Comments on: Easy, Breezy, Beautiful.

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 01:17:57 +0000

I would look for insulated curtains or blinds (you might even be able to search by that term or google around for “lined curtains” or “lined roman blinds” to see what you can find! Good luck!

xo,
s

By: Lisa T

Lisa T — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 22:42:37 +0000

I totally love this approach but where I live, Perth, Western Australia, we have long hot Summers with the temp often reaching 45C (~113F) and therefore the bamboo blinds wouldn’t be practical. Because I don’t have double glazed windows I need my window treatments to have insulating properties, so what are some of the other alternatives I have to achieve this look?
Kindly
Lisa :-)

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:37:00 +0000

Good luck!

xo,
s

By: Monica

Monica — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:33:40 +0000

Thanks Sherry! Making the trip to Ikea TODAY!:)

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:57:11 +0000

I would do high and wide rods on all of them (do the one long rod effect for that expanse and just hang another rod at the same height for the patio window). After the blinds and curtains are hung you can see if you want to add blinds to layer them in. If you do, just decide the type you like and hang them at rod height like in our first home’s living room. It might make sense to add them to all the windows or none of them for balance though. Sometimes window consistency is just really calming and nice in a space.

xo,
s

By: Monica

Monica — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:06:12 +0000

Hi you two! My windows in the living room need some definite help! My living room is “matchy matchy” to say the least, so I’m slowly breaking away!

I wanted to get some bright, white curtains to brighten up the room! On one side of my living room, I have three one and a half foot windows with white wooden blinds, about five inches apart from each other, so I’ve decided to use the white Ikea curtains to cover the walls in between the windows! Give that illusion of one big window! :) On the other hand- same wall- three feet away- a large patio window with no blinds. Would it look bizarre to add bamboo to that patio window? Or should I stick with just the white curtains? And should I keep the height of all the rods on this wall the same? I know with wooden blinds, it’s a good idea to go only six inches above, and I know the bamboo adds a lot more height, but I should probably keep them the same!

Part of me wants to ditch the white wooden blinds all together! What to do…
If either of you have any advice, I would love to hear it! Know you’re busy during your anniversary week! Whoooop whooop!!!! Congrats :)

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 14:52:21 +0000

We always try to keep window treatments the same in a room, so if there’s any way to treat that window the same way (with bamboo blinds and long curtains) and then put something under the window to fill up all that negative wall space since it’s a high window (like a console table or something to add balance) that would be our recommendation! Good luck.

xo,
s

By: Erika

Erika — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 13:33:06 +0000

Hi guys! I was browsing some archives from your old place INC. this Easy Breezy Beautiful article. We have a super similar lay out, front LR window etc. You guys are so awesome about answering questions that I’d thought I would ask….imagine your large old LR window, with one window (like your master bedroom window-high and rectangular) on the wall where your floating IKEA shelves were. Id like to do similar to your old LR window in terms of window treatments, but I am at a loss of how to treat that other window (in our makeshift diningroom/LR-again exactly the same as your old place w/out a fireplace). We have those windows in our other bedrooms as well, should I do a blind and panel combo on all these high rectangle windows? THANK YOU SO MUCH!

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:43:39 +0000

Sure, we’d give it a try and see how it looks for sure. Sounds like it might be perfect!

xo,
s

By: Camille

Camille — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:21:36 +0000

Okay, so I’m totally sure that ceiling to floor white curtrains are what I want in my living room. But as one of the other readers has commented, I have baseboard heaters that present a problem for me. I have four windows in the room, two of which have baseboard heaters beneath them. The two that have the heaters beneath them are on the same wall as my fireplace, one on each side of the fireplace. And the the two without are at opposite ends of the room.

Do you think it would look okay if I only had 2 windows with floor length curtains, and 2 with no curtains at all (I’m thinking just white wooden blinds)?