Comments on: Reader Redesign: Stellar Sliders http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/06/reader-redesign-stellar-sliders/ Two Young People + One Old House = Love Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:09:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/06/reader-redesign-stellar-sliders/comment-page-1/#comment-421949 YoungHouseLove Wed, 23 Feb 2011 19:50:59 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=11511#comment-421949 You can always hang curtains on a nice high and wide rod and forgo blinds altogether! They can be drawn for privacy and pushed open to let in light. You also can use bamboo blinds or some other roman shades that can be raised and lowered. Just check out what's out there and pick what you love. Good luck! xo, s

You can always hang curtains on a nice high and wide rod and forgo blinds altogether! They can be drawn for privacy and pushed open to let in light. You also can use bamboo blinds or some other roman shades that can be raised and lowered. Just check out what’s out there and pick what you love. Good luck!

xo,
s

]]> By: Lauren http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/06/reader-redesign-stellar-sliders/comment-page-1/#comment-421938 Lauren Wed, 23 Feb 2011 19:46:41 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=11511#comment-421938 Hi! My hubby and I have been having a major issue trying to figure what kind of blinds to hang on our sliding glass doors. The doors are in our kitchen and lead out to our patio. I feel like our options are limited. I don't want anything that will look dirty or grimy. I am also not a fan of vertical blinds. Our kitchen is a darker cherry wood, with slate counter tops. What can we use for the doors??? Thanks! Hi! My hubby and I have been having a major issue trying to figure what kind of blinds to hang on our sliding glass doors. The doors are in our kitchen and lead out to our patio. I feel like our options are limited. I don’t want anything that will look dirty or grimy. I am also not a fan of vertical blinds. Our kitchen is a darker cherry wood, with slate counter tops. What can we use for the doors??? Thanks!

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/06/reader-redesign-stellar-sliders/comment-page-1/#comment-362335 YoungHouseLove Fri, 24 Dec 2010 13:09:18 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=11511#comment-362335 We've definitely seen people mount curtains in front of an AC unit to obscure it (and you can pull them to the side when it's in use). Good luck! xo, s

We’ve definitely seen people mount curtains in front of an AC unit to obscure it (and you can pull them to the side when it’s in use). Good luck!

xo,
s

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/06/reader-redesign-stellar-sliders/comment-page-1/#comment-362308 Jennifer Fri, 24 Dec 2010 04:15:55 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=11511#comment-362308 I have two sliders on the common wall of my living and dining rooms. One is a standard 8' wide and the other is gigantic - about 14' wide. In between the two sliders is a 6' section of wall with an ugly wall-mounted air conditioner (basically 2' of wall, 8' slider, 6' wall with A/C, 14' slider, 2' of wall). If I were to hang everything high and wide, it would cover most of the wall, but that little chunk in the middle with the A/C unit would still be visible. Would it look weird to actually hang curtains along the entire wall so I can cover the hideous A/C unit? I have two sliders on the common wall of my living and dining rooms. One is a standard 8′ wide and the other is gigantic – about 14′ wide. In between the two sliders is a 6′ section of wall with an ugly wall-mounted air conditioner (basically 2′ of wall, 8′ slider, 6′ wall with A/C, 14′ slider, 2′ of wall). If I were to hang everything high and wide, it would cover most of the wall, but that little chunk in the middle with the A/C unit would still be visible. Would it look weird to actually hang curtains along the entire wall so I can cover the hideous A/C unit?

