Bay Window Treatments Present Interesting Decorating Challenge
The bay window looked lovely when you first saw it that day you toured the house. You could envision yourself on a window seat curled up with a book enjoying the lovely garden view. However, reality soon hit as the winter days bared the trees and your lovely garden view turned into a shot into your neighbor's toy strewn back yard. Yes, it's time to invest in some bay window treatments. The first place to start when you're considering a new interesting look for your kitchen or bedroom bay window is with the measurements. There are hardly ever any two bay windows with the same measurements. Consider what type of curtains or valance you'd like to use, but as a whole, you probably don't want to get shades. Bay windows were meant to be open and inviting, plus putting shades there wouldn't be exactly a discount solution. They'd have to be custom made. Secondly, you're stuck with them year round and it would make it hard to enjoy during the lovely summer months when you enjoy the open unobstructed view. You also want to consider the rest of your room and decor. Is it a western decorated home with a country theme or even one of the stark modern bay windows that are springing up in architecture today? Your options for covering the triple windows include sheers, drapes, curtains, cornices, shutters and valances. Take a look online at various pictures online to get an idea of what each one of these options would look like so you can best make a decision on which one would look best in your home. A lovely consideration that looks great inside and from the curb is stained glass. You might consider a single piece to hang in the middle or side window and work your valance decor around that. Others have used wallpaper boarders to go down between and around the windows for a defining and interesting look. Still others use adhesive curtains so that they can take them down easily in the spring and summer months and put them back up when more privacy is desired. Whatever your budget, cheap or extravagant, there are homemade and store bought looks for your bay window treatments. Research what is available in the marketplace and think about what will enhance your natural light and decorations. |