Help needed! Patio door window treatment advice

megandscott07

Hi ladies! I need help! I have large windows in my living room that are adjacent to a patio door that is about a foot lower than the windows. After much deliberation, I hung curtains yesterday around the patio door at the same height as the windows. Does this look totally weird? If so, what would you recommend instead? Lowering the curtains to the patio door height? Thanks in advance for your help!

musictchr25

Is there a reason why you don't have curtains on your windows? I think that's probably the primary reason why it looks so off.  

Why are you looking to put curtains on your patio doors? Do you actually need the privacy? Or are you just thinking that that's what you're supposed to do? You may want to look for other options - blinds, roman shades, sheers, etc.

If you want to keep what you have, I suggest filling the space with a valance. I typically don't like this style, but I think in your case, it will help it look better. You may need to hang a second rod in order to make this work, but I definitely think you should try adding curtains to your windows first to see if that helps with making it look better.

OtterJ

I think it looks a little on the odd side, but that's just my personal taste.

I would probably put curtains on the windows, and something completely different on the doors that fits them.  You don't have to make your door covering the same as your window covering.  If you give the door a different type of covering, then having them at different heights will seem less odd - not like you're trying to disguise your door as a window (unsuccessfully). 

I think large roman shades over the doors would look nice.  If you really do want curtains on your door, I don't think you need to make them the same height as your window curtains. 

You might just want to test out the different heights, and see which one you like better. 

MommyLiberty5013

I like the rod hung high - you were correct to hang it high visually. But what you need to do is to hang a matching rod at the same height over the windows. Then, get the same drapery panels for those windows. What you are doing is unifying the windows and the door and helping them blend as a unit.

If it were me, I would probably buy 3 more drapery panels and hang one on the far left, one in the middle of the windows and one on the far right of the windows. Then you'll have 5 total panels and that's fine.

Due to the rooms being so close without a dividing wall, you shouldn't use a different drapery panel in the family room area that you did in the kitchen. That would look imbalanced.

megandscott07

Thanks everyone. The windows are actually three (you can't see third) and we didn't want curtains because we thought that would be a lot of fabric. So we ordered custom silk roman shades....so I can't really just change my mind on that now...thanks for the feedback. We wanted the curtains on door for privacy- I'm unsure how shades or blinds would work as it doesn't seem deep enough to hang those

BlueBirdMB

You really need curtains in all windows.  Then all the rods will be at the same height and visually you will think the doors are as high as the windows.  It will certainly not be too much fabric.  

Merry_Chris

Hello, 

You need all curtains there and hang the curtain rod as high as you can.  You cans still keep your roman shades.  A linen drape would work well or get extra panels of your current drapes to unify the look of your living room.