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/06/reader-redesign-stellar-sliders/comment-page-1/#comment-249677 YoungHouseLove Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:31:36 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=11511#comment-249677 Hey Tamara, It's all about personal preference! The blinds can be butted up against the ceiling like rod if you'd like (some people work with already-existing blinds and since they're not long enough they leave them where they are). And you can usually hang the curtains wide enough on the side to not interfere with the door handle so just do what looks best! xo, s

Hey Tamara,

It’s all about personal preference! The blinds can be butted up against the ceiling like rod if you’d like (some people work with already-existing blinds and since they’re not long enough they leave them where they are). And you can usually hang the curtains wide enough on the side to not interfere with the door handle so just do what looks best!

xo,
s

]]> By: Tamara http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/06/reader-redesign-stellar-sliders/comment-page-1/#comment-249662 Tamara Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:07:03 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=11511#comment-249662 I have a slider in my ohana that is also the main entrance to the unit. I am afraid the curtain on the handle side will be in the way of constant going in and out. Could the curtain be drawn to just one side and use the two blinds butted up against eachother? Would it look funny? Also I did not understand why the blind should not be up to the ceiling like the window blinds? Thank you. Love Love Love your site. I have a slider in my ohana that is also the main entrance to the unit. I am afraid the curtain on the handle side will be in the way of constant going in and out. Could the curtain be drawn to just one side and use the two blinds butted up against eachother? Would it look funny? Also I did not understand why the blind should not be up to the ceiling like the window blinds? Thank you. Love Love Love your site.

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/06/reader-redesign-stellar-sliders/comment-page-1/#comment-228495 YoungHouseLove Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:28:57 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=11511#comment-228495 Whatever works for you. We "cheat things" all the time by placing the rod holder wider on one side if it works for the situation so that's totally ok to do! And yup, we'd hang the curtain rod for the slider at the same height as the one for the window to add some nice balance and cohesion. Good luck! xo, s

Whatever works for you. We “cheat things” all the time by placing the rod holder wider on one side if it works for the situation so that’s totally ok to do! And yup, we’d hang the curtain rod for the slider at the same height as the one for the window to add some nice balance and cohesion. Good luck!

xo,
s

]]> By: Hillary http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/06/reader-redesign-stellar-sliders/comment-page-1/#comment-228467 Hillary Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:14:02 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=11511#comment-228467 Hi, I love this look. I'm about to hang the curtain rod and have a couple questions. Do I place the rod holder farther out on the side of the curtains that has the door (so the curtains are out of the way), or equal distance out on both sides? Also, I have one window about four feet from the sliding glass doors. The window is just as wide as the doors so it looks like 2 big wide windows. I want to do the high-and-wide thing with bamboo and curtains, but above the window there is a ceiling beam. So I went as far high as I could without hitting the beam (a couple inches below it) for the curtain rod. Do I hang the curtain rod for the slider door the same height as the window's rod or does it go higher because there's no beam in the way? Should they be the same height? thanks! Hi, I love this look. I’m about to hang the curtain rod and have a couple questions. Do I place the rod holder farther out on the side of the curtains that has the door (so the curtains are out of the way), or equal distance out on both sides? Also, I have one window about four feet from the sliding glass doors. The window is just as wide as the doors so it looks like 2 big wide windows. I want to do the high-and-wide thing with bamboo and curtains, but above the window there is a ceiling beam. So I went as far high as I could without hitting the beam (a couple inches below it) for the curtain rod. Do I hang the curtain rod for the slider door the same height as the window’s rod or does it go higher because there’s no beam in the way? Should they be the same height? thanks!

]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/06/reader-redesign-stellar-sliders/comment-page-1/#comment-128870 Elizabeth Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:10:17 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=11511#comment-128870 Thanks so much! Wow-I feel so honored you wrote back! Y'all are great--we love your taste! Thanks so much! Wow-I feel so honored you wrote back! Y’all are great–we love your taste!

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/06/reader-redesign-stellar-sliders/comment-page-1/#comment-128854 YoungHouseLove Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:00:09 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=11511#comment-128854 We would add at least an 18" band of complementary fabric on the bottom (so just overlap your curtains by 16"). Anything from tan or steel blue looks great with white panels and gold or amber or chocolate looks awesome with cream panels. Hope it helps! xo, s

We would add at least an 18″ band of complementary fabric on the bottom (so just overlap your curtains by 16″). Anything from tan or steel blue looks great with white panels and gold or amber or chocolate looks awesome with cream panels. Hope it helps!

xo,
s

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