We're slowly (and we mean slowly) setting up shop in our new home. Granted, we're not living out of boxes but 3 weeks in and there are still make-shift curtains in most of the windows. But with all the how-to and DIY action happening on the Apartment Therapy site this month, we got inspired--it also didn't hurt that we had an extra pocket of time this afternoon to get moving.
The velvet green curtains are from the beau's old office (which had more of an eclectic vibe). This time around, we're attempting to create a cozy, library den. The first (and probably easiest of tasks was hanging curtains. Originally this space was part of the living room (but at some point in the apartment's history) the landlord divided up the large living room to make a second bedroom. Because of this, there are 2 awkward windows (one is super tiny and the other juts up against the corner of the wall). In order to mask this flaw (and to make the ceilings seem even higher) we hung the curtains floor to ceiling and along the length of the entire wall. While there's plenty more to do, we think it's a great first step to creating a welcoming home office.
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i have one of those weird corner windows as well ... in my dining room. with no other window on the wall, it looked really weird. plus, mine was has frosty privacy glass in it (who knows why). i did exactly the same as you guys did - hung floor to ceiling curtains, then put my MCM china hutch in front of it. perfect!
did you hang sheer whites under the thick velvet? i am wondering what it looks like with the windows open.
Dumb question:
Why did you mount two separate rods?
Why didn't you use a single long rod and treat the two windows as one?
BTW - The word you were looking for is "Butts": the window butts up against the corner...
...if it were to "Jut" - it would protrude beyond the corner.
yeah, gonna have to agree with bepsf and ask why you didn't just mount one long rod... now it LOOKS like you're hiding something. i do love how the rest of the room is coming together though. very cozy.
I think this is a good idea and a great start to this odd window placement/size problem but I think it could be executed better. Try using one rod (mounted a few inches lower than you currently have it) and get a third drapery panel to give it more fullness when closed. This will also create a better illusion of one large window rather than two.
Wow, what bizarre window placement in that room. I agree with the advice others have posted here, i.e. using one rod and treating it as one big window wall instead. Can't wait to see how this room turns out.