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What to do with those arched windows?

Palladian Windows and their nineteenth century cousins, eyebrow arches are beautiful, letting in lots of light and warmth.

Sometimes those beautifully curved arches let in too much light, heating up the house, or making the most intimate areas of the home just a little too visible to others. We all need a certain amount of privacy.

They are great looking windows but they can be problematic and difficult to cover without a great deal of expense.

Most of these window covering ideas are gleaned from various sources. They will take a bit of time and energy to re-create. Happily, each project lets you choose exactly the colours, prints, or degree of coverage you need. Imagine creating your own  custom blind by and for your own unique circumstances.

Here are a few links to resources for making those window coverings.

http://www.ehow.com/how_6471115_arched-drapery-do-yourself-instructions.html


Japanese Lace Paper

or other decorative paper can be cut to fit the arch relatively easily. There are all sorts of beautiful papers out there. The link below shows just some of the varieties available to you. It also shows how others have improved on these papers turning them into works of art.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTmhqiKmkGc

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Large Paper Fans

If your arched window isn't too large, the judicious positioning of a large paper fan might make for an easy solution.

 

Surely the best idea

This do it yourself forum provided one of the best answers yet to the problem of how to create a great window covering for an arched window. This would probably work for eyebrow arches as well. This specific post is from someone named Chamblis.  A truly innovative window covering. Thanks Chamblis!

http://www.doityourself.com/forum/draperies-top-treatments/253162-palladium-window-treatment.html

We have this palladian window 5'x5'. I read many posts, I didn't see this nice looking easy fix:

 I got an 8 foot length of flexible plastic white tubing from the plumbing supply. It's about a 1/2 inch diameter, and mine says "HOT COLD potable water" on it. It cost $3.47.

I bought four sheer panels and I simply slipped the rod through the hems. No need to sew the panels together into one. Just cut the tube to fit into the arch while you are standing there holding it.

I hung the curved and draped rod in the arch by nailing two little picture hangers on each side of the arch, and just sticking the hollow tube ends over the hook end. I also put two very tiny nails higher in the arch just to hold the rod in place up there.

I got scissors and trimmed it off straight along the bottom of the sill, leaving enough for a nice neat finishing hem there. Put a spring loaded sheer rod through bottom $8.00. Done.

I haven't seen this anywhere on the Web, but I apologize if somebody else already thought of it.

It was so quick and easy, I did a second arch window just for the heck of it.
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