How to dress this bay window?

8 years ago

Any suggestions how I might dress this window, it is a bay but has a cill! I want privacy but also want light in and not sure if I should frame the outside with curtains and have a voile tracked inside. Or other option is vertical blinds but I wont get the entire privacy I want when I twist them open. Any thoughts? thanks

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Hillarys

8 years ago

Hiya,

Bay windows are lovely features, and your suggestion of voiles and curtains could work really well. I think it would be best to have your curtains as dress curtains though, which would stop your radiator from getting eclipsed, and you losing much needed heat.Alternatively, shutters are a lovely look and would provide you with a great deal of privacy.

Another suggestion we'd offer for uPVC windows is the idea of PerfectFit blinds. These sit inside a discreet frame, and are available in Pleated, Roller and Venetian blinds for fantastic choice. There's no need for drilling, and they simply clip into each pane of glass via the uPVC frame.

I've attached a couple of pictures of bay windows for you to have a look at - or you might like to have a quick peek at our handy video, which has loads more inspiration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyAiEA3MGuc

Hope that helps,

Zoe

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Brandi Nash Hicks
8 years ago
That window needs plantation shutters
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Amber Jeavons Ltd
8 years ago
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Hello annielou, Shutters are nice but if you need something less expensive I would suggest wooden venetian blinds with tapes.. I would suggest getting them measured and made because of the bay style and because there would be 3 of them. Recess fitting of course and I think if you go for a bigger slat width, it could look like a shutter. It's another option you have. :))
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Hiya, As others have mentioned, a blind or shutter which covers the bottom of the window only, leaving the stained glass to make its own statement could be a really great choice. Lots of people like to put shutters at a bay window as they make a feature of the different facets, and cafe style sit halfway up, allowing you privacy but not covering up your lovely stained glass. We also do something called Trilite Top-Down Bottom-Up Pleated blinds, where tabs mean you can position your blinds anywhere in the window, and even pull them up from the bottom (not just down, as with traditional Pleated blinds). I've attached a picture to show you a little better how these work. It is hard to tell from the pictures whether your window frames are Wooden or uPVC, but in the case of the latter, blinds in PerfectFit frames can also be fitted. This is where they simply clip into your window frame, so each blind perfectly fits the window. You could cover the bottom windows, and leave the stained glass ones undressed and beautiful in their own right. Hope that's given you some inspiration - these pages will explain the blind types in more detail: http://www.hillarys.co.uk/blinds-range/top-down-bottom-up-blinds/ http://www.hillarys.co.uk/shutters-range/cafe-style-shutters/ http://www.hillarys.co.uk/blinds-range/perfectfit-blinds/ Looking forward to seeing how you show off your window, Zoe
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We would say that your best bet is to go with wooden venetians, they come in a huge range of colours and give you that plantation shutter look, but without the bulk or price tag. They can be partly closed in the morning - giving you privacy but also giving you control over the light coming in. With larger slats you can angle the light towards the ceiling or towards the floor. We have a huge range of real wood (or faux wood) blinds to choose from: http://makemyblinds.co.uk/wooden-blinds.html Also if it helps we have a handy guide on how to measure for a square bay like yours: http://makemyblinds.co.uk/blog/how-to-measure-for-a-bay-window/
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annielieu
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8 years ago
Thanks for the comments. I have looked into the options and agree. thanks so much
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Amber Jeavons Ltd
8 years ago
Welcome Annielieu, : ))
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Cool Shutters
8 years ago
Another alternative too is to have voile as dress curtains and shutters in the bay window, the voile would soften the window at the sides but the shutters would give you all the privacy and light options from a practical point of view. Decisions Decisions ... All the best with your choice.
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Ensign Accessories
8 years ago
If you want to avoid reams of messy material, please avoid curtains at all cost. Shutters do look good, but do restrict the light very much. Small slat venetian blinds (they come in many colours now), can be slanted either way, and silver colour will reflect the light back into the room. Although you describe the windows as bay, the photo shows them as square 'bay', and you will get away with three blinds, without the need to hide the window. Good luck.
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Pole Design
8 years ago
If you were to have curtains you could use a discreet track like the Silent Gliss 1090 ceiling fixed and use the bits of wall at the side to stack them during the day. I would go with lightweight curtains though. Pole Design are experts in bay windows. Just e mail info@poledesign.co.uk or take a look at this bay window pole quotation guide for a quick price.

Alternatively you could wall fix a straight pole in front of the bay and use dress curtains 1.5 widths each to frame the window with working blackout curtains inside the bay. It might be worth looking at a corded track for working curtains inside the bay just to make it easier
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The Blind Shop
7 years ago
Hi, Have you considered bottom up blinds? They will give you privacy without blocking all the light. Here are some examples of ones we have installed recently.

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We would definitely advise against having curtains hanging down over the radiator, you would lose all your heat out of the room.
kikiamack
7 years ago
I have a walk in bay like this, which used to have a radiator as well. We put wooden venetian blinds in the bay, and dress curtains on a pole across the front to frame the whole thing. If you go for this option, definitely get professionally measured as you have to allow a gap on the side blinds where the blinds meet in the corners to allow the front blind to tilt open fully.

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