Curtains for Tall Windows

The client had a bay window with the height of 13 feet. Currently there were white linen curtain panels hanging on the outside of the bay alcove. This made the room look small and didn't do much for the light blockage either. A Creative Touch Draperies & Interiors offered the client shutters and full length drapery panels as the solution.
The client wanted full blackout lining included in the full coverage drapery panels for this window.
The shutters were inside mounted for the best integrated look on the bay window.
The drapery panels design included a ceiling mounted traverse curtain rod that would follow the curves of the bay window. The curtains would open and close with an acrylic wand that would hang behind the curtain and not show.

Bay Window Curtains for tall windows over 10 feet

The client had musical equipment as well as a large hand loomed rug in the room and wanted UV protection. Also the room would become quite warm with the Southern exposure. Shutters were added to the bottom windows on the 3 bay windows and the top transom windows were left open. The curtains with blackout lining would provide the coverage desired at the top of the transom window area.

Acrylic wands used to open and close blackout lined curtain

The curtain and rod that were already in place are shown in the before images below:

Before image showing the rod on the outer area of the bay window alcove

Before showing both the new rod installed and the old rod still in place

Before bay window drapery panels and metal traverse rod installation

The acrylic wands were 72" long to provide plenty of leverage when opening and closing the blackout lined curtain panels. The ball bearing glides installed inside the ceiling mounted track allows for ease of opening and closing the 13 foot high curtain panels. The client wanted the bottom hems to pool and give a casual effect.
The challenges were the ceiling mounted traverse rod as well as the height of the window being over 13 feet tall. Also the weight of the drapery panels upon completion. The fabric weight plus the blackout lining also added additional weight to the treatment.
An 8 foot ladder had to be used to accommodate the installation of the metal traverse rod. Ball bearings assist the sliding of the curtain through the metal track to open and close the panels.

Preparing for the traverse metal rod installation

The challenge on a ceiling installation like this can be the materials used to create the inset alcove can crumble when drilled into. Also, you can run into metal on the inset as well and when drilling, the top plaster can crumble off leaving a large hole to deal with. If you have wood underneath, then things are good. On  the holes that had to be drilled for this install, only 2 did not hit wood. This was acceptable as there were 3 connection points on each bracket.

Curtain Advice

Do you need help figuring out what your style is? Do you struggle with what fabrics and hardware look good with your home's decor, furniture, artwork and paint color?
Acrylic might be just the thing you are looking for in a hardware.
A Creative Touch Draperies & Interiors offers Byron & Byron Halo collection.
To see high resolution images of this collection, click here and the pdf brochure will open for you.
The new collection from Byron & Byron is taking the designer world by storm. It's clean lines, ability to coordinate with any color, style or accessory makes it a great go to line for those looking for a uniquely styled curtain rod.

Byron & Byron Acrylic Hardware collection image

Byron & Byron are a company based in the United Kingdom. Duralee Fabrics has teamed up with the folks in the UK to offer this lovely collection to the United States market.
There are several finial pieces that will compliment any decor.

Acrylic finials offer clean lines

The collection offers metal finished brackets, poles, finials and acrylic or metal rings. There are three metal finishes available, chrome, burnished brass, and copper. There are 3 sizes available 1 3/8", 1 3/4" and 2 1/8".
For an appointment to view this collection, give us a call at 720-394-3715

Teen Girl's Room Updated With WIndow Treatments Bedding and Pillows

My client wanted to update her daughter's room as she had outgrown the current decor and wanted something more mature and sophisticated. The paint color was changed to something much lighter in a fresh pastel green. The fabric roman shades were updated to a lighter linen style. Pillows and a seat cushion were also updated with a lush velvet fabric that coordinated with the shade fabric.
The results were dramatic and very different from the previous style.

Updated teen girls bedroom reflects maturity and sophistication

Previously, the room was bright blue with flowered blue shades.   

Before the update - bright blue with floral shades

Bright blue paint with floral shades

The client's daughter was growing up and needed an updated look to her bedroom with 3 windows. She also had a seat cushion area with storage bins nearby that needed something new.

The embroidery embellished cream colored linen fabric was classic

We selected a very simple and classic pattern for the roman shades. The color was a cream background with small embroidery embellishments in the shape of a flower.

The seat cushion fabric selected was velvet

 A velvet fabric was chosen for the seat cushions and several pillows were added.

Velvet was selected for the seat cushion fabric

The bed needed something to pop so several pillows added depth and the wow factor

Window Treatments bring final touch to newer home

The client had a newer home that she wanted to bring that finishing touch to. Window treatments, bedding and pillows brought color and style to the bland home.

Paisley fabric dressed up the roller shaded windows

We chose fabrics that went with the paint, granite and cabinets as well as the carpeting.
With over 20,000 fabric samples in the collection, we narrowed it down to the rust color family for the main floor, the green color family for the finished basement and the blue family for the bedrooms on the second floor.

The roller shades in main area were plain without style

In the main living area, the client had a rust colored solar shade already in place and we were coordinating the fabric with the gray paint and the rust shade as well as a aqua colored sofa.

