Need curtain hanging help

[sassystace]

We just painted our living room and are debating on the length of our new curtains.  I lurk here and learn a lot from you guys and have listened to the "hang them high and wide" discussions concerning curtains.  Well, we went wide and high and now am afraid they look weird.  I bought 95" curtains to go with our 9ft ceilings and we hung them so they skim the floor.  Maybe we should go with the 84" in length and keep them right above the window frame?  What do you think?  Keep them or go with shorter curtains?

[sjh722]

I think the height is okay, but you might want them to be a little wider. They're shrinking your window.

[stephm0188]

I'm normally for high and wide, but I don't know that I love it here. Your window is so close to the floor, and there's a lot of space above the window and below the rod. It doesn't look visually balanced. I think a cornice box would solve that, but if it's just going to be a rod, I might drop it and go with 84".

[TBM]

I think the rod needs to be extended wider, whether you lower the curtains or not.

I think I would try extending the rod just see if you like it better, and then if the height still looks off to you change the curtains for the shorter length.

[kristilynnmy]

Center it more which will require a little hemming and make them wider and I think it should work out fine.

[sassystace]

Feb 24, 2013 22:30:21 GMT -5 stephm0188 said:

I'm normally for high and wide, but I don't know that I love it here. Your window is so close to the floor, and there's a lot of space above the window and below the rod. It doesn't look visually balanced. I think a cornice box would solve that, but if it's just going to be a rod, I might drop it and go with 84".

I think this is true and why it looks off.  I think we are going to just go with the shorter curtain length. If the window were more centered on the wall it would look more balanced but since its not...it looks lop sided since all the space is above the window.

Thanks, ladies, I appreciate the responses and yes we will widen them a bit too!

[boiler717]

Feb 25, 2013 9:52:28 GMT -5 sassystace said:

Feb 24, 2013 22:30:21 GMT -5 stephm0188 said:

I'm normally for high and wide, but I don't know that I love it here. Your window is so close to the floor, and there's a lot of space above the window and below the rod. It doesn't look visually balanced. I think a cornice box would solve that, but if it's just going to be a rod, I might drop it and go with 84".

I think this is true and why it looks off.  I think we are going to just go with the shorter curtain length. If the window were more centered on the wall it would look more balanced but since its not...it looks lop sided since all the space is above the window.

Thanks, ladies, I appreciate the responses and yes we will widen them a bit too!

Good plan!