i already have my favorite ones picked out......there is a solid sheer, feather patterned sheer and a plaid sheer..........i did not hang the so called red ones as they were not red they were wine color and far too dark....my fav is the plaid, which a while back was a pattern that Claudia S has suggested, but never could find any around here, they are new to sears........so what do you think, i will post the ones i tried.........thanks bunches
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Janet, I was browsing at red's site, I don't know if you frequent there, but anyway she posted these for you to try out. From Ikea.
thank you very much for taking the time, i wanted to see how high the tie ups should go............thanks bunches :)
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Red drapes mockup. I think if you want to tie it back, it must be a heavy weight fabric to get it to hang right.
it was mentioned in a post above to tie back my panels with some rope and holders that would detract from them hanging above the heater....i did this with an elastic and it did work....so now im calling on a mock up guru to mock up my window and place the panels and ties where they would go, im not sure if im going to take the panels to the centre and tie them back or just on the ends, will depend on the panels i buy.........please and thank you :D as of now this is the way my window stays and by the way i do have a new rod with balls on the end.......the panels on order are in solid red, solid cream and to mix it up olive green
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sparkplug...i will certainly check out costco the next time im up there, for now im going to tie back whatever ones i decide on, because it does take from the above the heater look.....none of the panels i have posted are staying. The plaid one were my favorite however just too blah :) i have more coming in on friday........so hopefully i will luck into something out of that bunch
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Try Costco for custom made blinds. My family room window is about the same size and I was quoted under $300.00, which I didn't think was too bad.
sparkplug...as soon as i have it in my budget i will have faux wood blinds...do they make them 95inches? i totally agree that baseboard heater is a hugh pain :hairpull: but the only thing that does detract from it, would be to do one of two things for now....one is jeeps idea of drawing the panels back and this i did try and it was certainly an improvement......the other would be to go with swags and valance, where the points of the swags go to the end of the window trim...i had this style before, and i must say...it was by far the best look for that window but i wondering if swags have become dated.........thanks sparkplug :)
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I'm not a fan of sheers of any type. I kind of like the plaid ones, I just wish they were a heavier fabric. I agree you need a chunkier rod. You can always go to your local home improvement store and get dowelling and make your own at a huge savings.
I think one of the problems I'm have with your window is the base board heater (I know there is nothing that can be done about that), I like my drapes to go all the way to the floor.
Have you thought about wooden or faux wood plantation type blinds in the same wood as your trim? They would give your room a totally different look.
the ones you are seeing in the package are the plaid ones and the red ones are the one pair that i posted that i said hung funny :laugh:
DBD...i think i know what you mean
i think i have figured out my problem...i have tried heavy panels in the cream and just about every look i could think of...first the cream is not doing a thing for me...guess you cant always go by inspirational pictures....im finding myself actually being drawn back to the red and how the color made the room feel, it just seem to draw your eye from all the browns and gave the room a better look that i guess i wasnt appreciating until i dont have it :confused: am i making sense at all? but this time im doing it differently, with the suggestions here...im going with a panel in red not sheers and im getting a more substantial rod....im awful for thinking i want something and then realizing i liked it better the way i had it....im thinking perhaps a red with grommets, but definately a thick rod in a dark wood color...anyone up to a mock up in a red panel with a much thicker rod and finials.............please :D
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I spy red ones with a gold pattern on your bed! I want to see those! :D
oooh, I also see a broad striped one with a hint of green on the left, pics please
Doesn't look like you have an even dozen there yet. Don't get concerned, I doubt there are many who have found exactly what they want the first time, especially when you have to order to actually see the goods.
