The bedroom has a bay window, how to choose the right curtain installation location? Listen to the real experiences of those who have come before you make a decision
Renovation is indeed a process that tests patience, and there are many details involved. If you are not careful, it may affect your living experience after moving in.
If the construction quality is not up to standard, you may find cracks, water seepage and other problems, which will bring unnecessary trouble to daily life;
If the soft furnishings are not properly matched, you may feel monotonous in the space or feel aesthetically fatigued by following the influencer design.
In decoration, in addition to paying attention to the construction quality and the overall soft decoration effect, some small details will also affect your mood, such as the installation location of bedroom curtains.
The bedroom is the cradle of dreams, and in order to create a good sleeping environment, blackout curtains are essential.
But when there is a bay window in the bedroom that cannot be removed, where should the curtains be installed? Do you choose a short curtain on a bay window, or a long floor-to-ceiling curtain outside the bay window?
Different choices will lead to different user experiences. If you're struggling with this, consider the real feelings of those who have come before you and learn from their lessons.
Considering the small size of the bedroom, if the curtains were installed indoors, they would take up about 20 cm of space, so the size of the bedside table had to be reduced, so the curtains were installed on the bay window.
Real feelings:
Since the bay window does not have a ceiling or curtain box, only the curtain track is used, and even if the curtain is closed, light leaks from all sides.
In addition, there is no gauze curtain installed at home, and I personally think that the blackout curtain and gauze curtain are too heavy, and the bay window is short, so I am worried that the aesthetics will be affected.
However, it is inconvenient to open the window when you are dressed in the bedroom during the day, otherwise it will be seen by the neighbors on the opposite floor.
When choosing curtains, I mainly considered the beauty of the overall space, as the focus of the bedroom soft decoration, I chose a large area of floor-to-ceiling blackout curtains, and added a layer of transparent gauze curtains to the bay window to enhance privacy.
Real feelings:
When the floor-to-ceiling curtains are fully closed, the bedroom looks extremely good, and the curtains are also good during the day.
However, the use of the bay window has decreased, because the blackout curtains in the room make it inconvenient to throw clothes on the bay window before going to bed, and everything else is satisfied.
The curtain setting in my house is more complicated, first the regular floor-to-ceiling blackout curtains and gauze curtains are installed in the bedroom, and then the venetian blinds are added to the bay window, which is both beautiful and private; Sitting on the bay window to read, light and shadow through the blinds into the room, has a unique flavor, the only drawback is that the blinds are not easy to take care of.
The choices of the above three homeowners represent the approach of most people, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.
In order to make curtains both beautiful and functional, it is best to determine where and how to install them before the carpentry ceiling so that you can consider making a curtain box.
If you want to make the most of the space, it is advisable to install curtains on the bay window, so that the bay window becomes part of the interior and can be used for clothes or as a relaxation area.
There are three details to pay attention to when installing:
(1) Whether there is a wall frame around the window
If the windows are surrounded by right-angled corners, light leakage may occur after the curtains are installed, affecting the quality of sleep.
In this case, in addition to making a curtain box on the bay window, you can also add an eyebrow design to the top of the curtain, and reduce the distance between the lower part of the curtain and the bay window as much as possible, and use a fixed curtain track that can be turned to effectively reduce light leakage.
At the same time, it is recommended to install a layer of transparent gauze curtain to better protect privacy when opening windows during the day.
If the bedroom space allows, you can reserve a 20 cm wide space to install floor-to-ceiling curtains, and a large area of cloth curtains can effectively balance the interior soft decoration color and improve the overall effect.
Gauze blinds can be installed indoors with blackout blinds or separately on bay windows, depending on how often they are used during the day:
If bay windows are frequently used during the day, it is recommended to install the sheer curtains on the bay windows; If you don't use a bay window much, you can install the sheer curtain and the blackout curtain together indoors to improve the appearance.
This is a way to have fewer candidates, but I personally think that it is more practical;
Install the blackout curtain on the bay window and close the curtain at night, the bay window can still be used as an indoor space, which is perfect for placing clothes that have been worn once, especially in winter, where sweaters and scarves are placed casually;