Living area showing aqua sofa and rust shade

The client had an aqua colored sofa that needed to be considered as well.

Cornice during workroom fabrication process showing up close fabric and banding

The window treatment designed for the client was custom curved bottom cornice boards. The main floor cornices had curved bottoms and nail head accents mounted on the banding that followed the curved edges. The rust colored banding and blue welt cords really popped against the rust colored solar shades.

Nail head accents shown on curved bottom cornice valances

The silver nail heads brought that extra wow factor to the curved bottom cornice valance design.
The fabric chosen for the valances was a paisley print with gray, aqua, gold, and rust colors all included in the elements in the room.

The pillows on the aqua sofa also reflect the same colors as the cornice valances

We could have made the pillows the same paisley fabric as the cornice boards, but instead chose a embroidery linen fabric with a nice classic Asian floral print. The rust colors, silver and aqua reflected in the pillows also brought your eye around the room.

Curved bottom cornice board window treatments really bring style to this kitchen nook

The master bedroom lacked drama and the client wanted to add romance. There were floral printed roller shades in place. Fabric selected would need to coordinate with the shades as well.

Master bedroom roller shades with floral print

The silk embroidery fabric selected was from RM Coco and had a floral pattern to compliment the floral pattern in the roller shades.

Embroidered silk fabric selected for master bedroom

The master bedroom valances were board mounted soft valances with box pleats. Beads were added to the bottom edge for more drama and romance.

Master bedroom after window treatments

The window treatments were all valances except the master bedroom where the client wanted more drama. In the master we choose beautiful embroidered silk fabric for the soft board mounted valances and a nice shimmery romantic sheer for the full length functional pleated sheer panels.  The panels were mounted on traversing rods with ball bearing slides to open and close easily with an acrylic wand.

Soft board mounted valances made of embroidered silk fabric

The sitting area in the master bedroom had a large window that also needed to be accessorized.

The sheer drapery panels and embroidered silk soft valances added the right amount of drama without be overdone.

 

In the master bath, we went with a hard cornice made of a coordinating silk fabric like the main fabric in the master bedroom soft valances.

Silk fabric on hard cornice board window treatment in the master bath 

The cornice boards also hide the shades when drawn completely up.

Other bedrooms on the second floor were also in shades of blue and had blue roller shades to coordinate with.

The fabric selected was a flame stitch with shades of blues and greens.

Blues and greens in bedroom accessories

The guest bedroom also was in close proximity with the master and we stayed with the blue and green theme there as well.

 In the finished basement, the windows were without shades and the client wanted to coordinate with a golden green paint that was on the walls.

Basement bar area with granite and Can Lights

Custom Window Treatments bring warmth to Farmhouse update

A client contacted me with the desire to add window treatments to her updated farmhouse style home. She had recently completed painting, flooring, trim, and a bathroom complete redo including tile, sink, vanity top and shower.
Her guest room with an en suite bath needed 3 window treatments to bring warmth to the space.
A classic linen was selected as the main fabric for the window treatments.

A roman shade for the small window next to the bed would help to balance the room and not overwhelm things. The larger main window would have full length drapery panels and the small window at a different height and size were in close proximity to one another.
This brought a challenge how to make the windows appear level with one another and not overwhelm the room with too much fabric.
Since the larger window needed drapery hardware to bring full functionality to the drapery panels we selected a traversing rod that had ball bearing gliders and leaded glass final ends.

This tied into the leaded glass overhead light fixture that was in the room already.
The bed linens were a simple duvet cover with white cotton shams to match.
In the en suite bath there was a small window that had blinds and the client wanted to bring the same fabric from the main bedroom into the space. We added a hard cornice board valance to the window with a curved bottom for just the right amount of "wow" and not to overwhelm the space.

The en suite bath with vanity and flooring and new shower tile given in the full view image below.

En suite bath full view

The full length drapery in the main room also included blackout lining to block out light and provide some noise control from the main street outside.

Guest bedroom with blackout roman shade and full length custom drapery panels

With the drapery and shade closed there is complete light blockage shown in the image above.

The drapery and shade open allows light to pour into the room with very little blockage of views.

Plenty of light and outside views seen with shade and drapery open

The drapery and roman shade from full view are shown in the image below;

Here is one more view of the room with roman shade featured in the image below.

The image below shows the before view of the room.

Room before window treatments

 

 

Bay window with embroidery fabric panels using interlining and blackout lining

Bay window after adding window treatments

A client had shutters on a bay window in an office. She wanted to make a statement with that room being the first room seen when entering the house. She selected a beautiful Wesco fabrics embroidery design that is simply stunning. To do justice to this fabric, interlining was used to add body and then because this window is Southern facing and has intense sunlight, we added 3 pass blackout lining as well. This ensures that little imperfections in this beauty wouldn't show when light filtered in through the shutters.
The hardware used was a 2" diameter wooden rod from Select Drapery Hardware in Black Walnut.
The results were stunning and of course the client was very happy with the final product.
She is still able to open her shutters without interference.
And the fabric, style and hardware do make a statement in her home.
Go check out her review on houzz.com.

Before adding window treatments

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