Anyway, here I go with a hammer in the mix again, I was thinking that maybe part of the problem with the frist two samples you hung was that they were very light weight so lacked some body (particularly at the top) compared to the way the plaid ones appeared. So, what would happen if you layered? Just for the sake of example, the two first samples (plain white and the feathered) sandwiched together, one on top of the other (don't ask me how you do that, because without sewing I am not sure... although some iron on seam stuff might work). So, I throw that out to you just in case it might give you some ideas.
thought i would share....kinda like smoodgies paint chips :biglol: :biglol: and this doesnt count the about 10 panels i have already returned :eek:
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when it comes to my curtains or anything else i do on this board perhaps i should be consulting the leader of other groups for approval..... :laugh: not that i would listen anyway..........geesh some have just too much time on their hands to be watching everything i do....oh if we all had this much time.....when i decide what im going to do i will post for all of the super people here to help me out and the queen can carry back the goods to her hive :) such proffessionalism! by the way no luck yet folks :)
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How about a double rod. Heaver of course and wider. Make them yourself from wooden dowels. 5/8 - 3/4". Get rid of the blind. Put a lightweight sheer for privacy when needed and a heavier pair of panels on top of them. You can find unfinished wooden brackets that accomodate two unfinished rods. Home Depot, etc will have this or check out a drapery store. I found mine in a paint store that was getting out of the window covering business. They were brown and I painted them a glossy white (my walls are white) so the curtains would slide better. Naturally because you would go a dark colour you will find white ones. I bet you can create a good looking double rod set for $50 or less. Or check out the wooden curtain rods at Fabricland. The real wooden curtain rods are hollow so they weigh less but it really can be done.
that is what will help jetjane........hard to believe they are the same panels you posted, look so different in my room
oh the rod is definately going that is why i have not put the finials back on
jenjen i agree the plaid ones have looked the best to me so far too, i wonder if it would make a difference putting them on a thicker dark rod and i have almost considered ordering the other color just to see if i like them better, they call them green pea....i couldnt believe my MIL today....she is the queen of white sheers and white sheers only and she loved them
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i still like those plaid ones better...even better than the red....but that's just me :D
Ok..I'm not liking those. The sheers should go. I agree..it looks better with heavier weight material but also I think the wider pleats (is that the right terminology?) on the grommet panels look much nicer than the skinny ones on those rod pocket panels.
i do like the mock up of the ones with the cream bottom, with blue and brown at the top.........thank you
i totally agree i do need a thicker rod and a curtain with weight...... :hairpull: sorry mrs modern, i couldnt sew to save my life :) there is absolutely nothing in this area...i even tried a heavier cream colored panel and i still dont like the look, it has a fine strip in it........but no go.....sounds crazy but the only ones i have like on that window thus far was my red panels :confused: and of course i hear from everyone......why did you take the red down it really gave the room so much more color and ump! geesh im ready to agree....i have tried so many creams and they just dont go, and i think its partially to do with the blind and i dont have it in my budget to replace it right now.....here is another cream pair, keep in mind they look lighter in the picture, almost white but they are not and they have a fine stripe...and the other one is a panel that jetjane posted from homedepot....i think the blind is messing me up with the lighter colors too
thanks all
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Another mock up :D Maybe this is right way up
I don't think that is right either...they are reversed. The cream is only the small strip on top with the dark brown on the bottom. Too bad because I think that mock-up looks great..
Seems to me the version with the blue stripe had no cream at all. I got the impression the dark brown was the main colour (vs the cream).
I love it!
here is the blue drapes. Now I'm not sure I have them the right way around. On the sears site they are mostly choc brown on the bottom, then blue and then mushroom. I think this is the correct way though.
are you gonna try the faux suede with blue strip in them that itsjustme mocked up? You gotta try them I just know those are the ones. Then you could blue that shade of blue from the curtain into the kicthen!!!!
I really don't like the look of plaid in your room. It is too modern and chic looking for what I consider to be a country pattern. I think dbd is right and you should be looking for either a creamier plain fabric with silver grommets and a chunky silver rod (L&T) or a dark wooden rod with dark wooden rings that the fabric hangs off. Do you sew at all? You could get a set of the IKEA grommetted panels and add a lovely blue band at the bottom. I agree NO SHEERS. You need a bit of weight on that window in fabric and rod.
