Window treatment for Bay Window?

[bding]

I have a bay window in my new house. There's no seat or anything underneath the windows, you can walk right up to the window.

It's two side windows and then a large middle window. I want to do curtains, but not sure how that works? Do people do two small curtain rods on the sides and then one longer one over the large window? Then do you just buy panels for the curtains?

Forgive my window treatment ignorance!

[sassafrass]

I have an 11' front window. It's not a bay window but I bought one decorative curtain rod that stretched the whole length. I bought six curtain panels. I have one on each side and then 4 in the middle. For the middle ones, I have a rope (for lack of a better descriptor) that ties them off in twos. kind of like this but not as fancy and my window is smaller.

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I also have sheers hanging behind the panels for a bit more privacy.

[bding]

Let's see if I can insert a pic.

[mrsfurmom]

I've been struggling with the same problem in my bedroom! Thanks for asking the question. Good luck with finding something!

[sassafrass]

I'd personally put sheers behind to the window sill level and then put a panel at each side of the windows, so 6 panels total.

[bding]

May 15, 2012 9:20:54 GMT -5 sassafrass said:

I'd personally put sheers behind to the window sill level and then put a panel at each side of the windows, so 6 panels total.

Thank you! So you leave the sheers for a little more privacy? And then have the panels for the decor aspect and if you really want to darken it?

I am REALLY new to window treatments, clearly.

[sassafrass]

That's what I do. I honestly don't pull the panels closed unless the dog is being really annoying!! I find that the sheers do the trick but my house is higher up from the street than yours is from the look of your picture. You can always do blinds of some type (wood/venetian/roman, etc) on the windows and then still do the curtain panels.

[emoflamingo]

I have blinds because we live on a pretty busy street and I don't want people peeking in (my desk is in front of the window).



(That is a SUPER old picture, but the window looks the same.)