November 28, 2009
what are options for window coverings on my sliding glass doors?
liver_n_jello asked:
there has got to be something more appealing and nice-looking than long vertical blinds. those are so cheezy and noisy. anybody know of other options?
Bradley
there has got to be something more appealing and nice-looking than long vertical blinds. those are so cheezy and noisy. anybody know of other options?
Bradley
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Lyric
go to jcpenney.com and in the search bar type in vertical blinds ………… awsome
Francis
I don’t know if this is right for you but I’ll throw it out there anyway. I was at a home show recently and I saw a vendor selling window tint. Along with the tint they had decorative “clings” to cover windows. They were patterned like decorative glass and such. Some of them didn’t look too bad. One common use for them is probably to cover bathroom windows. I don’t know if they would look good on a sliding glass door or not. I guess it depends on what kind of look you are trying to achieve.
Jaclyn
I have been searching for the same thing. I am either going with drapes that have a grommet top so it’s easier to slide open and closed everyday OR two roman shades. I like the idea of roman shades b/c the kids can’t touch them when they are pulled up or in the morning when they sun is shining really bright into our door I can raise them halfway so I still get some light.
Alani
I like the decorative window film/cling mentioned, but what is wrong with curtains? I don’t like verticals either and I used tab-top curtains one time for my sliding glass door. I kept the curtains pulled to one side during the day and then closed them at night. If you don’t want them to stand out, try staying with the same color as the wall.
Michael
Buy a one-way draw transverse curtain rod.=&attrvalue=&CMID=external%7c60196&Fltr=&Srt=&QL=F&IND=3&CmCatId=external|60196|60451 This has a cord that attaches to one side of the wall. You pull on the cord, and it pulls the draperies off to one side. You should set it up so that the drapes pull off to the side that you do not exit from. (If you always slide the doors open from your right side, set up the rod so that the curtains pull left.)
Use pinch-pleated floor-length draperies with this rod. Measure the height of your doors. If it is anything other than 84″ or 95″, then you will probably have to have drapes custom made, hang the curtain rod above the height of the doors (which may look strange), or hem the drapes. The drapes should say “Pinch-Pleat” on the package.
If you need custom drapes, JCPenney does them, but it can be very expensive. I would suggest getting a quote first. It will probably be cheaper to buy the 95″ drapes, and have them hemmed, even if you need to hire a seamstress to do it.
Shania
Try using a window cornice and having curtains you can just gather to one side:
How to Make a Wooden Window Cornice
Another idea might be to do one of those stained glass adhesive things?