The Right Bay
Window Curtain Can Truly Be Spectacular
For most areas of home decoration and design, you can buy
anything that you need premade. You can find shutters that
fit your windows, you can find grills that fit your vent
ducts, and you can probably find a door that fits your door
frame. For some things, however, the ability to make your
own can be a real asset. If you have bay windows, you
probably know what I mean. Although you can find bay window
curtains, they will not necessarily fit your particular
decorating needs. Every bay window curtain should be custom
made, because every bay window is different.
Even finding the right size of bay window curtain rods can
be a problem. You see, there are so many different ways to
hang a bay window curtain. Some bay windows can be treated
as three separate windows. Therefore, each can have its own
curtain. This solution, however, is not elegant. Without bay
window draperies, it will look piecemeal. No matter how nice
the curtains are, the harmony will be lost. Why have three
separate curtains placed so closely together, when you can
design one bay window drapery that will cover all three?
Even figuring out how to hang a bay window curtain can be
difficult. You see, finding the correct size of curved
curtain rods can be a problem. Some people don't even bother
with curtain rods. They will hang their bay window curtain
like a drape. One end hangs above the exterior corner of
each of the side windows, and the center anchors in the
middle of the central window. This is how I hung my bay
window curtain in my last house. It was a pretty good
solution too. You see, that window was facing directly into
the morning sunlight. The thick drapery did a great job of
blocking out the sun.
Of course, the fun part is picking out the fabric for the
bay window curtain. I have always thought that the bay
window curtain fabric was the most important part of the
decoration anyway. You see, having bay windows up gives a
really spacious feel to the room. With the right bay window
curtain fabric, it can truly be spectacular. You should use
something that highlights the sunlight and the openness of
bay windows. If you have the right fabric, the design of the
bay window curtain almost doesn't matter. The right color is
much more important than the correct design.