric, so they are much less expensive. You can add fairly trim and design the contour. Measured and installed properly, they will hide any working blinds or shades.
Amelia Bennett
A window scarf draped along with a long window will produce an elegant yet lightweight look. Unlike a valance, it is going to let more sunlight through.
Anna Lattimore Interior Design
A wide group of windows can look a lot cleaner and tasteful when addressed as just one big window. For instance, a roman shade across a few windows adds height and scale if mounted a little higher compared to the window, making a lovely look.
Studio Marcelo Brito
Should you need multiple roman shades to fill out a wide wall of windows, make certain that you choose a pattern which permits you to stack every shade beside each other so it seems like a long shade. Whenever there are no breaks in between every colour, your window appears streamlined.
Tip: Do not forget to hang them higher than the windows in case your windows are low. When measuring the height you need for the shades, make certain to include the extra material to cover the gap between ceiling and top of this window.
COOK ARCHITECTURAL Design Studio
All these balloon-shade valances connected to extend across the bank of smaller chimney generates a grander look. Again, you can hide privacy blinds behind every window.
Summerour Architects
For wide, uniquely constructed windows which don’t demand privacy, opt for simply painting the trim for architectural attraction.