Now about your kitchen..... :laugh:
Janet - after looking at the plaid curtains straight on, I think part of the problem is the width and weight of the rod. You said you wanted to replace it and I think a heavier rod would make a difference. Then your curtains would be pushed farther to the sides of the window. I'm thinking purpose of the curtains is just to accent the window not to hide anything from the neighbours walking by. The rod seems higher than normal but it may just be the angle you took the picture. Someone mentioned a heater being an issue. If you have an electric heater under the window then a wider rod might let you have curains that just skim the floor.
BTW did anyone else notice that the 1st & 3rds curtains from L&T were 2 or 3 inches above the floor? I've never seen this.
gosh you guys are truly gems...i honestly dont know how you put up with my confusion and undecisivness :confused: itsjustme....the first set of curtains i looked at and thought were nice but like you wondered what they looked like in real. Now that i spent fours hours at a screaming carnival...my brain is a little clearer :laugh: this is what i think too no solid blue, only blue accents........not a solid sheer it wont hold the weight of the room, the plaid ones do...its just a matter of the color of them....they dont have to be a sheer as long as they are not lined and heavy looking...our red ones werent exactly a sheer but not a heavy curtain you could still see through them......i think we are getting close...we need some pattern with light soft tones but enough to hold the room...when i put the plain sheers it does make the room appear off balance but i think what was selling me on the plaid was that it had the proper weight and pattern, just not the right color...........hey i think you guys are right we are getting close :laugh: Dh still harping on me for ridding the room of the red which did look good for weight but no pattern....as my sister said, because my room is small the window really does become somewhat a focal....by the way nice curtains you guys posted and thank you for that...i have faith thanks to you all that we will get it afterall :D see my brain has settled down and its not all over the place.......oh i have such a busy day tomorrow...gosh no curtain shopping :D DD has her confirmation
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Janet, have you ever ordered from JC Penney...here is a set of panels
Okay Janetc..........deep breath. We will solve this dilema.
I agree with Rgirl you need some weight to the room to balance off the couch. Sheers are a no no in this room. All blue is a no no in this room. My first thought was the plaid was in the right direction. The panels posted with the heavy stripe in faux suede may work. With a lighter colour it won't appear as heavy as you think. We will keep searching.....but do not go a solid or appears to be a solid blue in this room. It will throw all the work you have done to date out the window. It can have a hint of blue but no more. If you find one with the couch colour, the wall colour (or close to it) and a hint of blue....that will be a keeper. Then you can paint the kitchen blue.
We will keep searching.
Hang in there............deep breaths!
I just looked around Sears site and found these. Now they aren't quite the way you'd been going, but you know...semi sheer, fringe on the bottom (which addresses that heater issue) and the camel or silver or even the gold might work. They do have some embroidery, but not so much as to make one crazy.
[url]http://www.sears.ca/gp/product/B000FJVZNW/qid=1149297377/ref=sr_1_11/102-5959428-2050563?%5Fencoding=UTF8&searsBrand=core&mqnodeid=16345181[/url]
Or what about these? Sheers and striped (although it's a little hard to see in the pictures of the white or ivory but there are definitly stripes showing in the other colours) [url]http://www.sears.ca/gp/product/B000F6CNB8/qid=1149297845/ref=sr_1_9/102-5959428-2050563?%5Fencoding=UTF8&searsBrand=core&mqnodeid=16345181[/url]
You know it's too bad...I had over30', pleated, white, open weave, semi see through, custom drapes hanging around until I sold my house and had to give them away. My mom liked the open feeling too and that's what she had. They weren't sheers per se, but they were light and airy and partially see through. You might consider whether a fabric other than a traditional sheer could also work for you. An open weave might give you the same effect and some texture too.