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My favorite style is back tab - easy to open and close, but from the front they look like rod-pocket curtains - but they're hard to find. Grommets are OK, and if you like them, that's all that matters!
I have grommet curtains in my bathroom, I made them myself with a kit from Joanns and a shower curtain. For the bathroom they look fine not so sure about in other rooms though.
grommets are the best solution for people who need to open and close their curtains daily. The only other solution for daily use would be pinch pleated on a pulley rod system, but they look very outdated and the pulley systems can malfunction.
Exactly! I LOVE them! They are so easy to open and close and they fit well in my contemporary style home. I have them in the breakfast area, family room and one bedroom. I'm looking for more for another bedroom. I don't think they're right for my living and dining rooms because they have palladium-like windows and honestly, I can't think of anything that would look good on them.
I don't think they're right for my living and dining rooms because they have palladium-like windows and honestly, I can't think of anything that would look good on them.
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Grommet curtains remind me of shower curtains too. I just don't like that look for my house.
Every curtain/drape in my house is rod pocket, with the exception of the master bedroom, which has pinch pleat with clip on rings. I wasn't real sure that I was going to like the pinch pleat look, thinking it looked too formal, but I love it. I don't open and close them, so I don't have to worry about how well they slide.
The only other exception is a faux Roman shade that I just finished making for the glass block window in the master bath. That was a fun little project. I even blinged it up, which is highly unusual for me, with some of that beaded fringe.
I have a very traditional home so I stick with the traverse rod pinch pleated curtains in my living room. I also have roman shades in my dining room that remain at half mast. The house has a large bubble tub in the bath that has a huge window (54 inches x 54 inches in that tub, that starts at 4 feet off the ground what the hell were they thinking) so there are shutters covering that area. The point being that while traditional in style, I have certain areas that really don't do "Traditional" like the tub, which I have the pleasure of cleaning despite never using. Note to self: project for this summer, buy plywood, foam and fabric and cover the hole.
Every time I look at the grommet curtains all I can "see" is a shower curtain. That said, I do like them but they don't work in my home.
I have the same situation! My tub is set up two steps, with a tile surround. But the large window is not transparent. It allows light in, but that is all. We have hung an old stained glass window in that very large window.
I cleaned the beast yesterday. I have horrible knees. I have to lay on my belly to get to the tub to clean it. What a pain. And I've used it once in 1 1/2 years. I keep thinking that I should use it, but I never do. I wish the entire area was one of those showers that sprays water from all directions. That I would enjoy.
I didn't put any window covering on the large translucent window except for the hanging stained glass.
Okay, I spelled it wrong and didn't capitalize it, but I'm sure Sheepie2000 meant an arched-top window similar in the pictures I showed when she said hers are "palladium-like." If you google image the word the way you spell it, similar pictures of windows and window treatments result. I don't care either way because I'm just trying to help someone find curtains that look good on windows with an arch top.
I like grommet curtains, they look contemporary but can also look good in a traditional home. I like the way they hang from the rod. It is a nice look.
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in the master bath. That was a fun little project. I even blinged it up, which is highly unusual for me, with some of that beaded fringe.
