Window Treatment Ideas over Outside Mount Blinds? (drapes, paint, ceiling)
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The previous homeowners installed expensive custom blinds throughout our home in every room. While I love the look and functionality of the blinds, I really want to install drapes, or maybe valances, in some of the rooms (like dining room, living room, family room etc). The problem is for some reason they decided to install all the blinds outside the window instead of inside the frame. The bar of the blinds stick out roughly 3-4 inches. Do you all have any idea how to hang drapes or a valance over an outside mount blind?
Make sure the conduit strap is sized to accept the diameter of the rod. Screw the L bracket to the wall.
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Last edited by Sunbather; 08-15-2013 at 08:47 PM..
The previous homeowners installed expensive custom blinds throughout our home in every room. While I love the look and functionality of the blinds, I really want to install drapes, or maybe valances, in some of the rooms (like dining room, living room, family room etc). The problem is for some reason they decided to install all the blinds outside the window instead of inside the frame. The bar of the blinds stick out roughly 3-4 inches. Do you all have any idea how to hang drapes or a valance over an outside mount blind?
What about ceiling mounted brackets? I have seen then but never used them - but then you would still have a lot of open space between the window and the actual curtain. Hmmmm.....what about either making or buying a cornice to cover the blinds and any potential rod you might install for draperies - here's a picture I found. Not sure what you style is, but this is an example of what you could do. I have seen cornices in wood, or in elegant fabrics with or without draperies underneath them. Or, you could remove the blinds altogether, patch the holes, paint the room and put up something that suits your needs better. Even though they are expensive - if you don't like them it won't matter in the long run. Time to make this your home with your own tastes. There are many sites online that could provide you a direction to consider - good luck!!!!!
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I agree about taking some of the blinds out. Our house had blinds in every window, too. They were very practical and good quality, but I'm a person who wants to bring the outside into my house, not block it out, so we removed all but a few of them.
You can carefully store them, and put them up later if you want. It is very easy to patch the holes and repair the paint. Was there not enough space to recess the blinds? Too bad.
I think I am going to take a combination of your advice by removing the blinds in some of the rooms (dining and living room specifically) and doing treatments there, but in the family room and library leave them in and try the extension brackets. I am still torn about our master though. Decisions...Decisions...
Are they mini-blinds? Ugh. My house had old metal mini-blinds (recessed) in all three bedrooms but I couldn't stand them, so I had them replaced with 2" white faux-wood blinds. In the master, one window is a double, with individual blinds on each window but a long outside valance over both. Regardless, I mounted a rod high up on the wall and bought 96" curtains to "frame" the window on both sides, and make the ceiling look higher.
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